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karolinakite
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Never too old for kiteboarding

Postby karolinakite » Tue Jan 22, 2019 9:24 am


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Toby
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Re: Never too old for kiteboarding

Postby Toby » Thu Jan 24, 2019 6:20 pm

look also at this guy :thumb:


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Re: Never too old for kiteboarding

Postby joriws » Thu Jan 24, 2019 6:57 pm

And possible the oldest



And today 81y kite boarder who completed in Olympics in 1960 and 1964. Still in great shape and continues to KB

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JakeFarley
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Re: Never too old for kiteboarding

Postby JakeFarley » Thu Jan 24, 2019 8:03 pm

Where I kite we have an 80 yr. old and 72 yr. old (female) and several others in their 60's. I hope I can make it to 80.

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Re: Never too old for kiteboarding

Postby fernmanus » Wed Feb 09, 2022 3:34 am

I met a 90 year old kiteboarder today. He started when he was 68.

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Re: Never too old for kiteboarding

Postby martrench » Wed Feb 09, 2022 4:04 am

fernmanus wrote:
Wed Feb 09, 2022 3:34 am
I met a 90 year old kiteboarder today. He started when he was 68.
That is awesome! Did you get to see him on one the water yet?

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Re: Never too old for kiteboarding

Postby Toby » Wed Feb 09, 2022 8:20 am

Wow, amazing!
Show us a Foto or video of him please!

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Re: Never too old for kiteboarding

Postby Hugh2 » Wed Feb 09, 2022 7:46 pm

I knew a 72-year-old kiteboarder in Cape Town (last time I saw him). He would always kite at Dolphin Beach. He would ride a 5m kite only, just out and back, no jumping. But last time I saw him was about four years ago so either he quit kiting or he quit coming to Cape Town. I'm 66, learned at age 50 having windsurfed for 25 years, and definitely hope to be kiting well into my 70s, just not sure I will still have the nerve to jump 10m but surely will still enjoy riding strapless in reasonable waves.

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Re: Never too old for kiteboarding

Postby Hugh2 » Wed Feb 09, 2022 7:49 pm

Toby wrote:
Thu Jan 24, 2019 6:20 pm
look also at this guy :thumb:


Judging by the ancient Slingshot bar the guy is using, either he is very frugal or he's a lot older now!

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Re: Never too old for kiteboarding

Postby NNOwind » Thu Feb 10, 2022 12:37 pm

Aluis would have birthday today and would have become 85years. Unfortunately, he died on 27.12.2020.
He was until the end daily on the water. Aluis we think of you! R.I.P.
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