Who are you full of wind? I don't find having near death experiences funny. When I say master it means able to do it, going through all the learning curves, and I didn't say it was quick!! Near death experiences I find are more a wake up call!!!
There are so many things that can/could go wrong with kiteboarding I decided it wasn't worth it in the end and it did get boring, alright now and then, but not full on for me. Too much money to spend on both sports as well, one only has so much of the good stuff $$