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Telling your kitesurfing wife you actually want to be a wingsurfer

Postby Dave_5280 » Fri Jan 22, 2021 4:26 pm


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Re: Telling your kitesurfing wife you actually want to be a wingsurfer

Postby windmaker » Fri Jan 22, 2021 5:33 pm

Nope, that's telling your windsurfing wife you want to be a kiter :)
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Re: Telling your kitesurfing wife you actually want to be a wingsurfer

Postby iriejohn » Fri Jan 22, 2021 7:20 pm

windmaker wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 5:33 pm
Nope, that's telling your windsurfing wife you want to be a kiter :)
When I told my wife (medical person) that I was more interested in kitesurfing than racing motorcycles she said good, that's a lot safer than the class you were racing in (where in 10 years 2-1/2* out of about 80 in my class died on the track).

* the 1/2 was the rider who hit the armco head on, was resuscitated on track, but lost all memory of who he was, his family, wife, kids etc.

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Re: Telling your kitesurfing wife you actually want to be a wingsurfer

Postby TomW » Fri Jan 22, 2021 7:33 pm

I met a french guy at a kite surf school in france 2001 when learned. Asked him why he wanted to get into kiting " well i was into paragliding, the extreme kind where you do tricks and stuff. My fiance told me if i don't stop doing it, she wont marry me. 2 of my friends died paragliding. So kitesurfing seemed a good compromise ".
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Re: Telling your kitesurfing wife you actually want to be a wingsurfer

Postby Rob112 » Sat Jan 23, 2021 1:27 pm

iriejohn wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 7:20 pm
windmaker wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 5:33 pm
Nope, that's telling your windsurfing wife you want to be a kiter :)
When I told my wife (medical person) that I was more interested in kitesurfing than racing motorcycles she said good, that's a lot safer than the class you were racing in (where in 10 years 2-1/2* out of about 80 in my class died on the track).

* the 1/2 was the rider who hit the armco head on, was resuscitated on track, but lost all memory of who he was, his family, wife, kids etc.
Out of interest, do you still ride on the road? I'm getting increasing pressure to stop from my wife. Kiting is fine.

Rob

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Re: Telling your kitesurfing wife you actually want to be a wingsurfer

Postby iriejohn » Sat Jan 23, 2021 4:04 pm

Rob112 wrote:
Sat Jan 23, 2021 1:27 pm
iriejohn wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 7:20 pm
windmaker wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 5:33 pm
Nope, that's telling your windsurfing wife you want to be a kiter :)
When I told my wife (medical person) that I was more interested in kitesurfing than racing motorcycles she said good, that's a lot safer than the class you were racing in (where in 10 years 2-1/2* out of about 80 in my class died on the track).

* the 1/2 was the rider who hit the armco head on, was resuscitated on track, but lost all memory of who he was, his family, wife, kids etc.
Out of interest, do you still ride on the road? I'm getting increasing pressure to stop from my wife. Kiting is fine.

Rob
My wife and I have modified Aprilia SXV 550 supermotos which we ride in the narrow roads and trails on the South Downs etc. Only ride on main roads to and from. Too much traffic and dodgy driving for road riding.
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