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Any windsurfers/kiteboarders on NS?

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pinguman
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We all have our summer sports, mine happens to be windsurfing, although i'd like to get into kiteboarding as well. Anyone else on here?
Mar 24 2011 3:16PM
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flexpattern
Posts: 1090 - Karma: 45
Yup yup! Windsurfing + kitesurfing :)

Looking to buy my own kite and kit soon, instead of borrowing my university's club kit all the time... but its soooooo expensive!
Mar 24 2011 3:19PM
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introvert
Posts: 4718 - Karma: 1,482
I kiteboard. Just got a new kite too. Caution Answer 12
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Mar 24 2011 4:17PM
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introvert
Posts: 4718 - Karma: 1,482
You can get 2 year old kites (Which still fly fine) for 400 used.
Mar 24 2011 4:22PM
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derpina
Posts: 2186 - Karma: 55
No but I'm a paraglider/speedrider so I'm gonna say threads. Interested in learning about other wind driven sports.

And holy shit @ 400 for a kite. I wish... our chutes average around $3700.
Mar 24 2011 4:26PM
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introvert
Posts: 4718 - Karma: 1,482
That's still a pretty low price. New kites cost 1000+, and close to 2000 the whole setup
Mar 24 2011 4:28PM
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EmperorKuzco
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Surf/longboard/soccer
Mar 24 2011 4:32PM
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derpina
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Ahhh yeah I hear ya. All said and done ours is $4000+. Pretty crazy IMO that a wind driven sport can be as expensive as a motorsport, ha! So worth it though... never knew a sport could be so peaceful and powerful all at the same time.
Mar 24 2011 4:35PM
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Toasty.
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me out on the washington coast. i had to give it up though when i moved to germany cause im in like the middle, but i want to go down to spain and kite. i went up to the north sea during a storm and saw len10. aka, greatest kiteboarder ever.

Mar 24 2011 4:37PM
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11..11
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I kiteboard!
Mar 24 2011 4:37PM
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introvert
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Ha yeah, having a something pull you like that (that's wind driven) is a rush
Mar 24 2011 4:37PM
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