you look at the wind forcast everyday or every update, you travel over distances on a kite trip to follow the wind, after a kite you feel like your dead the session was that long.
You get up... You don't hear any wind... You go out on the balcony and look all around to see that there is no wind... And then you still check SeaBreeze just to make sure !
Damn ! No wind sucks !!! Noting to do but read forums and post messages...
Your driving home from clubbing at 2am and your checking the current wind and forecast for the morning, and considering where to go kiting, what time, downwinder or not, coast or not, or if its even worth it!
Mobile SB is the best thing cheers lozza!
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when u check what the winds doing when your at work on the computer only used to sign in![]()
and accidentally leave the page still open and the boss sees it![]()
... you go clothes shopping and see your favourite spot (Largs) every time you look at the size label...(Large)
also in the pizza shop...
you perfer to go kiting when its cloudy, dark and pouring, than be sitting at home in-front of the box!
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when you pay for your kite and board, This sport is ridiculously expensive even kiting mags cost more than the others
When you pay for seven kites (plus a trainer) and five boards (plus a mountainboard) and think of it all as one of the best investments you've ever made.
You go out in 30+ knot winds (Gusty as Hell) 10- 35knts so I was told ![]()
You keep Getting Lofted. YeeHa!! ![]()
Your a FAT Bastard at 95 kg ( makes you feel like a house brick being thrown into the water)
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Your on a SB3 12m
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Your not young anymore
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Oh' and your a noob
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BUT !!!!! So who gives a Sh1t, so long as theres wind I'm out there. ![]()
Wish this sport was around when I was 17
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Surely beats the hell out of sitting around at home doing nothing. WHY? do people do that???????????????????????????? ![]()
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When you choose to skip most of your year 11 block exams so you can travel from brisbane to mackay to compete in the ARSA kite classic!!!!....![]()
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When you've 'sprained' your shoulder to the point of being prescribed Endone just seven days ago, but start to think it will be ok to kite with in two days time given the 20 knots on the forecast...
there's been no decent wind for weeks, bom says no wind, seabreeze says no wind, but you still drive the length of the metro coastline just in case they made a mistake!
When there was only 10 knts of wind and you still come off the water thinking it was a great session.
I'm hearing you Midge, I had to wait for 2 hrs for it to pick up from 7knts to 10knts.
Its pathetic wind I know, but you dont have much choice during winter here in south oz.
...you drive 45 minutes to the beach. When you reach the beach, the sun is on the horizon, you have a 20 min session on the water (as the sun goes down and gets too dark to see), just to drive 45 minutes back home afterwards!!!
But that doesn't matter, because...
I got some time on the water!!!!![]()
When you think, ahhh I should check my Bank of Queensland (BOQ) account and see work pay has gone in. So into google search I type BOM and go to the first link... WTF
It didn't even register! LOL
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when you get shown some porn and instead of looking at the action you are checking out the whitecaps on the beach in the background
When you are still learning and managing half upwinders/half downwinders/ half walking your kite upwind. but you still make 4 sessions in two days. Your arms are so tired you drink your beer through a straw because you dont trust yourself to lift the glass. And you still wonder if you can fit in a third session that day while the wind is good.![]()
you stay out of work for 6 months just because your promised yourself you wouldn't settle for less, but then magnificiently end up finding what you were looking for: being paid to be having fun and have 5 days week-ends in a place that supplies endless amount of wind, waves, and turquoise clear water... ![]()
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oh, and with the BEST kitesurfing spot 4 minutes away from your dream house, please...![]()
The docter books you off sick for the next week because of a sore back and all you can think of is the good wind forecast for tomorrow!!
your tossing to lenton vids in your harness in the lounge room with your kite pumped up on the front lawn
you've only had a go once and can't stop thinking about it...And you're trying to work out how to talk the parents into lending you "just a bit more, I'll pay you back I promise" Even though you already oh them for two Laser's, a New tri bike and some windsurfing gear!!!!
Can't get it out of my mind
when you ride your pushy 9.5km with all your kiteing gear on your back at 8am in the morning just for a short sesion.![]()
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...you recognise people by their KITE and not their NAME (ahh, isn't that the guy with the yellow 12m '07 so and so...)