SammyP Posted January 29, 2008 Report Posted January 29, 2008 Hi Rocket, we are going to start with a small kite on the land first for a month then once we move from this apartment to our house we are going to try going on water. We watched these men jumping so big it looked like so much fun then sometimes they would just crash so going to take my camera next time. Quote
Luke Posted January 29, 2008 Report Posted January 29, 2008 Ha ha, if you want photo opportunities on land come and see me, aka paris in a buggy Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted January 29, 2008 Report Posted January 29, 2008 Or Sammy could always come down to where its really at and snap away till her heart is content ! http://www.extremekites.com.au/forums/showthread.php?t=5679 Hi Sammy btw. Cheers, Nas. Quote
paddo Posted January 29, 2008 Report Posted January 29, 2008 my intro, im a newbie but been around on here for a few weeks now. im pat or paddo. live in south west victoria. got onto this site after we had sum relos over for xmas and we got out our stunt kites which i hadnt flown for a while and we had a blast. had a look around and then got into these wonderful thing called powerkites haha. im doing year 12 this year. i also ride dirtbikes (freestyle, jumping) and im into athletics aswell, just got back from albury from the vic country champs. i do middle distance running (800m and 1500m) but next season im gonna add a few more events aswell (triple jump, javelin, 3000m) i went with my girlfriend and her parents ( her dad is a sprinter and won 5 medals up there) my girl is a racewalker. i train regularly for about an hour nearly every nite i love keeping fit and all that lol. anyway, iv recently built myself a buggy to get started in cos im a welder in school based apprenticeship and love metalwork. getting myself a kite very soon. thats about it haha. so far iv found this site a great help for getting started etc and thanks alot to all the guys who have helped me so far. fair winds to all.... Quote
Steve Posted January 29, 2008 Report Posted January 29, 2008 Hi Rocket, we are going to start with a small kite on the land first for a month then once we move from this apartment to our house we are going to try going on water. We watched these men jumping so big it looked like so much fun then sometimes they would just crash so going to take my camera next time. Hi SammyP Come down to the Kp shop at sans Souci, there is no pressure to buy just a bunch of people passionate about helping people get the most out of any type of kiting. If you really want to get on the water get a trainer kite, and come and hang at Dolls and mee the Southern Sydney Kiteboarding Club crew, that way you will make friends with people who can help you get started on the water. Lots of photo opportunities there too! Quote
JKS Posted February 24, 2008 Report Posted February 24, 2008 Great to see the insides of some of you great folk .... many more have joined since the last post though ... So spill your beans and show us your jeans Happy Days Quote
lickedysplit_au Posted February 24, 2008 Author Report Posted February 24, 2008 Good Call Marty!! I will take this time to update mine.... OK - Well that one that was on the way was a Girl, now 5 months old named Annalise. I am about to relocate my family up to the Central Coast of NSW. Main reason for my move is for a lifestyle change....ie. More Kiting, Less Work. I have been riding for KitePower in Sydney since late last year. This is a wonderful thing as anyone that has seen the back of my car will tell you. KP have been generous enough to completely load me up with the latest gear to try and allow other to try. This is one major development in my kiting life with another one being asked to join the Extreme Kites Team as a contributor, also back late last year. Due to both of the above I have become ALOT more well know throughout kiting as a sport and this website - ALL GOOD! This just about keeps me upto date on this thread, stay tuned for more updates. Only 9 pages here so far, sure there are more stories than that on here, who's up next??? Quote
Sand-Yeti Posted February 28, 2008 Report Posted February 28, 2008 Born in Wales (yes! it's a country) and named after the Patron Saint of Wales. Obviously lack of imagination from my Mother. Studied engineering in London but lived most of my life in Switzerland (Have Brit. & Swiss passports). Had many engineering jobs from designing cable cars to teaching power generation. Worked for a Yankee multi-national and got to live in a lot of different countries including a 2+ year stint in Australia by the way. I raced motorcycles in my youth (dodgy game), was an fanatical mountaineer most of my life, climbing most of the major peaks in the Alps and took part in an a expedition to the Himalaya to climb Kanchenchunga (3rd highest hill on the planet). Lived in or on the edge of deserts traveling around them in 4X4's. Started kite buggying in 2001 and still bombing around deserts but using wind power now. Somehow in between all this, I tripped over & got married. They tell me that my Mrs. is a Saint to stay with me. It takes all sorts I suppose & someone has to be a saint. Her name is Saint Brig. That's short for Brigitte and she's from the French speaking part of Switzerland while I'm from the German part (Bern). I own my own house in the UAE and a farm in Switzerland. My future goal is to spend winters in the UAE & summers in Switzerland. i.e. warm weather all year around. I do have a soft side having rescued two Arabic cats but have trained them well. One of them peed on Nigel's kite. Well! it was his kite bag actually. Story of my life. - to be continued unless I get blown away tomorrow. Quote
KitechickUK Posted February 29, 2008 Report Posted February 29, 2008 Ok, my turn I guess. My name is Hazel and I'm a recent import from the motherland (UK, obviously!) My wind sports started with dinghy sailing at the age of 6. Lots of changes of boats, ending up crewing 14 foot skiffs, which isn't dissimilar from flying big power kites!! Had a bash at windsurfing but it didn't inspire me. Had a go at paragliding and loved it, but was a bit freaked out by exactly how dangerous it was, then started kiting about 8 years ago. Started with a Flexifoil stacker 6, which I demanded from my boyfriend at the time as he was rubbish at presents. Kind of got hooked - by the kite, not the man! Bought a 5m Flexi Viper from a mate, nearly destroyed myself with it - I'm 5ft3 and not hugely heavy - so sold it back to my mate (6ft8 bloke!) and got an Iolo Radsail (think it's 4m - currently in my best mate's attic in the UK so can't quite remember) and a landboard (which I'm ashamed to say I've never used! Want to learn though!!) Then went to the Canary Islands to spend a week learning to kitesurf. Absolutely loved it so went back again the following year. Not a fan of kitesurfing in the UK as it's goddamn freezing and my drysuit isn't the easiest thing to manoeuvre in!! Have a real dream to start snowkiting, having attended the world champs in Norway a couple of years ago. Hoping to get back into all forms of kiteing now I'm out here. Ok, so a bit more about me. I'm 31, from Leeds and single. Currently employed as a bid manager for a large global management consultancy based in Sydney CBD, although I'm a sports journalist by trade - specialised in rugby union, rugby league, cricket, winter sports, yachting/sailing, rowing and extreme sports. Also had to do my stint in football (soccer). Spent most of my youth competing at gymnastics around Europe. Nowadays I've discovered a passion for extreme sports, with my main obsession being snowboarding. I also sail, climb, swim and run (when not injured!) Erm, think that's probably about it..... for now..... Quote
JKS Posted July 11, 2008 Report Posted July 11, 2008 Bump .... For all the NEW lads and laddettes .... here's a GREAT way of getting into everyones heads make sure you share Happy Days Quote
scopeman Posted July 12, 2008 Report Posted July 12, 2008 Hi Everybody, I haven't changed since last time just older Don Quote
Abomination Posted July 13, 2008 Report Posted July 13, 2008 Hey Hey. I'm Brad Smith. 36 years old. Married with 2 beautiful girls, 5 and 2. Living in Toowoomba and work as a mechanical engineer and company director. Got a 1.0m kite last year as a birthday present and thought how much fun it was. It seemed to pull pretty hard until I got my PKD BusterII 4.0m and took it out in 13 knots...now I know what pull and traction kiting really is. Good to see that the 5 year old likes flying kites as well. Only flies single lines at the moment but she had a go at the 2 line flexifoil today. Goes a bit fast for her though. Like cycling and mountain biking, even if I'm about as fit as an 87 year old invalid at present. Tour De France always inspires me to get out on the bike. Very keen to make buggies since I have all the gear at work. Just need to find the time. I feel you can never have enough toys, even if my wife doesn't agree. The trick is to keep badgering until you get permission so you'll shut up about it. LOL Good Kiting everyone Quote
JKS Posted December 12, 2008 Report Posted December 12, 2008 Bump time ..... 2 Things for the new crew 1. Enjoy your read 2. Make SURE you post ! Marty Quote
Mbnmac Posted December 19, 2008 Report Posted December 19, 2008 Ok, I haven't actually posted in here yet.. WHY DID NOBODY TELL ME! ... That's it I guess Quote
TassieDevil Posted December 19, 2008 Report Posted December 19, 2008 Neither did I, but then again, not knowing any better, I started my own thread for my intro... http://www.extremekites.com.au/forums/showthread.php?t=8417 Gary Quote
JKS Posted December 20, 2008 Report Posted December 20, 2008 It's quite interesting what old threads you can find if you sniff around I like to bump this one every now and then .... its a good read ... it's a shame a lot of new folk dont post in it Marty Quote
Mbnmac Posted December 20, 2008 Report Posted December 20, 2008 Maybe it needs to be a sticky in all the forums? I tend to skip the general forums, they've had a history of dissolving into a mess. Quote
Oooo Posted December 28, 2008 Report Posted December 28, 2008 BUMP tis after xmas after all must b some new kiters that got kites for chrissy :D Quote
TassieDevil Posted December 28, 2008 Report Posted December 28, 2008 Ya know, Mike.. that's a fine idea... sometimes, you're not just a pretty face... Oh, hang on... you're not even that.. Gary Quote
steve_hobart Posted December 29, 2008 Report Posted December 29, 2008 Hi everyone, My name is Steve and live in Hobart. I'm 45, married for 15 years with three kids (twins 7 and a 4 year old). I'm a passionate dual line freestyle flyer , having spent 4 years flying Prism's Quantum Pro's , now I have moved onto l'Ateliers (Double Zero, Lynz Feather and Transfer xtr UL), my Benson Deepspace, Kevin Sanders Temptation and an R-Sky Nirvana NSE on the way... I also fly Rev's (1.5's, Blast and Super Blast 2-4) and recently power foils with Blackant down here (just love my 5m Flow). Mainly fly alone on Tassie beaches in the summer evenings in silky smooth winds, but take every opportunity to do the power kiting thing socially with blackant, Dave, Crawf, Matt and Dudley where possible..... Blackant recently got me on a landboard - so who knows where that will lead!! cheers steve;) Quote
Mbnmac Posted December 29, 2008 Report Posted December 29, 2008 The landboard frequently leads to fun, but sometimes the emergency room so be careful and have fun Quote
TassieDevil Posted December 30, 2008 Report Posted December 30, 2008 Hey Steve, I think we could really use some of that experience of yours up in the Sports & Stunt Kites section of the forum !! Don't be shy.. do pop in and participate, if ya can.. I joined the forum after U, but there's so much for me to learn.. I can use all the help I can get.. Gary Quote
steve_hobart Posted December 30, 2008 Report Posted December 30, 2008 No worries Gary - happy to help ! - Jason is the really experienced one on the forum though, I'm just a plodder and follower of the experts! cheers steve:D Quote
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