After skydiving for 3 years, I've given it up for kiting, live right near the beach and love it sick!! But I'm at the skydiving Xmas party right now catching up with old mates, and it makes me think- what kiting lacks is the close knit club vibe that comes with skydiving... It's taken me 3 years of kiting to become a familiar face, make friends and get to know people, whereas its instant when you arrive at the dz. I would love to have a regular hang out, party on through the weekends with fellow knitters! Anyway, better get back to the beers and the party, just wanted to say that I love kiting, the people, and the entertainment o get from this forum. Rock on and enjoy the winds!!!
"party on through the weekends with fellow knitters!"
Hey Michelle,
Problem is, theres not too much excitement and partying hard when it comes to making a quilt or the odd cross stitch!!! 
sorry i know it was a typo, but had to take the piss just the same, i use to kite up your way a few years ago and actually found it a great welcoming crew, with many a bbq and beer after a good arvo session at brighton. hope it hasnt turned into most other locations!
Haha! My bad, I didn't mean to say the knitting community don't have it going on! But don't get me wrong, my local is heaps friendly, and we hang and talk ****e at the beach, but I rekn were missing out on some fun drunken nights talking all things kiting and going out for a hungover kite the next day! I may have to revise this in the morning, but for now I think I would like to start up my own peninsula kite club at my place where we can debrief on the day, watch peoples crap or good go pro vids and exchange tips and stories- like this place come
me to life haha but no dikkheads allowed! Am I talking ****e right now? Definitely! But do you know what I'm saying?
I get your drift, once a reasonable level of skill unassisted is there, out you go solo when it suits.
The DZ open the bar when every one is down safe and high as a kite, go yacht racing the presentation is as much fun as on the water, play with motor bikes possible solo but more fun in a group, there are well founded clubs to most sports out there, kites haven't got there yet.(not locally anyway)
WSC started 40 Y-ago in a beach shelter, and it takes more than the competitors to make a club don't give up, regional groups facing off from time to time can't be a bad idea F-nose how to pick the winner at the end of the day, a raffle would probally be fairer, no judges or handicappers.
I would know of less than a quarter of the Whitsunday - Bowen kiters, there are the numbers out there connecting is the first jump,then a willingness treat it as a team sport from youngsters to veterans if any of those exist.(U 45)
Any regional groups that think this is a fair idea where you can get home in the same day could be a good start as intrest developes the format would also have to move and challenge a wider group.
A common direction in a less solo attidue in central Qld would be a dream, politics and all.
food for thought
I get your drift, once a reasonable level of skill unassisted is there, out you go solo when it suits.
The DZ open the bar when every one is down safe and high as a kite, go yacht racing the presentation is as much fun as on the water, play with motor bikes possible solo but more fun in a group, there are well founded clubs to most sports out there, kites haven't got there yet.(not locally anyway)
WSC started 40 Y-ago in a beach shelter, and it takes more than the competitors to make a club don't give up, regional groups facing off from time to time can't be a bad idea F-nose how to pick the winner at the end of the day, a raffle would probally be fairer, no judges or handicappers.
I would know of less than a quarter of the Whitsunday - Bowen kiters, there are the numbers out there connecting is the first jump,then a willingness treat it as a team sport from youngsters to veterans if any of those exist.(U 45)
Any regional groups that think this is a fair idea where you can get home in the same day could be a good start as intrest developes the format would also have to move and challenge a wider group.
A common direction in a less solo attidue in central Qld would be a dream, politics and all.
food for thought
This is the first time I've heard someone say CARTON! on a kiting site!!! CARTON!!!
I think being a kiter , one requires a lot of patience for the right conditions....I say we all should have a second sport to alleviate that anger we get after 7 days of crap wind....
I'm gonna look at paragliding and paramotoring...for that relief we all yearn for.
