Most common questions from people on the beach

bortola · **Posted:** Sat Mar 31, 2012 2:13 am

After years of kiteboarding and being asked numerous questions about the sport here are my top favorite:

- What is this? Is it PARA-SAILING?

- Where can I rent one?

- Is it hard in your arms?

- How much$$$$?

- How do you get down after jumping?

I am sure there are a lot of other questions, so please, post the one you were asked.

pwnd550 · **Posted:** Sat Mar 31, 2012 2:35 am

Usually when I talk to friends about kitesurf (who know what it is, but just dont see it everyday), they say "can you do a lot of tricks?".. always that question, and others just think kiting is windsurfing

alexrider · **Posted:** Sat Mar 31, 2012 2:56 am

Most common question regarding Flysurfer kites:

Do they relaunch?

The most common and the silliest.

Kamikuza · **Posted:** Sat Mar 31, 2012 3:23 am

"Is that fun?"

alexrider wrote:

Most common question regarding Flysurfer kites:

Do they relaunch?

The most common and the silliest.

Re. Flysurfers... here, even from other kiters, the top question is "What is that?"

alexrider · **Posted:** Sat Mar 31, 2012 3:51 am

Kamikuza wrote:

"Is that fun?"
...
Re. Flysurfers... here, even from other kiters, the top question is "What is that?"

What do you answer?

TheJoe · **Joined:** Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:13 pm **Posts:** 767

You need a lot of upper body strength?

To be fair though I spent over 10 years bodybuilding before I started kiting so people tend to think my size is from kiting and not they gym.

mowaves · **Joined:** Sun Apr 17, 2011 1:11 am **Posts:** 25

- Do you have to be able to swim to do that?... Yup....Yeah? Ok, nevermind....

- Isn't the water cold?
- How do you turn around?
- How much does that cost?
- Where can I rent one of those?
- Oh, is it too windy? (as I'm packing up because the wind died)
- You must be really strong to hold on to that kite for so long.
- I've also had "Is that fun?"... my answer varies tremendously haha

Kamikuza · **Posted:** Sat Mar 31, 2012 4:58 am

mowaves wrote:

- I've also had "Is that fun?"... my answer varies tremendously haha

alexrider wrote:

What do you answer?

Depends on how much of an ambassador for the sport I want to be

Ned Divine · **Joined:** Sun Mar 20, 2011 6:52 am **Posts:** 623

Ah, is it inflatable?
Pretty silly question given the fact that people ask me that when they see me pumping my kite.

ZigZag · **Joined:** Fri Jul 06, 2007 1:13 pm **Posts:** 76

A few years ago, there was a wonderful thread on Kiteforum entitled "Is that a tent?" Most common questions from people on the beach were covered in that thread.

Here is the link: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2329523&p=343294

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