Reading through the windsurfers forums I noticed they didnt like us at all. Surely its just a really bad case of jelousy 
they are trying to compete with us on how many photos we have posted on Seabreeze.com and persist on bad mouthing us.
My question is should we stoop to thier level and be immature aswell??? should we badmouth them???
i know alot of you kiters out there stated on windsurfers but please forget that and join our battle!!!
(remember this is all in the name of good fun)
don't worry, some of us still love you 
but probably only the apparent cross dressers like myself 
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Next time I am at your place
I am checking the wardrobe
Just in case something fits
Come on be nice ...windsurfers are people too...least i think they are, actually hold that thought!
I reckon there are quite a few of us here who kite that are recycled windsurfers.
i place windsurfers with snow skiers, boogie boarders, mal riders, triathletes and various other abberant parallel sport participants
ie people who think they are having fun but are oblivious to where it is really at.
but thats fine, they should stay there and be happy and not bother those who pursue more enlightened pastimes of say kiting, snowboarding, surfing properly etc
Select to expand quote i place windsurfers with snow skiers, boogie boarders, mal riders, triathletes and various other abberant parallel sport participants
ie people who think they are having fun but are oblivious to where it is really at.
but thats fine, they should stay there and be happy and not bother those who pursue more enlightened pastimes of say kiting, snowboarding, surfing properly etc
you got it all wrong, dont give them so much dignity or respect! they are more like the pesky swimmers that swim downwind of you and hang around thinking they are having fun but are really just wasting space.
as for skiing.. its actualy a really good sport.. its wher it started..
as for mal riders.. same applies
(note i do neither of these)
i snowboarded when i lived near snow.. now i boooger board koz surfing is 2 much effort in the mornings
they were complaining that you cant take any photos of people hanging from 4 strings... Just out of curiosity what kind of shots can you take of a guy with a pole sticking out of his surfboard???
chill pynnee, direct your anger to rollerbladers.........unless they have huge norks!
oh please... why even start this topic. I have a lot of respect for polies, most of them were out carving it up when most of the kitesurfing population hated the wind. The other half are kitesurfers.
FFS Each to there own, show some respect.
To be a good windsurfer - takes years and lots of commitment. I have lots of respect for them.
Kitesurfing is much much easier....and also a lot more fun. Kitesuring is almost like scuba diving its so easy. And its soooo much more rewarding. (but also much more dangerous)
And it looks more impressive too. How many times do you see people standing on the beach watching windsurfers... I think this is what erks the windsurfers.
But never mind. Dont take what they say on their forum personally - its more of a bad reflection of them - than of us.
Can't blame you for trying pynnee, but unfortunately when it comes to waves, the poleys totally own it. I know it, you know it, and everyone else knows it.
Bolgo described kiters in the waves perfectly with:
"ie people who think they are having fun but are oblivious to where it is really at."
as long as their having fun though.
(laughing) I love the pics. echo. Any thread that has content that makes me laugh is worth reading.
I married a pole surfer and no matter how hard I try, I can't convert her to kite power. Simply because it's too intimidating and extreme for her.
I respect her choice, she's happy doing what she does. Individuals who bitch and moan, are simply that bitchers and moaners.
windsurfing may appear to be a crappy sport compared to kitesurfing but i asure you it is a far more core sport than kitesurfing will ever be. plus it can actually be just as fun as kitesurfing (only you need a hurricane to do it) lol
anyone who knocks a sport and hasnt done it or is no good at it is an idiot. windsurfing is great why kitesurfing has taken off is it is easy to carry the gear around and need a whole lot less wind to have a blast and is easier
).... even though I wouldn't agree with them.
Again????? Really????? This argument will never end due to the few from each sport who have identity issues.
Ps - please don't call kiting 'extreme', it embarresses me. An extreme sport is only extreme when it is taken to the extreme...... which 99.9999% of people definately don't.
"Reading through the windsurfers forums" does this make you windsurfing curious 
Windsurfing - surfing without a wave and you don't have to paddle
Kiteing - Wakeboarding without a boat so it's clean and Green
Kiteing stopped being hardcore when they started making safe kites. Now even girls and kids can do it 
Thing is if kiting was around when I was young and fit I would of been right into it and just as keen and proud as current kiters.
Im just a bitter and twisted old man attempting to maintain my coolness which is rapidly de frosting
Talking of bad mouths check out my teeth
Come back wind all is forgiven
"Bisurfer" that's funny!
This is a good thread which could have turned into anything but has a bunch of good & reasonable comments - good on yas!
I will just add that the reason I windsurf, rather than kitesurf (and I think this applies to a lot of people) is because I like to race people - for me it's all about speed, not tricks.
A perfect day is getting a few guys together who are quick sailors and racing each other around some marks pushing each other to the limit of control. I get off on speed - when I do jumps it's how high, not how many spins. I'm the same in snowboarding - I race my mates down the mountain and leave the park to the lunatics doing the spins and grabs and all that.
So windsurfing is way more suited to racing, whereas people who lke getting upside down and doing spins and stuff - kitesurfing's their thing. That's cool and I totally respect that. Some people do freestyle on windsurfers too and that's fine, but it's just not my thing.
Are there any kiters who race? (Sorry if that's a stupid question)
they are trying to compete with us on how many photos we have posted on Seabreeze.com and persist on bad mouthing us.
AUS1111:
I dont really see a lot of kiters racing - most on down-winders...
i guess the reason is: the bigger a kite you put up, the slower you go, as you have to keep it under control - edging more to drag the mofo upwind. Then you let it go to 12 and jump huge.
is it the opposite for windsurfing?
robbo.
Hmmm...bit complicated but generally in windsurfing you will go fastest with the biggest sail you can control in any given windstrength. If your sail is too big you won't necessarily be slower, you'll just be out of control and crash. Crashing is slow!
I guess windsurfing sails have more stuff that you can adjust to make them go faster in different circumstances. Sails for speed/ racing are very different to sails for freesytle / wave sailing also of course.
I would have thought that windsurfers are also more suited to racing since they are smaller and can sail pretty close together around buoys and stuff. Wouldn't there be a good chance of a horrible mess at the turning mark if you had a heap of kites racing together?
So if kiters were going to race a downwinder, what type of board would be fastest? Is there a specific racing type of board, or would you go for the twin-tip or the ones that look like surfboards?
And the reason the poleys don't like you Pynnee is because of your kitelines.
It,s not the kitelines Waveslave. I dont like Pynee because he's a knob.
cheer up emo kid
I've got great respect for kitesurfing and those who do it, after all we're all wind/water junkies. I just choose windsurfing as I'm into the waves and I find it a better fit for those conditions. I also do a fair bit of freestyle and the challenge that it poses is immense :| The fact that i'm also a lightweight means that I don't have the light wind issues that a lot of other guys have.
The one thing that has always intrigued about kites and waves is the whole strapless thing. I mean I see the big draw card of a kite is massive air and this is basically rendered null and void when you ride strapless. In windsurfing smacking the lip and launching into a huge aerial is pretty much the holy grail of wave riding (as the pic with Polakow above demonstrates). Is this really difficult to do on a kite? Or its just not done? Not having a go, it's just always interested me.
It is way more then just a surface water sport.
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