gone kitin' & lovin' it :D

[vw_dick]

i know there's at least one kiter on these forums - i forget who - but anyways... here's today's pic thread:


headed down to the beach with some local friends, their kids, & some of my relatives.

good times. was the 3rd or 4th time i've been to a beach in about 6 years, and we've got a lot of 'em here.

anyways - took the little kite out, even though the wind was really light - it was still fun to fly.

tide was way in, so there wasn't much room to launch from the beach/grassy area... in fact - on one launch, i grazed some girls' pony tail with the kite sail. :eek: (that's a *huge* no-no... striking someone with the lines would be very, very bad)

anywho - pics:

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v299/clone2/white%20rock%20july%2026/IMGP2622.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v299/clone2/white%20rock%20july%2026/IMGP2626.jpg

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v299/clone2/white%20rock%20july%2026/IMGP2641.jpg

:cool:

i'm hoping to convince a few local buddies to train up & then hit the beach and get kiteboarding/surfing - then snowkiting this winter (snowboards) & buggies and landboards next year. going to be throwing up a simple community/info site at airgasm.ca when time/money permits as well. should be good fun. =)

as per sports and fitness, i'd much rather go out flying in decent wind and get launched clear off the ground (as i did last week in merrit!) than go push a few weights. it's a good workout. (wind resistance) & i've woken up pretty sore a couple times... i can only imagine how sore i'll be once my "real" kite arrives - it's twice as big. (and still not considered that big at all - but big enough to get into surfing/snow kiting with, and even this "little" one is big enough to board/buggy/snowkite with - but not surf, more friction with water = more power needed = bigger sail blah blah)

edit: this is at white rock beach, in south surrey - bc, canada.

:beer:

[vw_dick]

got launched clear off the ground in merrit, bc:

decent pic here:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/clone2/merrit/IMGP2544.jpg

wind was just a blowin' hard during most of the 12th annual merrit mountain music festival last week. (i worked there) - took the kite out on 3 different days, and on two of 'em i got airborn! on the 2nd time i was lying on my back, launched the kite, and it put my right up on my feet in an instant and then skyward! soooo much fun. :cool:

thought this pic looked neat - so i posted.. this is the concert events grounds w/ the center stage setup to look a bit like a barn. it's in merrit, bc, a 3 1/2 hour drive from vancouver - in a desert area. it hit 42 degrees during the day, and under 10 degrees at night. (C)

[PerL]

My brother is into kiting, but I've never tried it (yet). Looks cool though!

[vw_dick]

My brother is into kiting, but I've never tried it (yet). Looks cool though!


try it!

it's good fun & a good workout.:cool:

it's going to only get funner when i get a bigger kite (twice the size) and a harness to go with it... hellllooo surfing. :D

[Tjaap]

good work-out no shit...

i couldn't move my arms for 3 days after i tried it the first time...
i went boarding a couple times, but it's too hard for me... i like buggying though, little easier but def. as much fun.

[vw_dick]

good work-out no shit...

i couldn't move my arms for 3 days after i tried it the first time...
i went boarding a couple times, but it's too hard for me... i like buggying though, little easier but def. as much fun.


nice!

i'll be building some red cedar and fiberglass kitesurf boards this fall/late summer.

plan to buy a buggy and landboard next summer.

got my snowboard gear setup, just need a harness for that :cool: well, and for my other bigger higher tech kite to be made and shipped over from japan...

im hoping i can get a few friends involved and take it off from there w/ airgasm.ca & have some weekend fun with it all :D

(site under construction... just need time and money to get'er'done :p)