New to Kiting?
New to Kiting?
None of my amigos in victoria are that interested or confident they can do it. Want to learn with me? I have been practicing the beginner techniques on a three meter trainer kite. I am pretty much at the point i can figure eight the kite with my eyes closed. If you are in the same position we could pool resources and team up on the cost of lessons, transportation/fuel costs, even equipment etc. To make the most of weather conditions/opportunities a two + hour drive makes more sense to carpool. I have found some ideal used equipment at a reasonable cost and should be fully equipped by the end of the month. If you don't have much experience and want to get a feel for the kite handling I fly the 3mt trainer kite when the wind is out, Usually in a field around McCauly pt. Come on out anytime during the day to test it out. This 3m power kite is tons of fun. It has been used to tow me on a sled and snowboard when the snow had fallen. and my longboard cruises well with the kite in the proper wind (at proper location). I am just a chill easy going character who loves an adrenalin filled sport. I have been eye'n up kiteboarding for a number of years and twenty eleven is finally the year for me. I am employed full time afternoons so there is no reason i cant get out on the water everyday. as long as im back by 16:00hrs 
The most important part for me is safety, which equals teamwork. Send an email if you wanna team up...
The most important part for me is safety, which equals teamwork. Send an email if you wanna team up... 
I am sure later in the Spring u will get more people interested. Blind leading the blind is not necessarily a good thing....tho it can be entertaining 
and economical I suppose. I remember when....Kenny and I learned at the Nat together....
now he's a star and I kite once a year and still suck, must be some sorta transference that happened there back then...I mean, he could barely walk and chew gum at the same time without tripping.....like that movie where the guy sucks all the good stuff outta those brains of the dying geniuses.
Hey
I never did know where I got that scar on the back o my head from...
and economical I suppose. I remember when....Kenny and I learned at the Nat together....now he's a star and I kite once a year and still suck, must be some sorta transference that happened there back then...I mean, he could barely walk and chew gum at the same time without tripping.....like that movie where the guy sucks all the good stuff outta those brains of the dying geniuses.
Hey
I never did know where I got that scar on the back o my head from...Wish less, sail more!!
Vancouver Island Windsports
Chinook /Takuma /KA Australia
You're either in or in the way....
Doing things the hard way since 1963....
Vancouver Island Windsports
Chinook /Takuma /KA Australia
You're either in or in the way....
Doing things the hard way since 1963....
-
dangerdane
- Posts: 50
- Joined: Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:34 am
New to kiting
Sounds like you got the right idea with the lessons. If I could do it over I would have saved the money to pay for a lesson. I did get a beginner lesson that took me up to the body dragging point but should have taken them till I could go upwind. It's definately the safer way to start out, it will also help you avoid wrecking gear and making some of the kook mistakes I made starting out. Talk to the locals at the beach (and take their advice) get practice launching and landing kites. Summer will be here soon it's best to wait for the good winds. Check the forums for other threads on kite safety there's lots to read.
Good luck
Good luck
-
dangerdane
- Posts: 50
- Joined: Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:34 am
Lessons
One day of lessons with strongkiteboarding will
Teach you in 1 day what it would take you a year to learn
On your own without injury or damage to your gear.
U get to try all the different sizes of kites and boards
And u will find the appropriate size of kite for yourself.
Teach you in 1 day what it would take you a year to learn
On your own without injury or damage to your gear.
U get to try all the different sizes of kites and boards
And u will find the appropriate size of kite for yourself.
I would take you up on the offer. But I live in P.A. I started kiting in 2007 and had to go the way of self teaching. The info was not easily found at that time and being in Uclulet made it hard to find. Really was fun but slowed the process down alot. No one in the area seemed all that interested in partaking with me in the activity. So I ended up Landkiting with a mountianboard on longbeach because it seemed easier. I had a blast got heavly into large land foil kites. But come summer the tourist influx made it quite difficult to do that with as much freedom as I had before. And just when I was learning to bust out jumps 
Any how I think your on the right track. Hope you have better luck then me in making your kiting dream come true. I still haven't been in the water yet I have all the gear shiny and new too!
Any how I think your on the right track. Hope you have better luck then me in making your kiting dream come true. I still haven't been in the water yet I have all the gear shiny and new too! -
Sandy Beach
- Posts: 515
- Joined: Wed Aug 09, 2006 2:57 pm
- Location: Vancouver Island
- Has thanked: 2 times
- Contact:
kiteboarding lessons in Port Alberni
Hi Jay, if you are still interested in taking kiteboarding lessons, contact Matt through the Wild West Watersports website for more information on local instruction here for the upcoming thermal wind season.
www.wildwestwatersports.com
www.wildwestwatersports.com
Life is all about balance, and a dose of healthy wind addiction
-
dangerdane
- Posts: 50
- Joined: Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:34 am
OUch Jay
That must have hurt .
Some things you just cant learn by yourself .
Hope you get better soon.
www.strongkiteboarding.com
Some things you just cant learn by yourself .
Hope you get better soon.
www.strongkiteboarding.com
Heal fast and Strong Jay!