oldw said..
Dear Chucky,Your thread/posts have been brought to my attention by some amused friends.

I am most appreciative of the fact that there is actually someone out there who is looking out for me, observing what I do, and keeping track of my every move, especially as I have developed a tendency to wander a bit of late, so thank you for that.

Unfortunately I was totally oblivious to your existence at that time so I must apologise for not being more observant and not doing the same for you.


I was determined to make amends for this oversight, so I made some enquiries, and managed to track you down to see what you looked like so I could to watch you in action at Brighton last Friday.


The wind was good, you were heading out and I was pumping up my kite on shore. I must admit to being a bit excited at the prospect of watching you hopefully to use your words "I move out the crowd so I can push kiteboarding in Sandgate to a new level". I saw you do a nice transition close to shore so things were looking promising.

However, I had just finished pumping up my kite when I heard a loud ****f!!!! phisssssst!! I turned to witness a deflated crashed kite in the water. Oh No!!!! it was Chucky!! Well so much for that!!! but sorry to see you trudging back to shore with a sodden crumpled kite under your arm pit.


At least you proved that you were perfectly capable of destroying your Kite without the help of anyone else. Luckily there was no other poor old sod close by at the time that you could blame for this.

As for the rest of your thread/posts, It's not nice to pay out on the elderly, some day and way sooner than you think, you too will be old and wrinkly just like me.

At my stage of life" to be the best kitesurfer" "a woo" "look slightly stylish" (what a joke). Believe me my greatest challenge is to constantly contort my body and make adjustments while kiting to accommodate that aching hip, sore back, or cramping bicep (leave it alone! not cab. or w##### induced) not to mention trying to get out of bed the next morning.

I do plead guilty as charged to some short tacking in 6" of water or less at the shoreline at Sandgate, but that shallow area would be way too dangerous for your high level of tricks anyway.

However, there is method to my madness, after constantly kiting almost every day there has been wind in the choppy water a Brighton for the last 16 years, my knees are feeling the pinch so I do seek out the flatter water near the shore line at times. It's sorta like Knee rehab for old Kiters.

But all's good Chucky, because rest assured when on the water from now on, I will be looking out for you with my challenged eyesight and avoiding you like the plague.

Kindest Regards

The old w#####