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Tru Dat!
True that brother. I too grew up surfing and disgusted with the attitude in the water. Some of the worst attitude I have encountered surfing has been right here in the Gulf. I guess with so few waves, when the come, tempers flare. There is plenty of wind to go around. We have a few droughts, but for the most part, we are blessed with plenty of opportunity to ride.
Kiteboarding is no dought a special sport and has changed my life for the better as well as many others around me. The business side is a bit negative, but I try to stay focused on the riding and keep it positive. |
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rrrrrrroger that
My experience has been the same...although i havent really met that many of you in person..
Someone lifted my brand new harness from eb a few months ago, i posted on here that same day...and although it was never returned steve(kite4life) gave me a spreader bar and plenty of others offered to lend me a harness without even knowing who i was... I never got that kind of treatment even after 20 years of s'fla surfing...! Their is some super cool peeps in the tampa/st pete area for sure.... |
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Same here. I can't tell you how many times I've borrowed gear from the kiters here when mine were busted...especially Steve-O ..... or gotten a boat lift back from caladesi when the wind died down. Most the kiters around here are great people. Hell, I stayed on Lake Mille Lacs for a week and brought my kite gear (no board), went on a MN kite forum and some stranger let me borrow his slingshot board for my entire stay. That kind of stuff just doesn't happen elsewhere. I lost my bronson the other day, which I always right my name and number on, and by the time I came off the water at the end of the day I had a missed phone call from the guy who found it. He wouldn't even accept money from me as a reward....or BEER either! Now the surf culture...I can do without.
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Changed my life too bro! You couldn't have said it better!
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sounds like weve all been brought together while looking for a watersport without attitude. I started surfing here when i was 10 years old, and was glad to see another surfer out in case i got into trouble!! at that time the attitude was much better, however it is now so aggro that inches of dust have gathered on my surfboards. I can't believe those guys will get upset because that 2 foot mushpile was "theirs" are you kidding me? Kiting is so much different, probly because of the commitment. you cant buy one for 200 bucks and go give it a whirl. But whatever it is, props to our kiteboard community i think we may be the tightest knit group of any sport out there.
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