kitehards words of wisdom are well worth a read (plus many others )
I would really love to take the f**k you attitude to some of the poleboarders around here but days that are poleboard friendly here are few and far between so I let them have their fun for their one day of the month(in fact the wind has been so crap this year i reclaimed a mal I lent to a mate a couple of years ago)
i must say that when their sloggin along in 12-15 kts parked on the only wave of the day it is pretyy bloddy annoying.We had 27 kites a nobby's the other day and around 10 polers.it all seemed to work pretty well,A mate commented that he didn't see much boosting I replied that if you boosted you were likely to nail someone.Evryone shared the area and moved around .not much hogging of one spot
Life guards are still happy too.
the club has been a big plus(tho we haven't had a catchup for a cupla months.

Cheers

lach

Hey float <moderated>! Have you ever windsurfed? or wavesailed? I assume the answer is no because before kitesurfing was invented you werent at nobbies, my bet is you were a dry land kite flyer in the park near nobbies..kiting on land is a kids sport when your 10yr old...your ability on a wave and in the air is bloody horrendouse mate,ive witnessed it...and "poling" in 15kt with good waves is sometimes ultimate, but i doubt you would have experienced that...and this goes to all you ****ers that see wavesailers bogging around,you think where doing nothing but we actually can bog out and catch waves, sometimes you can get the best waverides when its 15kt but you tossers wouldnt know because youve never done it or had the skill to balance on a board when its 12-15kt. You also ride a malibu because you probably cant ride a shortbord huh? so tell us to *** at nobbies but all you'll get is drop-ins from us mate..nice impact vest and sunnies you wear too, can never be to safe right?

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Originally posted by peto

sometimes you can get the best waverides when its 15kt but you tossers wouldnt know because youve never done it or had the skill to balance on a board when its 12-15kt.

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Kiters excell in waves in the above conditions that you describe in your quote, Peto.
When it's 12-15 knots, I always make a point of checking out the grimace on the faces of the poleys.

They remind me of little sailboats, the masts sticking straight up vertical,
dogging along slowly in chug mode.
And they don't actually catch waves, they just seem to fall into them in the pus wind.

But what really gets up their goat is when kiters boost in those pus breezes.
Huge jumps off the wave faces and the poleys are busting a gut just trying to stay upwind.

Man, it's sad.

Kind Regards,
slave

Hey Peto, stop waisting your breath/fingers on these guys. A wise old Hawaiin sail maker once said to me "The funniest thing about people who just don't get it is that they just don't get that they just don't get it."

is it just me or is this forum way out of whack
come on guys u can do better than this.
instead of arguing over what sport is better consider the fact that both sports are completly different in the moves, speeds and even the way we ride who gives a sh!t at least we are all out on the water
this is really depressing readin this **** hey get over it the lot of ya's!!

lol we sound like the biggest bunch of hippies hehehehe lol i think i found out the wetie and boardie solution the other day wetties ride up something chronic and on a bad stack they fold aswell really uncomfortable

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Originally posted by peto
WOOOHOOO LOOK AT ME UP HEAR IM READING A NOVEL UP HERE BECAUSE I HAVE NOTHING TO DO....

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actually, not a bad idea

jet skies, what does the average guy do with it to weren't the price, fishing no, rotto weekends no, diving no, wakeboarding? even if they can there's no wake for them. is there shelter form the sun no. if you were to use it for 45 hours before selling it

i love jet skis two saved us a fine by coming out the harbour at 30 knots when the cops were about to write us a fine for not having a pfd 1 for the little kid on board even tho he was wearing a type 3

Dear Jefferson,

Kiting is a young sport.
Windsurfing is now long established.
Kitesurfing is now playing catch-up in the wave department.
Give it a year or so and wavekiting in big waves will look like 'surfing on steroids' !

Regards,
slave.

Phuck this is funny...(and not very original).

Ben and User you guys are classics.
"Yeah dude, kiters can ride waves better than surfers...!!" HAHAHAHA!!
Seriously how phucking deranged are you guys??
Oh and user, its good to hear that kiters can ride waves better than goatboaters, gee what an amazing achievment that is for you. That's like me bragging about being able to ride my bike faster than a little old lady in a wheelchair. (and I nearly can!!).

Look I couldn't give a rats who kites, who sails, etc, etc. I sail, and as long as I can continue to do that then I'm happy.

Ben...dying sport?? Sorry to break the news to you, but kiter participation numbers are still way below sailors numbers( Oz wide and world wide), and you guys are in the peak of the "novelty period", and our sport is supposed to be "dying".
Just like sailor numbers will never overtake surfers, you guys need to accept your permanent place at 3rd in the queue (out of those 3 mentioned sports of course. Who knows where goatboating ranks at the moment??).

As for the original post, I've sailed around Newcastle a lot, and know a lot of the crew and have seen all the others sail too. They all (particularly peto I might add) sh!t over any kiter up there. Now hey, I'm happy to sit back and accept that the kiters are out there giving it a go and having fun. good on them. But if any of them start this "we're better at waves" sh!t, then I'm happy to be brutally honest and give them a shot of reality. No guys, you are not very good at all at riding waves. You don't have a clue how to bottom turn properly, you run away from any decent lip. Now, I mean it when I say good luck to you, but don't start claiming anything that is just plain sh!t.
And as soon as the waves pick up a few feet more, the sailors rip like there's no tomorrow, and the tea baggers balls shrivel up inside their overinflated egos. I'm sure some kite dude overseas rips, but stop trying to hide your own inferiority behind stories about them.

Now I know, as usual, there no point preaching to the braindead "world champions" out there, but at the same time its fun just to participate in these discussions. Don't take it personally, as I don't even know any of you personally, but just take in the views of others that may explain why some of you are great tossers, and sh!t kiters (and surfers, and sailors). The good kiters are out there with their mouths shut ripping it up, and its a pleasure to share the beach with them.

I'm sure that kiting in the waves will continue to improve...just not for the sad dicks in this discussion. HAHAHA!!

Thats my 2 cents for today. Keep the change!

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Originally posted by user





I spent years wavesailing,and I still claim ,if asked,"do you still windsurf" that I do.
The reality,though,is that I can't remember the last time I windsurfed !
I still claim that if the surf is mast high with 20 knots of wind,that I would prefer to be on my poleboard. The reality? I cant remember the last time this happened !

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Dear User,

Stop living the lie.
Sell that pole gear while it's still worth $omething.
Use the cash to buy more kite stuff, of course.

Handy Tip by slave.

History Lesson:

When the young Jason Polakow first went to Maui,
the local media dubbed him 'Holy-Cow' after witnessing his spectacular end-over forward loops.

Next Weeks Lesson:
How Robby Naish became Windsurfing World Champ at 13 years of age.

this is definately the most amusing thread in a long while

did i do that it appears i have and to justify y i say i took doctor phils advise and tried something different

I sail on average 4 times per week and surf the rest.
Thanks for the tip though Ben. You're an insightful chap.

As for talking a lot, hmmm perhaps check the number of posts/topics in this forum compared to the other side before commenting.