Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
— Mark Twain

Kites have been part of my life, all of my life. Power kites came into my life later on. At 66, five more years would be great, but 10 more years would be a miracle! :wee:

I began kite buggying in 2000 when I was 56 years old. If you'd asked me in 2003, if I'd still be buggying in 10 years time, I'd have said yes. Here I am at 69 & still at it. I guess I will still be at it in 10 years time subject to being the expert coffin dodger that I am.
In March 2011, I had an OBE that smashed bones in my right arm & wrist. After some major surgery the pieces were screwed back together with a reinforcing plate & all my kiting buddies who are half my age said I was ready for the scrapheap. I proved them wrong by regular physiotherapy & swimming everyday that had me back flying again in 3 months.

I hold down a full time job (48 hours a week) meaning I can only buggy at weekends, wind permitting. Last year I beat my previous record for the annual distance covered in single year, which was 4337kms (2695 miles) in some of the toughest terrain & hottest temperatures you will find almost anywhere on the planet. Everyone can do it providing your not dead or too sick, it's just an attitude of mind, not how old you are.

Great! I can't even see page 2 of my own thread. Can anyone help?

No wait.. I can see it now. Don't know why this happens. Same thing with the NABX thread.

Great to hear that you all hope to be around in 10 years.

69yrs old and still no sign of stopping. Excellent!

I was lucky enough to have a stunt kite at age 9, and had put a mountainboard with it within the next year. I may be in college now, with no place to ride and too much to do. But last time I had my 3 weeks of leave, I logged 100 hours over that time period. I'm all in. 10 years and I'll be 30... wow. Hopefully somewhere that I can go hard regularly.

im brand new to the kiting industry but boy is it fascinating seeing how many companies compete with eachother and how many different models of kites their are that is what makes it so interesting to me.