This is what happened to me today. Straight onshore solid fat 25 knots. After 20 mins on a 6.8 ( small as I had at the time ) I was totally knackered crying for mamma . Dragging my sorry ass up the beach , stopped to talk to a couple kitesurfers rigging up. Looking at the big 12 metre kite this guy was struggling with I mentioned it's bloody windy out there even for a fat bastard like me. Without looking up at me he barked at me " yeah that's what we want " Feeling like a tool I turned around and walked off. Now I don't want to generalise but are kitsesurfers the road pushbikers of water ? Gets me thinking , the nice kiters I've talked to are the old converted windsurfers . Thinking more ... Does kiting turn u into a dick or are u a dick before kiting ? This is the fun part . Only because it happened to me and I was angry. 30 seconds later I heard a yell as I saw this guy lift 2 metres I the air and fly 10 metres into the shrubs and drag another 20 metres on his stomach motocross style. If it wasn't for the old dead pine that totally trashed his kite he would have ended on the road with cars and powerlines. My theory is , to be going fast on water should be fun , not be a grumpy **** ! . " yeah that's what we want " , " yeah that's what he got " ! Still chuckling now ! I'll still be nice to everyone on the beach even after this, or I may as well give it up.

Yep, what a tool, I wish all the old polers didn't now all kite, they are giving us a bad name. lol

Roy said..
Imax, where did you sail.....it didn't look that windy in Melbourne?

It was Friday dead south of the bay

Thinking of trying kiting but I don't want to go to the dark side ! Should I do it or should I stay with the complex thing I'm doing ?

Paddles B'mere said..
I'm trying to figure this out ................ a kiter said he "wants plenty of wind" and it upset you? And I thought us Queenslanders were soft because we hate cold water ..........

Wanting plenty of wind did not get me upset , I respect racers or extreme who love this stuff ( if only I comfortably could !) It was his up himself ass attitude that pissed me off. If u were there u would have agreed in his douchebagness.

in my ripe old age, I have been trying to change my strategy
should i let the "dicks" bother me or should I merely "feel sorry for them" or just let it be
they don't upset us - we let them upset us
as i said, i am trying. not a simple task
like road rage - can we let it go - not simple
if i manage to let it slide AND the idiot gets their just reward, all the better
the irony is not just kitesurfers are dicks - they are everywhere
we just need to learn to not react nor be impacted
"life's a bitch" and so, we go windsurfing

sounds like a douche. If he weighs 90kg+ a 12m kite would have probably been ok in those winds though.

Imax1 said..

It was his up himself ass attitude that pissed me off.

I think I get it now.

You met someone, but you didn't like him much.

I'm sure you'll find a friend some day.

lol.

Imax1 said..

"Motorcross style" hehe that's funny . Not excusing him, but he may not have rode for weeks, could have had a bad day at work, then bashed through 2 hours of road works, to get to the spot and rigging up madly to get out there. I've been rude to people too in similar circumstance, but apologised afterwards. I can relate to a bad day at work or with family putting people in a frame of mind. Again, no excuse, it's just an explanation.

waveslave said..

Imax1 said..

waveslave said..

Imax1 said..

It was his up himself ass attitude that pissed me off.

I think I get it now.

You met someone, but you didn't like him much.

I'm sure you'll find a friend some day.

lol.

That's low ! Have u never met a dickhead ?

You said that you sailed with a 6.8m sail.

For some kiters, that's 12m weather.

What's your problem again ??

Now I see , u want a fight ! , x bones and skull . This is an experience that I had and your defending what you don't know. I see that you want to disagree and have fun with that. Obviously you experience differences , so why what I say is so aggravating to you ?

Imax1 said..

waveslave said..

Imax1 said..

waveslave said..

Imax1 said..

It was his up himself ass attitude that pissed me off.

I think I get it now.

You met someone, but you didn't like him much.

I'm sure you'll find a friend some day.

lol.

That's low ! Have u never met a dickhead ?

You said that you sailed with a 6.8m sail.

For some kiters, that's 12m weather.

What's your problem again ??

Now I see , u want a fight ! , x bones and skull .

Are you drunk ?

Chill out fool.

Imax1 said..

shoodbegood said..
Imax
Move on mate, if thats your biggest worry today you're doing well
Seriously

I'll move on , that's what I do , it's just a story of mine , if I shut up then nobody will have something to bitch about . Geeze smile a little !

We are all here because we're a little bored

Cheers mate!

At least I offered some fun ,better than looking at a drooping dick. Geeze light up a little ! I thought us people want fun , ****s an giggles !

waveslave said..

Imax1 said..

waveslave said..

Imax1 said..

It was his up himself ass attitude that pissed me off.

I think I get it now.

You met someone, but you didn't like him much.

I'm sure you'll find a friend some day.

lol.

That's low ! Have u never met a dickhead ?

You said that you sailed with a 6.8m sail.

For some kiters, that's 12m weather.

What's your problem again ??

Yeeep. When I rigged my 8.0 Gaastra almost exclusively on such occasion people on SB almost lynched me too...But solid 25-30 ktn in some places on GC means more like 20 on open waters in the Bay , I learned later when 7.0 was quite handful on some races....

Sounds like you got some attitude too Imax1!!! Maybe met your equal?