Hey Guys,

Check this vid out from my home town, pity I never kited when I lived there!



Cheers
Rich

you saffas sure are funny, some pretty out there crappola, nice vid, i was over there at ansteys beach in 2003 surfing, and saw a couple of blokes out and thought wow that kite stuff would be cool. after getting into some nice pits at caves then headed down cape town way i couldnt quite get the picture of these dudes fanging around in the surf and decided that one day when i return back to oz that i would have to give it a go... i got great memories of that place . cheers for sharing..

It's just riding in front of the wave using only the power of the kite. The fact that the wave is there is really incidental. It really doesn't look any different than just riding along. Sure you can get into some juicy sections but you can't turn it's just set an edge and straight line it. Now I won't pretend I am any good at waveriding nor have much expereince wave riding but to me this is not progressive hooked in, strapped in riding upwind. I am aware some spots it is a lot easier to get into the sweet section riding upwind but really that's what ruins it, how easy it is and how little you can do once your there. As rowdy said in an earlier thread, it would literally be harder to photoshop yourself into that barrel than to ride upwind through one.

Maybe I am being a bit of a critic but to me it is like doing a handlepass with a handlepass ring or doing a board off with a board handle. It's kinda cheating.

As far as I am concerned that vid was great! Thanks Rich......those guys rock, esp. the guy with the helmet cam..........far out, thanks for that. Music matched well too.

sorry dudes, im not a computer nerd, trying to work out how to use the quote bit..
more like..computer kook..

Note to self: never post a video on Seabreeze. God forbid anyone kites for fun. Every video should be interpreted as a statement about what style of kitesurfing is the best.

Lets not share the stoke. Its always better to snipe.

</sarcasm mode>

Great vid.

Kitesplosh said...

Note to self: never post a video on Seabreeze. God forbid anyone kites for fun. Every video should be interpreted as a statement about what style of kitesurfing is the best.

Lets not share the stoke. Its always better to snipe.

</sarcasm mode>

Couldn't agree more splosh, who gives a toss if it's 'Uber Progressive' so long as the guys are out there and loving it, isn't that what it's really all about?

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Spacemonkey! said...

Now I won't pretend I am any good at waveriding nor have much expereince wave riding.

then why bother commenting monkey???

Funnaz vid - thats what its all about

unless you wear boardies over wetties

Yep, share the stoke for sure. Vids don't have to be "progressive" to be worth posting, and for most kiters I know, that vid has plenty in it that is to be aimed for, to progress towards.

It's true that not all kiters can kitesurf a wave how Kelly Slater surfs a wave, but not many surfers can surf a wave like Slater does either. For the better kitesurfers, learning to navigate the critical zone of a waveface with style and power is a worthy challenge and a relatively new art-form. For plenty of punters, there's enough stoke in just being out amongst the forces of nature and surviving, and provided they're not in the way of those who want to actually ride the waves, then what they do should be determined by what they enjoy, and that vid looked like fun.

I think the argument about being "progressive" can be a bit like some discussions of economics. People say things like "we need to do xyz for the economy." NO, the economy should be managed to serve the people, not the other way round. "Progress," is the next right step for any person or group according to them, not a totalitarian decree to which we should enslave ourselves.

Opinions are like aresholes, everyone has got one. Post a video on a public forum what do you expect!?! Comments. I'm entitled to think whatever I like despite being a total spaz at kiting so what is you point. If I don't like a video I am going to say it, deal with it.

P.S despite the overwhelming flood of red thumbs I think you would be quite surprised on how many other people would agree on some level on the whole wave riding upwind level. Just cause your a total kook and have been kiting for a week and think every video is cool, doesn't mean I have to.

kiteboy dave said...
AND NO ONE WANTS TO SEE YOURS!

I've seen it
Its impressive

If thats lame, bring lame on!