All this talk about limiting impact, securing beach access, danger....
Funny how you don't think about all that when the wind is up, the sun is out and you're cruising along! So I thought I'd make a list of GOOD things kiting brings to all our lives (including council members and fishermen).
1. Keeps me sane(r) and peaceful,
2. Makes me smile
3. Burns off my excess energy
4. Keeps me healthy (debatable)
5. Tourism benefits to local communities
6. Colourful, great to watch
7. Talking point with other people on the beach
8. Can be combined with fishing, child minding, photography, nasal flushing, etc etc (see other posts)
9. Surf rescue
10. Low environmental impact: Quiet (except for the frequent whoo-hoos), non-polluting - at the beach anyway.
NB: TO KEEP THIS THREAD PURELY POSITIVE, POSTS ARE ONLY ALLOWED AFTER GREAT SESSIONS OUT ON THE WATER (WE'LL BE CHECKING YOUR POSTING TIME AGAINST THE WIND REPORT!)
I know I haven`t been out yet. But It`s put me in a good mood knowing I will be out on the water getting the adrenalin pumping. Promised to do the house work for her and some gardening before I go.
So it`s possitive all the way. 
Ok I've been out and am back . >Hungry jacks doesn't taste so bad after a session and beer tastes better than usual for sure (particularly home brew)
Totally chemically free endorphin rush
Environmentally friendly (I know it is already in the list, but a massive point considering we aren’t all out wakeboarding behind V8 speed boats)
Minimises reliance on drugs, maximises healthy lifestyle.
Super effective beer belly removal technique (even though most of us maximise the minimisation of the effect)
Before kite boarding a windy beach was an uncomfortable place to be. Now it`s the best place to be. So now I enjoy the outdoors even more.
It sure does make you feel good after a good session. Went out Sunday first time after getting back from Oz in November, just couldnt get up the will till now after kiting at Cotton tree in Qld. Here it was 4c water 8c. Shortie under my winter steamer, gloves, big boots and hat. But it was great, 35knots onshore.On 7m. Still cant wait to get back to Oz.
The woodern stucture on the right is the water outlet from a nuclear power station. Not quite as nice as your beaches.
When I'm having a bad day at work and there's no way I'll make it to the beach, just a quick peek at some photos/videos of a good kite session will put the insane grin back on my face.
17. excellent exercise, after just 18 mths of kite boarding I'm back to my 1985 weight of 80kg
18. When it's to windy for a surf and the fishing is blown out I now have something to do other than sit on the couch watching my D!ck grow smaller and my gut grow bigger.
The lyrics of a Tool song goes through my head all the time when I think of kiting
"I just need it,to breath,to feel to know Im alive"
after nearly 7 weeks recovering from a kite accident, a downwinder with somemates with 20knts, temp in the mid 30's, lots of beautiful ladies struting up and down the beach life just cant get much better at the moment
after so much time off the water it makes you appreciate how good this sport is
i am now ditching my old religion of Jedi Knight to become a kitesurfer knight
great thread foooshi have nothing to add to the above except my huge grin from todays sesh...
hell yeah it was great in perth today as well it is a great blast it is such the great tension relief !!!! mmmh almost like an old girlfriend hahahaha only kidden kiten is soooo much better ,,, waiting for the kickers
And as number 21 - Kiter and friends can add great value to the kiting and kiters beach community by participating in the Clean Up Australia Day activities at their local beach on Sunday 1st March. See www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=44711 for more information.
22. We have found a sport the two of us can hang out together and enjoy. We were just trying to work out how much kiting we can do in winter as we don't want to stop now.
23. Staves off Alzheimer's disease.
The latest research says you have to do vigorous exercise combined with mental stimulus to keep your brain healthy. Trying to keep the kite speed and board speed and pop and rotation and kite angles to get tricks exactly right keeps my brain going for days. Even just riding along and getting the optimum power out of the kite in light conditions is a mental juggling trick.
Ridiculous multi color board shorts and huge sun glass sales have gone up, also Honda civic's, turtle neck skivvies and cafe lattes are all up thanks to kite boarding
24. Makes 'Clean Up Oz Day' EVERYDAY when you clear the beach of seaweed, fishing line and other debris that somehow gets magnetised to your lines.
the ultimate stress reliever
makes me knock off work early haa haa 
Stops you working on the weekends
stops you from having to drive to crowded point breaks for waves on windy days
You wish dont cha.
