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zenele's avatar

Like water sports much? Like surfing and diving?

Asked by zenele (8260points) July 12th, 2010

We’re going kite-surfing today!

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El_Cadejo's avatar

I obviously always wanted to get into scuba diving. Just far to expensive for my poor self to even get a class :( Sooo for now i admire the ocean from afar.

lucillelucillelucille's avatar

Yes,I do! I try to spend as much time as I can boating,canoeing,swimming.I like boogie-boarding and water skiing as well…and sometimes just floating down the river in an inner tube.Right Vunessuh? :)

Cruiser's avatar

I’ll take water skiing any day!

Neizvestnaya's avatar

Surfing, longboard but kite sailing looks like a lot of fun. Enjoy.

Jude's avatar

I first read water sports as something else.

Yes. The girlfriend and I are now apart of a sailing team. We race every Weds. on Lake Huron.

MRSHINYSHOES's avatar

It’s funny, but as excellent a swimmer I am (I swim for leisure, and I used to swim competitively), surfing and diving are two things that do not interest me. I played a bit of water polo in my younger days, but I didn’t like that either. I am just an excellent swimmer, nothing more. ;)

Another odd thing is that my two little daughters are scared of going into a body of water. Maybe it’s because they are still very young, but we’ve tried many times to introduce them to a swimming pool but to no avail. They always end up crying, pleading to be “rescued”. Sigh. Lol.

jonsblond's avatar

They are my number one passion, including snow sports. Though the only sport I have no desire to try is scuba diving. I’m very claustrophobic, and I’m terrified I may start coughing or something, and not be able to get to the surface in time.

rooeytoo's avatar

I love the ocean, I always feel at peace when I am there. Kite surfing looks fantastic. I’ve not tried it but I love wind surfing and sailing. I think kite surfing would be great. But I don’t know if I still have the upper body strength. Do you wear a harness or do you just hang on for dear life? Can’t wait to hear how it turns out Zennie!

NaturallyMe's avatar

Neh, not really. I do waterskii sometimes, amateur style.

BoBo1946's avatar

Once…not anymore! Prefer non contact sports now!

stardust's avatar

Sounds fantastic! :) I love water sports. I’ve never been scuba diving, but it’s something I plan on in the future.

zenele's avatar

Update: his first lesson went great! He loves it.

Cruiser's avatar

@zenele Very cool!! I bet you had a blast!

zenele's avatar

Very proud of him – and it was a lot of fun videotaping and photographing him. Big fan of the kid. We’re going again soon to continue.

I need a lottery win fast!

rooeytoo's avatar

But how did your lesson go? Didn’t you have a go too?

zenele's avatar

Nah. Just the kid. I was the film crew – paparazzi.

rooeytoo's avatar

@zenele – you shouldn’t let your kids have all the fun. Next time you have a lesson too, you deserve it!

zenele's avatar

@rooeytoo You do realize we’re talking about kite-surfing – not channel-surfing, right?!~

rooeytoo's avatar

@zenele – you mean where you are on a modified surf board and attached to a kite that looks like a power kite, yep I would love to try it. They also do kiting on snowboards and skateboards. The idea of flying (but not too high) without an engine has intrigued me ever since I started playing Nintendo and Super Mario does it. I often dream I can fly, wonder what that means???

zenele's avatar

^ I often dream I can fly, wonder what that means??? Means you’re a boy – anywhere from ages 4–94 and beyond.

Don’t we all dream to fly? For my thirtieth birthday I was given lessons from a pilot friend of mine – in a word – wow. (In the air or in the sea, that’s where I want to be – feeling free.)

I’ll show you pics as soon as I upload and arrange them. I suck at that part of the technology – but improving.

rooeytoo's avatar

I think that was a sexist remark Zennie, but I won’t dwell on it cuz I like you, heheheh.

Can’t wait to see the pics!

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