Assuming this is just an errant sincere post why are you guys giving this poor bloke such a hard time? Doesn't give sailboarders a very good name.
Ok so there are probably some d..head kiters out there.As yet I havent seen them although i dont sail with them a lot . There are probably d .. head sailboarders too .Just that i suppose kite stuffups are more obvious & dangerous to others.I feel a bit embarassed to be a sailboader when I see a run of posts like this.Fair enough you want to have a bit of fun but at the poor guys expense?
The kids are just enjoying a bit of harmless fun...I'm guessing it was accidentally posted in the wrong forum?
I'm enjoying reading the responses...although he'll be making sure he posts his questions in the right forum from now on!
I didn't give you a red thumb but the reasons for the replies 'giving him a hard time' as I see it:
(1) posted in wrong forum - red rag to a bull, considering the p!sstake culture we have in Australia
(2) poor spelling - ditto
(3) regardless of any unhealthy animosity between kiters and windsurfers because there is a rivalry of sorts, there will always be healthy / funny bagging of each other going on
I don't think anything in this thread is nasty.
Looking at the O.P's thread in kitesurfing (posted after he realised his mistake) there is some bagging going on and 2 replies area quite nasty. The kite forums users' nasty / smartarse / snide comments to each other (in general) is quite surprising I think
The answer to his question is easy....
Just don't launch the silly thing in the first place!!
Use it for something practical.Like a cover for your ride on mower or motorcycle.
If you really have to take it to the beach it would make a good windbreak/shade tent for the missus and kids.Just make sure you use some good sand pegs to peg it down.
Kitesurfing is set to feature on an upcoming Simpsons episode.
That rascal Bart is going to try to sel Fland(ers) a bow kite. In reality the producers are going to use this as a link to that "controversial" theme that in an episode of Seinfeld led to the immortal phrase "Not that there is anything wrong with that"