Hi everyone,

My name is Mischa. I moved to America 2 years ago. And so far I like it. Its different from my old country (the Netherlands) but at the same time its not.
Since a few months I live in Cape Canaveral/Cocoa Beach and i want to start up kiting again.
I have been kiting for about 10 years. Most of the time jumping around on a kgb board. (We call them Fly boards)
I had to sell my complete set. Peter Lynn and Flysurfer, so I will start from scrap besides my board and waist.

I hope to see some buggying and boarding action around me soon. And if so, i will walk up and say hi.

Ps..im 43 and as they say....i was better when i was younger.



May the wind be in your back.

Welcome...coco beach is nice, maybe you'll find a kite Jeni?
I'd think you will see plenty of stuff in the air soon

Welcome to the forum!

Hey Mischa! Welcome to the Monkey House. Hope you get to enjoy kiting as a young man now as much as you did as an even younger man then. Believe me, for a lot of us the older we've gotten the better we were. May the wind ever be at your back. :cool2:

Welcome Devoted... great place, for a lot of like minded people to talk about a like minded hobby.

Welcome !

greetings, you are in a good spot, look up SPLEOPOWER on here he lives there

Thanks guys.

I do see a lot of kites in the air. 98 % is kitesurfing. Im cab manage, but am way better on land. It feels more natural to me on a board and its better for my knees too.

The coastline is not as wide as in the Netherlands so I am more depending on the right wind unless I find a spot around where the gras is short or a wide spot on the beach.
I am cruising around this area to see if thats around to get more options on windy days and be less dependend for onshore winds.

I haven't been north of the Cape yet to really explore the shoreline, but riding south the beach seems to get smaller.

Thanks for the welcome.

Welcome! Get your gear again and make plans to attend our week long annual event in Jekyll Island, Georgia. Buggy, land board, kite surfing etc.

http://www.powerkiteforum.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=51

I would like to be there. Together with Jeroen, I organised kite events in the Netherlands. We where always busy during these weekends more running around then kiting ourself.
So to participate and have the focus on kiting amd meeting new people would be awesome.

I will follow the thread. It looks like a good place to be.

hey D , "jeroen" he fly for PL ?..Vgroup folks a few years back

https://vimeo.com/27342758 check it out

check at the about 1:50 to 2:05 ....you know these dudes,,, you one of them? pigman?? john and jeroen were their names i think. the cats definitely had flyboard skills

heres a vid of the NABX 11 I attended. lots of PKF faces in there! flash, susan, chris and others .

Hi D! Welcome to the madness, this side of the pond! Suffice it to say, that I love to play, so if it's a blowin', I'm f'n goin'! I love seeing the vids of you lads racing on your endless beaches! Have fun!

@ phreerider,

I dont know that Jeroen. But that spot in the video, I would like to feel how it is to ride there.

@ bobalooie
I dont race. But if you want to see some vids you can check out mischa veldhuis at vimeo. And youtube ofcourse. There are some oldies on. Last vid I made was with some local youngsters in the Netherlands a few years ago.

Quote: Originally posted by Devoted

@ phreerider, I dont know that Jeroen. But that spot in the video, I would like to feel how it is to ride there.

for land board is ok, its super grippy tires melt like erasers on powerslides, but wind is all over place sometimes, IMHO not as predictable as coastal air, air is dry so its not heavy feeling, nothing like east coast with air loaded with water. the experience was great but in general i much prefer wind on southeast coast .

i am about 4+ hours north of you. we should me at jekyll great place to ride . i have plenty of gear arcs/FS/tubes, boards, kites etc. let me know. definitely help you get back on the horse.

Welcome! Although you're already on the beach, if you ever want to meet and fly at Anastasia State Park, let me know! We'd love to meet up with you and have another flyer. Probably about the same drive for you as it is for me :-) It's a lovely beach and has the luxury of being generally empty of people for our purposes.

Welcome !!

Welcome Mischa! definitely try to make it to Jekyll Island if its not too far. JIBE is an awesome event and the people are all a blast. My family try to make it there at least once or twice a year.

Hi and get kiting...Scott lives in Cocoa and kites quite a lot with an awesome Flexifoil board. Look him up on here under the name Speleopower

Jim

Thank you all guys.
I have a bucketlist.

Jekyll island
Anastasia State park
Speleopower.

And seriously considering the Charger2 15 as first kite to boost my flying hours again.