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terrah

QLD

77 posts

terrah

QLD, 77 posts

3 Apr 2006 10:58pm

what have you done to all the girls? i'm lonely!
i want idears and help to get more chicks out kiting. i'm serious! i just dont understand why most of them dont get it, surely someone can help here - why dont more of your partners out there kite (assuming there are some of you out there with significant others, cant all be desperate kiters...)

poor relative

9106 posts

poor relative

WA, 9106 posts

3 Apr 2006 9:13pm

hmmmm a subject that i too have pondered over a sherry myself.

With delicious examples of the male race such as Mile High, Gruiezi, Puppet, possibly azza and of course myself, why indeed are there not more females in the kiting game..??

Uber

NSW

482 posts

Uber

NSW, 482 posts

3 Apr 2006 11:22pm

Cos it Hurts!

terrah

QLD

77 posts

terrah

QLD, 77 posts

3 Apr 2006 11:24pm

one would think it would solve problems, to get your woman kiting i mean.

terrah

QLD

77 posts

terrah

QLD, 77 posts

3 Apr 2006 11:25pm

quote:
Originally posted by Uber

Cos it Hurts!

isnt than why guys should wear a waist harness? we dont quite have that problem.

vishy

451 posts

vishy

WA, 451 posts

3 Apr 2006 9:28pm

hey,
Had a friend who started kiteing, but she ended up giving up because apparently she was scared of the power, wtf hey,
Matt

stnkygoat

NSW

230 posts

stnkygoat

NSW, 230 posts

3 Apr 2006 11:30pm

quote:
Originally posted by Uber

Cos it Hurts!

Pretty much. I wonder what the ratio is (male to female) compared to other sports that involve WAY more pain - like snowboarding? Snowboarding is way sketchier in my opinion - and it really hurts - ice is hard. And yet there seem to be more girls dropping into the pipe at Snowpark last time I was there than there are girls out kiting (proportionally). I mean really, who would volunteer themselves for this?

www.snowparknz.com/

And yet they line up like lemmings at the top of those things.

azza

1338 posts

azza

1338 posts

3 Apr 2006 9:44pm

it's amazing how often this topic has come up lately...just the other day I was asked "what can we do to...?"

Well, I've tried nearly everything! Even kiting nude. OK, maybe I should have tried that particular stunt on a warmer day, it was Melbourne after all, and still no action.

Just one thought though... Sponsorship from a chocolate manufacturer!

poor relative

9106 posts

poor relative

WA, 9106 posts

3 Apr 2006 9:49pm

quote:
Bribe them.

free shoes if you go kiting.

poor relative

9106 posts

poor relative

WA, 9106 posts

3 Apr 2006 9:53pm

and clothes.....

azza

1338 posts

azza

1338 posts

3 Apr 2006 9:56pm

Come on PR... that's the last thing any of the fellas want!

terrah

QLD

77 posts

terrah

QLD, 77 posts

3 Apr 2006 11:57pm

cadbury coloured kites? or even better, lindt! yeah

nope. what is the missing puzzle piece.

i can buy it that a lot of women are too busy to give into and follow through on a mere wish "that looks like fun, would love to give it a go". is it that they dont have support from friends? or arent confident enough to walk up to a bunch of kiters and ask some questions.
i dont get it?

that is why i am asking, what comments have you heard, what reasons to girlfriends have for giving up if they have tried it, what stops them from even having a shot? what can i bribe them with?

carbine

1450 posts

carbine

WA, 1450 posts

3 Apr 2006 9:57pm

quote:
Originally posted by poor relative

hmmmm a subject that i too have pondered over a sherry myself.

With delicious examples of the male race such as Mile High, Gruiezi, Puppet, possibly azza and of course myself, why indeed are there not more females in the kiting game..??

wtf where am I.

merman

QLD

431 posts

merman

QLD, 431 posts

3 Apr 2006 11:58pm

i was at Wellington Point last weekend n saw a way sexy kiting girl, n have to admit theres nothing way sexyer than a kiting girl.

who ever it was that i saw, you were walking around wearing a harness, n i swear we had some eye contact :P i was the guy with a badly grown beard..... girls like you make me want to turn into a full time SNAG!!

just like the rest of us guys right?????

call me

!!!!

azza

1338 posts

azza

1338 posts

3 Apr 2006 9:58pm

good one gruezi... only if they match ya shoes though

poor relative

9106 posts

poor relative

WA, 9106 posts

3 Apr 2006 10:01pm

quote:
wtf where am I.

and Carbine, T o b y, lurch, thommo....etc etc etc

poor relative

9106 posts

poor relative

WA, 9106 posts

3 Apr 2006 10:03pm

Oh and Carbine, great moves today lucious loops, looking way good. Brownee should sponser you........

terrah

QLD

77 posts

terrah

QLD, 77 posts

4 Apr 2006 12:03am

quote:
Originally posted by merman

i was at Wellington Point last weekend n saw a way sexy kiting girl, n have to admit theres nothing way sexyer than a kiting girl.

who ever it was that i saw, you were walking around wearing a harness, n i swear we had some eye contact :P i was the guy with a badly grown beard..... girls like you make me want to turn into a full time SNAG!!

just like the rest of us guys right?????

somehow i dont think that attitude quite helps. else we would have a miss kite aust., one for each month. KBM does try, but i doubt those lassies use kite harnesses

merman

QLD

431 posts

merman

QLD, 431 posts

4 Apr 2006 12:10am

Hey Terrah I,m way sexy!!!!!

whats wrong with a miss kite Aust???

hmmm naked seat harness, miss april? hmmm :)

or what about the naked railie???? heh?

carbine

1450 posts

carbine

WA, 1450 posts

3 Apr 2006 10:12pm

quote:
Originally posted by poor relative

Oh and Carbine, great moves today lucious loops, looking way good. Brownee should sponser you........

with pink best kites.

thats gotta be a hit with the ladies.

merman

QLD

431 posts

merman

QLD, 431 posts

4 Apr 2006 12:14am

Carbine ur a brain storm u sure ur not in advertising? pink bits with pink bits!!

Brilliant

terrah

QLD

77 posts

terrah

QLD, 77 posts

4 Apr 2006 12:35am

merman, shall i start a new posting for kite fantasies so you dont completely distract from the origonal topic. or maybee it does answer my question. i must be pretty lucky as i feel respect and friendship from the guys i kite with.

elizabethb

QLD

2081 posts

elizabethb

QLD, 2081 posts

4 Apr 2006 8:16am

quote:
Originally posted by merman

i was at Wellington Point last weekend n saw a way sexy kiting girl, n have to admit theres nothing way sexyer than a kiting girl.

who ever it was that i saw, you were walking around wearing a harness, n i swear we had some eye contact :P i was the guy with a badly grown beard..... girls like you make me want to turn into a full time SNAG!!

just like the rest of us guys right?????

call me!!!!

ROFL

Lynita

QLD

60 posts

Lynita

QLD, 60 posts

4 Apr 2006 8:18am

you poor misguided boys...Grumbling on forums ain't gonna increase the number of chick kiters.

I have plenty of theories on why there are less girls, but I don't think you really want to ponder the real reasons (as I have for the past 5 years), you'd rather complain about your lack of perve material because that is cool.

There are probably more kiter chicks than you realise, but if they're not wearing a bikini/looking sexy you don't even clock them. There were a few girls out at Wello on Saturday Merman, but you only noticed one.

Sorry think I got up too early this morning..

elizabethb

QLD

2081 posts

elizabethb

QLD, 2081 posts

4 Apr 2006 8:24am

Morning Lynita

Gusty, but well worth it on Saturday hey

... There were three chicks out I am pretty sure. Lynita, myself and another with a white helmet (I think). If the storm doesn't come through this arvo, with the 15/20 NNNNEEEEE

hopefully I can get out again

quote:
Originally posted by Uber

Cos it Hurts!

I've heard of plenty of guys woose over a cut to their leg or foot. I've had some pretty bad kiting injuries, and you still kite... Why would you want to miss out!

Toughen up guys

jj lol

quote:
Originally posted by gruezi

Bribe them.

hmmm... New kiteboard sounds goooooddddd

quote:
Originally posted by gruezi

and handbags.

Not working here....

quote:
Originally posted by poor relative

and clothes.....

Still not even tempting lol.... Boardies maybe....

Terrah... All my friends that are chicks, not one of them is even interested in kiting in the slightest. They're happy to sit and watch the guys and I, but don't want to try it out, even tho it's gr8!!! I started kiting off my own back, and without a "friend" doing it with me etc. Wwweeellllll worth it ...

Uber

NSW

482 posts

Uber

NSW, 482 posts

4 Apr 2006 9:52am

Hats off to the ladies that do kite! However some reasons I have discovered why girls dont get into the sport are:
-Expense
-Multitude of gear(Harness,Wettie,Kite,Board,Helmet,)And getting it all to match colours
-Understanding the Technical aspect of the sport Kite Flying, Board skills, Wind, Tides
-Dangers- Dieing, Sharks, Blue bottles, Stingrays
-Looking fat in a seat harness
-Hair goes curly when wet
-It hurts sometimes
-Cant just do it when u want to

these are just some. Its a sport that takes a certain kind of girl to be interested in it. Its a huge challenge and a massive $$$ commitment.

I reckon some girls just dont have the tenacity to take it all on. Most girls I know that seriously kite I wouldnt want to mess with. They would quite easily biff you in a second.

anton

202 posts

anton

202 posts

4 Apr 2006 7:58am

Thanks to WAKSA/Kitestock, my wife gave it go and when asked about which kite she fancied, she said none. Jokingly, I asked what about the pink one (refer above) and Suszanne promply replied it was gay

She elaborated that women should be designing the kite graphics/colour schemes for kite-chicks! My theory is more Kitestocks

Lynita

QLD

60 posts

Lynita

QLD, 60 posts

4 Apr 2006 10:27am

Uber, I hope you are not being serious with some of these points. Or maybe you are and I don't have a sense humour but alot of what you said is way off, and a bit offensive.
-Expense (true, I think women have more trouble spending money on themselves/toys than guys do)
-Multitude of gear - And getting it all to match colours (whatever)
-Understanding the Technical aspect of the sport Kite Flying, Board skills, Wind, Tides (are we stupid?! some of us have brains)
-Dangers (only coz we admit our fear, plenty of guys just don't admit fear)
-Looking fat in a seat harness (yes, I care about my appearance, but only as long far as it doensn't stop me having fun)
-Hair goes curly when wet (as above)
-It hurts sometimes (not as much as other sports)
-Cant just do it when u want to (think this is equally applicable to guys and girls)

I reckon some girls just dont have the tenacity to take it all on. (neither do plenty of blokes)
Most girls I know that seriously kite I wouldnt want to mess with They would quite easily biff you in a second. (are you saying that most kiter chicks are just rough boofy blokey types??? not in my experience).

Maybe it's attitudes like this that puts girls off, entering a male dominated sport. Being the only girl at my local beach for years, conversation topics change when a female comes along if the guys are polite, or if they are not, they just continue, which is very off putting.

There are lots of reasons there aren't many girl kiters, but 2 main ones are:
1) boyfriend has tried to teach them, and not taken proper precautions, girl gets lofted and freaked out. She may want to try again, but really are scared now (so yes fear does have an impact, after a scare),
2) they don't see other girls doing it, wonder why and assume it's too hard. More chicks snowboard, coz they see chick snowboarders and realise they can do it. But this is changing - LOTS more girls are learning this last summer and they almost always say (a) they preferred to learn from a woman, coz it means if the instructor can do it, so can they; (b) they thought they'd have to be stronger to do it.

My thoughts.
Peace

g-dog

145 posts

g-dog

WA, 145 posts

4 Apr 2006 8:41am

Pink harnesses?

No wait - we already know that plan's backfired on us.

www.seabreeze.com.au/gallery/gallery.asp?imageid=1544

stnkygoat

NSW

230 posts

stnkygoat

NSW, 230 posts

4 Apr 2006 10:51am

I'm with Lynita on this one. There are reasons why girls don't kite as much as guys, and I think she's probably on the money.
Most of this thread is a bit of a laugh, but a couple of things are a of a worry. Does anyone really think that girls can't figure out how to fly a kite? I know guys who kite but can't do it in less than 20kts cos they can't move the kite enough to keep themselves plane-ing - not many of them but they are out there..

stnkygoat

NSW

230 posts

stnkygoat

NSW, 230 posts

4 Apr 2006 10:53am

quote:
Originally posted by merman

i was at Wellington Point last weekend n saw a way sexy kiting girl, n have to admit theres nothing way sexyer than a kiting girl.

who ever it was that i saw, you were walking around wearing a harness, n i swear we had some eye contact :P i was the guy with a badly grown beard..... girls like you make me want to turn into a full time SNAG!!

just like the rest of us guys right?????

call me!!!!

So why ARE girls not getting into kiting? Hmm....

PS - This ** is just scary, OK?

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