History motivational check kiters, 1998 wipika birthday.
20 yrs in the sport, still progressing with equal stoke,
3rd decade industry development will decide future of kiting, comment if you have ideas/predictions.

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straddiepaul said..
Is 20th year acknowledgment for the sport warranted this year, party?..

Surely I'm not the only one that read this in a Borat accent??

The kites are great now, future developments should be focussed on teleportation devices so that kitesurfing on lunch breaks becomes feasible.

Or lobbying the superannuation lawmakers so we can extract $3000 per year to spend on gear.

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wishy said..
The kites are great now, future developments should be focussed on teleportation devices so that kitesurfing on lunch breaks becomes feasible.

Or lobbying the superannuation lawmakers so we can extract $3000 per year to spend on gear.

Surely could be lobbied on the fitness, health and well being platform taking strain of the hospital system from people keeping fit doing such sports. Surely ....

Ps until there is a significant breakthrough in materials technology then kites will not advance much from here. Lighter and stronger is needed.

Or maybe a complete paradigm shift in design and construction. But I'm too dumb too know what that could look like.

The use of foils is really where the main evolution of this sport has been for the last three or so years and from my experience they are now at the point the mass market (god help us) will start taking them up (kind of like when kites become super easy to use 2011 and on).

That will be an interesting space to watch as the middle aged kook runs through a lineup out of control with an axe strapped to their surburbian white weak as piss couch potatoes legs.

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wishy said..
future developments should be focussed on teleportation devices so that kitesurfing on lunch breaks becomes feasible.

Or come work in Gero where you are 2 minutes from any beach and can kite in your lunch break and after work!