they both have there pluses and minuses.

small glassy = SUP

big gnarly glass = Surf

15knt > kite.

any time in between is sleep, eat or trying to get laid.

or fire up a discussion regarding maximum pooh stance on SUP?

I like to ride a big pink stand up goatboat

whats a strap?

Still get the most stoke from a good surf. However, on the east coast of Aus as a surfer, you'd be crazy not to kite too. Therer are so many days when it's too windy to surf and kiting on a surf board makes so much sense. They don't compete against each other, they complement each other.

Also, with surfing, it's about the whole experience not just riding the board. The paddling keeps you fit and the time spent in the water chatting to your mates is also part of the whole package.

As a life long surfer and a k surfer of 11 years I would rather it 6 - 8 foot. Offsite and barreling with naked women on the beach every time. Failing that and crossshoe / onshore kite surfing is absolutely fantastic !!!!!

stamp said...

lostinlondon said...



I would have thought the constant pressure on your legs and adjusting your centre of gravity for balance/activating your core would have kept you just as fit kitesurfing as surfing...

paddling is a far harder workout than kiteboarding. no comparison

I thought the same 20kg ago

Unquestionably, I find surfing much more physically demanding overall than kiting. It's all the paddling, especially when it's a bit bigger or a hard, rippy paddle.


But how deeply sore do ones core muscles get after a few hours kiting? Like a million sit ups.

If you are not a good surfer, and you surf in a populated areas, you either have to surf the close out sections or you have to compete with the good surfers and end up having to give way to them all the time as they are up first... surfing can thus be quite full of tension and is quite competitive.

Kiting on the other hand, is way less competitive, everybody gets to kite, we tend to keep well clear of each other, but keep an eye on each other just in case we need to help out ... cause next time we might be the ones looking for help.

As a result I am now a way better kiter than I am a surfer, Kiting wins.

IMHO, Matthew

Not my idea of a good time.

Disclaimer: surfed most of my life (not a pro, but good enough), kiting for 4 years (this is my second strapless season), and 2 years paragliding.

When you get those surfs that are just insane (I call them "f*ck yeah surfs") then it wins in my opinion, hands down. No questions. However unless you can travel the world surfing, you are lucky to get a handfull a year (if that).

When you get those days with a delicious white puffy clouds base at 10 000 + feet, paragliding comes in a close second. Those are also not so frequent.

Kiting is always good when there is enough wind, and can be exceptional when you combine it with good surf. However comparing the best surf with the best fly with the best kite, it comes in third. But oh the consistancy :-)

Put a gun to my head to choose one for the rest of my life, I would pick surfing

They clearly dont vS eachother...when its windy its **** surfing so kiting wins...when its not windy and the swell is running surfing wins easy..the only thing close waking up with a 10 in your bed.
Now the trifecta is rolling off a 10 coz your mate has rocked up for the dawny and you pack kite gear incase wind picks up. Wind rocks up after a an epic surf and lunch and bang you are tearing it up with just yo mate out while the surfers are writing you off(but u dont care) This is all doused down with cold beer after with yo mate at the pub where you are clearly looking to replicate that days activities the next day and your next bedwarmer is in sight. If you are a married man this story may vary slightly but we get the drift...Lets just be greatful we have this awsum **** to do.

AndreC said...

They clearly dont vS eachother...when its windy its **** surfing so kiting wins...when its not windy and the swell is running surfing wins easy..the only thing close waking up with a 10 in your bed.
Now the trifecta is rolling off a 10 coz your mate has rocked up for the dawny and you pack kite gear incase wind picks up. Wind rocks up after a an epic surf and lunch and bang you are tearing it up with just yo mate out while the surfers are writing you off(but u dont care) This is all doused down with cold beer after with yo mate at the pub where you are clearly looking to replicate that days activities the next day and your next bedwarmer is in sight. If you are a married man this story may vary slightly but we get the drift...Lets just be greatful we have this awsum **** to do.

Now that's creative writing.

Horses for courses. . . . Its all good. . . .