Very surprised to see Airborne Kitesurfing is closing down, thought they would be killing it with the number of Airush kites on the water but obviously not!

Peahi,

I can assure you we are shutting down, which is very sad.

We were the first kitsurfing shop in WA and for the last 19 years have we have operated ethically, we are not going to start misleading customers now and it isn't 1st of April..

Airborne said..
Peahi,

I can assure you we are shutting down, which is very sad.

We were the first kitsurfing shop in WA and for the last 19 years have we have operated ethically, we are not going to start misleading customers now and it isn't 1st of April..

Sorry to hear that, no doubt a tough operating environment for retailers.

I've been on Airush gear for 18 years, very sad indeed!!!
All the best guys.

That was a nice sofa :) Loved the color!

Hopefully we sell it all tomorrow.

More realistically we will sell it over the coming weeks or maybe find someone who wants to buy a kite / SUP shop.

Looking forward to a big day tomorrow

Are you closing down because windsurfing has now become more popular and exciting and is now more in demand ??? lol haaahaahaa

That is a shame, that is a lot of years to put into it.

Surely olympic kiteboarding, i mean sailing, will save it, what with the single female competitor out of the whole country.

Kiteboarding has changed so much in the last 7 years, the self advertising sport of kiteboarding what with flying, surfing and trick development has been replaced by the cast of the film Cocoon buying very expensive equipment in order to mow the lawn.

Might explain why there are very few young riders left in the sport and hence no new generations of customers. I see less kiters than 10 years ago these days.

It's like the windsurfing industry... repeated!

Kiting is going hot banana cakes popular in euro and Russia isn't it

Surfers won't get into it coz when the onshore puffs up is when they give themselves a back crack and sack

Does that mean the end for Auswind as well?

That sounds good. What sort of kiting are they into?

I can see that surfing will make some not want to kite, they need some rest days.

I see at the dealer meeting this year how RN was talking about how over tech/ over complicated has been destructive to the industry. I don't reckon they are so innocent though, although they could draw it back to what was better IMO

Things like foiling really don't seem to appeal to younger riders let alone be able able to afford them and have diluted kitings self promotion to younger riders.

Your location matters though I guess - no need for a floating ironing board in WA.

I guess the kite industry did this to themselves really just trying to "beat" each other in business, forgetting the grass roots appeal.

The world politics surrounding kiteboarding hasn't helped too.

Loyal to the Wingsurfer.

Hey my young one loves doing it all even behind a boat when the winds puss. Shame about airborne but the world moves on.

Underoath said..
The kids way cooler than his old man.

Thats not hard