thanks for sharing
Inspiring stuff

So good to see a sport breakthrough some barriers


I watched some footage of about 10 years and the pros were surfing like todays average surfer which means maybe in 15 years us average surfers maybe able to do some of this stuff -

"Kiters on Surfboards have a long way to go!" if what? they want to look like surfers? Kitesurfing is not surfing, it never will be. If people want to look like surfers on a wave then just surf. I personally like the way kiting enhances my experience in the waves. There maybe things about surfing that are very hard to replicate with a kite, but conversly there are multiple facets of kiting that cannot be replicated whilst surfing. They are too completely different disciplines. As the saying goes you can't compare apples with oranges.

kitesurfing on a surfboard is something i do whilst waiting to go surfing

bennie has it.

Yeah why should we aspire to be like surfers? We don't need to ride the wave like them! We can ride in front of it

yeah but mitu gets dragged along the face and up out of the wave by the kite, these guys are using the wave's power only.

one thing that will never change with surfing or kiting for that matter is that the TUBE will always remain supreem!!
dont get me wrong , love a good "air", but the stoke of tube riding will always remain the ultimate prize.
until youve been locked in / and spat out of a beast you will never know.
hunt one down and find out!!

Brilliant!

That must be the best surf vid I have ever seen!

Cheers
Rich

I guess surfboard design and skill have come a long way in 60 odd years.
wonder where kite surfing will be in 2060?

bennie said...

"Kiters on Surfboards have a long way to go!" if what? they want to look like surfers? Kitesurfing is not surfing, it never will be. If people want to look like surfers on a wave then just surf. I personally like the way kiting enhances my experience in the waves. There maybe things about surfing that are very hard to replicate with a kite, but conversly there are multiple facets of kiting that cannot be replicated whilst surfing. They are too completely different disciplines. As the saying goes you can't compare apples with oranges.

Just out of interest what exactly should kitesurfers be doing in the surf that surfers can't do?

spot1 said...

kitesurfing on a surfboard is something i do whilst waiting to go surfing

Spot 1 is onto it

Josh Kerr is an amazing surfer -

the thing that people often forget is that many who grew up surfing in perth metro have dealt with very average conditions during the summer season, crowds, larry locals, kelly wannabes and that damn non stop wind

Bringing a surfboard into the kiting equation for many i suspect is like a substitue, Most are not trying to be Kelly or Kerr or any pros for that matter but are in there own little world of bliss doing manouvers that somewhat feel like surfing when its gone to ** from the wind and the swell is tiny

take the straps out of the debate and it becomes far more challenging and probably feels just that little bit more like the real thing

Give me 4-6 foot perfect uncrowded beachy a Frames any day

And your point is?

Recon people sort of just fall in love with surfboards and the ocean.

I'm sure all of the surfers can appreciate the quality of riding in the vid.

I guess the point I was trying to make is, with extra power at our finger tips and the option of using straps we should be leading the way in aerial trickery in the surf, smooth and fluid, linking up sections.

As long as you are out there having fun who gives a toss

Now where are those winter swells and decent banks?!

Enjoy
Matt

PS Just enjoy the vid and get out on the water if you can, there has been enough mindless dribble on the forums recently

Surfing vids are allot more exciting and progressive than kitesurfing vids are at the moment, infact allot of guys on kites and surfboards are very 2 dimensional right now and that is boring after a while. But it is a developing sport and it is exciting because where it will go will blow minds I reckon

rloemker said...

Yeah, fair enough it takes some skill to pull that off, but the first move in that movie was the same as the next and everyone after it. I thought it was stuck on a loop.

I have noticed that a lot of surfers all look the same on the wave (with some slight variation in stance/style); pulling off the same moves as each other; Or the same surfer pulling the same move, wave after wave. It gets a bit boring.

IMO, watching surfing can get very boring very quickly.

But I agree with Bennie.

AndreC said...

Surfing vids are allot more exciting and progressive than kitesurfing vids are at the moment, infact allot of guys on kites and surfboards are very 2 dimensional right now and that is boring after a while. But it is a developing sport and it is exciting because where it will go will blow minds I reckon..on a nother note it is possible to do whatever strapped guys are doing unstrapped...It is a personal preference and straps are good to help crew progress but if you really want to test your kiting skill and gain freedom closer to surfing straps are like trainer wheels, when you look at what surfers are doing with no straps and no kites for speed and balance it is true skill...but its all good... lets do our talking in the water