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Questa e' proprio comica... un kiter che dice che fare kite e' meglio di
fare sesso! 
.. probabilmente non sa fare ne windsurf ne sesso! 
:o)
L'ha postato su rec.windsurfing Chuck un amico americano di ISW e dei
surfisti siciliani!
ISW-322
(Bonny questo e' l'esercizio di inglese per oggi!)
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From Yahoo.com yesterday.  Several comments about windsurfing.
Kitesurfers Risk All for Thrill Rivaling Sex
Wed Apr 14, 8:19 AM ET  
By Adam Tanner 
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Enthusiasts say the extreme sport of
kitesurfing, in which a massive wind-powered kite propels a surfer on
a small board to defy gravity, can prove more exciting than sex.
But as some have discovered, harnessing the mighty power of the wind
as a kitesurfer is a risky and sometimes fatal adventure.
Douglas Jenman experienced the dark side of the sport when a gust of
wind crashed him into a wall next to a house in Cape Town, South
Africa, last year. He broke bones in his feet and legs and compressed
his spinal column.
"I am pretty happy to be alive, as the area I landed (in) is pretty
bricked up and the walls had these 10 centimeter (four inch) metal
nails which I missed by inches," he said in an e-mail. "Pretty scary
experience, and I can still remember the thud, crunch and being winded
by the landing."
The sport that mixes elements of kite flying, wind surfing and surfing
has grown rapidly over the past five years. Even presidential
candidate John Kerry (news - web sites) likes kiteboarding, to the
consternation of his wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry.
When the winds blow, San Francisco-area kiteboarders rush to the
Pacific Ocean to enjoy the power of the waves and the wind. Some are
able to leap as high as 20 or 30 feet into the air, sometimes flying
for many seconds.
There is an undeniable rush of excitement as the wind powers the rider
and sometimes rockets the boarder skyward.
"I think if you asked most kiteboarders what they would prefer, a
night with their dream woman, or a perfect session in their favorite
conditions with their best friends, 99 percent would go for the second
option," said Laurel Eastman, 26, who runs a kitesurfing school in the
Dominican Republic.
"Kiteboarding has brought incredible joy and fun into my life. The
moments when I am out on the sea, sailing with the wind, flying like a
bird, are fantastic," she said.
NEWCOMER AMONG EXTREME SPORTS 
For a sport that relies on nature's power and not technology,
kitesurfing, also called kiteboarding, is remarkably new, dating back
to two French brothers who patented a kite sail design in 1984. The
sport really took off in recent years after kites in which parts of
the frame would inflate to make them easier to fly became widespread.
"Windsurfing peaked back in the '80s with about a million
participants. Right now there are only about 100,000 kiteboarders,"
said Shannon Best, 30, a kiteboarder who recently started
BestKiteBoarding.com to market kitesurfing equipment directly. "We are
predicting some huge numbers to definitely start getting into
kiteboarding."
With kiteboarding equipment typically costing $1,500 or more, experts
say the industry already chalks up $80 million to $100 million in
annual sales. Some estimate that there are as many as 250,000
kiteboarders worldwide.
Other sports, such as surfing Hawaii's big waves or motorcycle
jumping, may deter some thrill seekers because they look more
daunting.
But kiteboarding can be dangerous: the wind strikes suddenly, sending
the rider hurtling uncontrollably through the air. Since kiteboarders
are strapped to the line by a harness, it feels like being fired from
a cannon. Sometimes there may not even be time to reach for the
emergency release.
Two or four lines connect the rider to a broad "C" shaped kite ranging
from about 20 feet to 65 feet long. Pushing and pulling a bar
connected to the lines controls the direction and power of the kite.
Kitesurfing is growing in Hawaii, California, Florida, Australia and
also appearing in diverse areas such as Venezuela, Croatia, Maldives,
Kenya and South Africa.
Rick Iossi, a Florida kiteboarder who narrowly survived an accident
three years ago, has compiled a list of dramatic kitesurfing injuries,
and said about 20 people have died kiteboarding since 2001. "If you
get hit by a sudden gust, all bets are off," he said.
These fatalities include a kitesurfer in northern Germany killed in
March by crashing against a rock. Other have hit shore walls, docks
and houses. In 2002, top German kitesurfer Silke Gorldt died when she
became entangled in another kitesurfer's line and smashed against a
shoreline fence.
A lawsuit over kitesurfing safety is forthcoming in Florida after one
man went into a coma following an accident, his lawyer said.
Designers have incorporated more safety features into the latest
kites, and Internet sites such as Iossi's may help others learn from
past mistakes.
Yet many experts say the answer to improved safety may ultimately lie
in requiring certification, a requirement for sports such as hang
gliding and diving.
For all its risks, few leave the sport willingly. 
Jenman of South Africa said his serious accident will not deter his
return to kitesurfing. "It took me four months before I could even
think about using crutches. I can now walk, though (I) have lost the
sideways movement in both feet," he said.
But, he added: "I hope to start kiting again in May, on the one-year
anniversary of the accident ... I would be pretty upset if I would not
kite in the future; to me it is a magic sport."
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non vorrei contraddire, ma stiamo parlando di cose non confrontabili; sono
su due piani diversi : cio' che ti da uno non può dartela l'altro e
viceversa, ma sono entrambe le cose una meraviglia !
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E' chiaro che sono due cose differenti ma quello che si voleva dire è che il
windsurf riescie ad appagare tanto da non far sentire la mancanza
dell'altro. Correggetemi se sbaglio.