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polarstorm
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Postby polarstorm » Tue Nov 20, 2012 5:51 pm
SupaEZ wrote:Summer.....6 times a week
Fall.............4 times a week
Winter....... 3 times a week
Spring........4 times a week
Average a week 4.25 x 52wk ...so 200 or a bit more is about how much i go out
Shortest session can be just as short as 30-45 minutes..but most are 1 to 2 hours
Nice! Moving close to the wind seems to be the recipe. To that fellow that moved away from the wind.. you got to move back dude!
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Vikb
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Postby Vikb » Tue Nov 20, 2012 6:30 pm
polarstorm wrote:
Nice! Moving close to the wind seems to be the recipe. To that fellow that moved away from the wind.. you got to move back dude!
Whenever I have someone asking me about learning kiteboarding I tell them not to bother unless they 1) live by a great kiting spot or 2) are willing to move. If you can't kite where you live it's an expensive waste of your time...
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SupaEZ
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Postby SupaEZ » Wed Nov 21, 2012 1:06 am
Vikb wrote:polarstorm wrote:
Nice! Moving close to the wind seems to be the recipe. To that fellow that moved away from the wind.. you got to move back dude!
Whenever I have someone asking me about learning kiteboarding I tell them not to bother unless they 1) live by a great kiting spot or 2) are willing to move. If you can't kite where you live it's an expensive waste of your time...
Yes kite close to where you live helps (1 minute)
Yes working close to where you live helps (5 minutes)
Yes working hours where you can leave at 3:30pm everyday (5 day work week/part-time 30hrs)
Yes living in a climate where water is liquid all year long...the sunshine state...on the Atlantic side
Yes owning a large kite to minimize getting skunked in 8 knots...and maximize sessions
Yes being married 19 years to a woman who understands me...because she is also a kitesurf freak
A lot of Yes is needed...to do a lot of kitesurfing
So now you know my secret
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Lanc
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Postby Lanc » Wed Nov 21, 2012 3:50 pm
I get about 100 sessions a year.
Oct - Apr 3-5 sessions a week.
May - Sep 1-2 sessions a month.
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