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Re: Teaching wife hydrofoil.

Postby grigorib » Sun Jul 15, 2018 11:14 pm

cwood wrote:
Sun Jul 15, 2018 11:05 pm
grigorib wrote:
Sun Jul 15, 2018 9:01 pm
...We might need another topic for that...
with Bikini pictures
Bikinis are complimentary. As long as there’s stocked smile it doesn’t matter what they wear.

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Re: Teaching wife hydrofoil.

Postby tomtom » Sun Jul 15, 2018 11:15 pm

Yea - very funy where this thread goes. This forum is now alot better than it was :) Boring tech talk :)))

But its definately interesting POV and did not realized it before. Foiling is least physical form of Kiteboarding but most demanding on fine balance etc. So maybe most suited for woman.
But thats im shaping reality here :)

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Re: Teaching wife hydrofoil.

Postby tomtom » Sun Jul 15, 2018 11:18 pm

Bikiny over kevlar legins :)

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Re: Teaching wife hydrofoil.

Postby grigorib » Sun Jul 15, 2018 11:21 pm

tomtom wrote:
Sun Jul 15, 2018 11:18 pm
Bikiny over kevlar legins :)
Too shiny. Would attract sharks

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Re: Teaching wife hydrofoil.

Postby Dwight » Mon Jul 16, 2018 12:13 am

My wife kites a surf foil. Easy and safe in her opinion. She is 63

She has no interest in scary looking kite foils.

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Re: Teaching wife hydrofoil.

Postby SaulOhio » Mon Jul 16, 2018 1:43 am

Teaching your wife to do anything, the first step is:

Did you get her to sign a pre-nuptual agreement before you married? Check with your lawyer and make sure you are protected so when the divorce happens she doesn't get everything.

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Re: Teaching wife hydrofoil.

Postby junebug » Mon Jul 16, 2018 12:41 pm

I was too honest with my wife about the learning process. I had a few close calls jackknifing the foil, getting the foil caught in my lines, hitting sharks with the foil, etc. She’s too scared to try.

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Re: Teaching wife hydrofoil.

Postby K-Roy » Mon Jul 16, 2018 1:11 pm

SaulOhio wrote:
Mon Jul 16, 2018 1:43 am
Teaching your wife to do anything, the first step is:

Did you get her to sign a pre-nuptual agreement before you married? Check with your lawyer and make sure you are protected so when the divorce happens she doesn't get everything.
my wife told me, if it wasn't for my patience and attention when I was teaching her, she would not become a kiteboarder.
its very much individual I think...

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Re: Teaching wife hydrofoil.

Postby SaulOhio » Mon Jul 16, 2018 2:08 pm

K-Roy wrote:
Mon Jul 16, 2018 1:11 pm
my wife told me, if it wasn't for my patience and attention when I was teaching her, she would not become a kiteboarder.
its very much individual I think...
Actually, not being married myself, I really wouldn't know. I was just repeating something a married friend of mine told me.

One thing I have learned about teaching anyone anything is that you are right about patience. You need LOTS of patience.


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