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Any kiters from England?

fulhamatt - 30-7-2009 at 02:05 PM

Just wondering how many of us there are on the boards from England? I'm from Milton Keynes and just started up, but none of my friends are interested in taking up kiting so i'm flying alone at the moment, which isn't really great. I've met a couple of guys down at Gunnersbury Park in London, but i'm only down there once or twice a month.

domdino - 30-7-2009 at 02:09 PM

I'm an English expat living in america the past couple of years, the community in England is HUGEEEEEEEEEE though especially for land kiting...
There are very few friends of mine who have been interested in taking up this sport aside from the friend i took it up with in the first place, i find you just have to meet new people out on the water or the fields rather than rely on your current friends to get interested in something, and more importantly invest in it :D

Good luck! Lots of good kiting to be had in england :)

carltb - 30-7-2009 at 03:09 PM

too true. just get out there and make friends. kiter are really nice people and are approachable. im in the uk but quite abit away from where you are based. if you ever get up north west check out Ainsdale beach and ill probably be there if its windy!!!!!!!!

paulcoleman - 30-7-2009 at 03:41 PM

I just joined, I'm from Barnsley and looking to get my first BIG power kite after re-kindling a passion for it with my little 1.2m HQ 2 line jobbie. Hoping to pick up a Flexifoil Rage 3.5 while on holiday in Florida in November.

Paul

fulhamatt - 30-7-2009 at 11:37 PM

Heh, I bought a Rage 3.5 last weekend - it's my first power kite, having flown Stunt kites on and off for years. Didn't expect it to have the power it's got! Already been pulled over once, but that was down to naivety and inexperience. So i'm gonna be a bit more careful in future.

I bought it because I wanted a challenge and a kite that i won't outgrow too quickly... And I think that's what I got!

paulcoleman - 31-7-2009 at 04:40 AM

Thats pretty much the reason I'm after the Rage 3.5. I dont want one too big and dangerous for my second kite kite (first proper power kite), but I don't want to fly it for a month and then need more!

Let me know how you get on with it.

Paul

Kamikuza - 31-7-2009 at 06:13 AM

kitecrowd.com & kiteforum.com seem to be ALL bloody poms - I like this place more cos it's a better mix ... I get more of the jokes here :lol:
And of course - welcome!

fulhamatt - 31-7-2009 at 06:19 AM

Haha, thanks for that mate... I like this place so far, but I'll check them out sometime.

Jack1988 - 16-8-2009 at 07:26 PM

yep im in Bournemouth

D4rk - 25-8-2009 at 04:18 PM

Hey. Im in Worthing ( UK ) if anyone else intrested in landboarding around west sussex

Contact me

gurnard - 26-8-2009 at 12:49 AM

Yeah I am from England, Woking/Surrey but I live in Belgium. Big community in Belgium for kites, always not too far from the beach here.

furbowski - 26-8-2009 at 02:24 AM

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Originally posted by domdino

There are very few friends of mine who have been interested in taking up this sport aside from the friend i took it up with in the first place, i find you just have to meet new people out on the water or the fields rather than rely on your current friends to get interested in something, and more importantly invest in it :D

Good luck! Lots of good kiting to be had in england :)


agree 100% with this.

I hang out with lots of folks at the beach, and lots of them have been curious, but only a couple have progressed beyond the 2-3m level, I find folks either get the bug or they don't... I never try to push it these days.

my dad loves it though!:wee:

Also... you guys in england... all that wind, all those fields, all those beaches, and so many folks to kite with, you're where it's happening!

could be warmer tho, eh?

if racekites (dot com) is still about they're a good online community as well.

not as nice as this one, but close! :P

D4rk - 26-8-2009 at 01:08 PM

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Also... you guys in england... all that wind, all those fields, all those beaches, and so many folks to kite with, you're where it's happening!

could be warmer tho, eh?


not as nice as this one, but close! :P



Oh gee, you made me so embarssed -waves hand around-

oOTomOo - 16-9-2009 at 08:50 AM

I'm in Yorkshire.. just getting into it..

Jellikin - 16-9-2009 at 03:20 PM

hello mate been kiting 3 or 4 months now. i'm on the lincolnshire coast, loving the winds that we've got at the moment after a summer of westerlies.

paulcoleman - 16-9-2009 at 04:24 PM

oOtomOo, where abouts in Yorkshire are you?

carltb - 16-9-2009 at 04:42 PM

i so hate easterlies!!!!!

Rodders - 17-9-2009 at 01:03 AM

i'm in london and work in suffolk (from there too) great nne winds right now on the suffolk coast get lots of surfers out here too

oOTomOo - 18-9-2009 at 06:36 AM

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Originally posted by paulcoleman
oOtomOo, where abouts in Yorkshire are you?


West Yorkshire, near Harrogate.. You?

paulcoleman - 18-9-2009 at 04:34 PM

South Yorkshire, Barnsley. I only ask because I found a group who meet every Thursday at Lodge Moor in Sheffield to fly, or if the weather is no good sit in the pub next to the field and chat. I haven't had chance to go yet, but they seem like a good group on the forum, www.sheffieldkitefliers.co.uk check them out if you think you can make it over. They do other trips too. I'm hoping to get up next Thursday to meet them (I missed the last three Thursdays due to other commitments).

We should try and meet up after xmas if I manage to get the Rage 3.5!

Paul

carltb - 19-9-2009 at 02:38 AM

are you going over to redcar for the BKSA event

lives2fly - 12-1-2010 at 08:33 AM

I'm in Scotland - thats in England isn't it ? :)

Nobody much kites where I live but I have just converted someone so thats pretty cool.

There are a few other kite surfers but we don't talk to each other much. water kiters tend to be less sociable than land kiters who seem to all be really friendly. Shame there are only 2 of here!!

Still we are friendly with each other :)

The irony is that the Hebrides are probably the best kiting area in Europe. Consistent strong winds and beaches to catch all wind directions.

Maven454 - 12-1-2010 at 08:38 AM

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Originally posted by lives2fly
I'm in Scotland - thats in England isn't it ? :)


Having been to Scotland, I believe the answer to that question depends on who you ask :D.

lives2fly - 12-1-2010 at 09:07 AM

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Originally posted by Maven454
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Originally posted by lives2fly
I'm in Scotland - thats in England isn't it ? :)


Having been to Scotland, I believe the answer to that question depends on who you ask :D.


Since you are still breathing i guess you only asked the right people - or are a fast runner! :smilegrin:

Yes, some Scottish people take themselves a little too seriously, but I guess that happens everywhere.

bobalooie57 - 12-1-2010 at 09:20 AM

u2u to you lives2fly