Richard Branson Kitesurfing off Necker

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TrevNewman
TrevNewman
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21 Jan 2012 1:28pm



From his blog...

But I also wanted to use it as an excuse to speak again about kitesurfing. To me it's the best sport in the world. You can start at eight and keep at it until 80. It's not as expensive as you might think. You find friends to teach you and it doesn't take more than four hours to be up and away. You can share you kites with friends too.So you just need to be able to get to a good lake or beach with good winds and you can embark on one of the most addictive, clean and enjoyable pastimes of your life.
Greenfinger
Greenfinger
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tatkins
tatkins
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QLD, 344 posts
21 Jan 2012 1:27pm
Converted pole dancer
mitch88
mitch88
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NSW, 271 posts
21 Jan 2012 2:45pm
share kites with friends? think this has been covered before about "not lending kites to mates" lol
puppetonastring
puppetonastring
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21 Jan 2012 6:13pm
'you find friends to teach you'
- not if you want to be allowed to kite anywhere central for too much longer.

'four hours to be up and away'
- without any clue of how to save yourself in a disaster we have all experienced at some time.
- without any knowledge of board retrieval for when the board and you are parted.
- without any clue about what to look for and look out for.
- no idea of what your kite is doing or why when it all turns to pooh.

'share your kites with friends'
- lets hope either you or they smash them to pieces before the disaster happens or before you fk up on valuable beach.

Its ideas like these that puts 'the most addictive, clean and enjoyable pastimes of your life' at risk for everyone else that agrees with this last claim.
BurkeyBoy
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22 Jan 2012 7:09am
I'm sure if any of us had his money we'd also find "friends" to teach us and wouldn't give a crap about letting friends use our gear. Wouldn't it be nice to not have to haul your kite gear on your travels. Just buy a new set up at each spot and leave it on the beach for the poor locals to fight over
Simoncs
Simoncs
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NSW, 32 posts
23 Jan 2012 12:26pm
yup when I'm rich, I'm going to start importing wind...
campatrol
campatrol
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23 Jan 2012 1:14pm
I dont think he'd have to worry about getting into strife
A chopper following you every where you go.
wind direction wouldnt matter hed be able to do downwinders in any direction lol
jump in the chopper and piss off. its a hard life.


Actualy Mr. Branson bought me a Bundy and coke last year.
I was on a virgin blue flight home from sydney with work.
work as in tradey sent off for a job. not a buisness man lol

Anyhow siting on the plane waiting for the foxtel to be switched on.
and a virgin add came on so I started cursing to myself.
and his voice went through the plane intercom. so im thinking WTF
headphones are rooted and I want the tv to work.

Look up and his standing up the front flogging his new credit card.
And bought everyone on the plane a drink of whatever they wanted.
hehehe wasnt bad.
TrevNewman
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26 Jan 2012 1:41pm
puppetonastring said...

'you find friends to teach you'
- not if you want to be allowed to kite anywhere central for too much longer.

'four hours to be up and away'
- without any clue of how to save yourself in a disaster we have all experienced at some time.
- without any knowledge of board retrieval for when the board and you are parted.
- without any clue about what to look for and look out for.
- no idea of what your kite is doing or why when it all turns to pooh.

'share your kites with friends'
- lets hope either you or they smash them to pieces before the disaster happens or before you fk up on valuable beach.

Its ideas like these that puts 'the most addictive, clean and enjoyable pastimes of your life' at risk for everyone else that agrees with this last claim.


I thought his blog post was pretty stupid myself but after all he is a kitesurfer so what can we expect?
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