Sand, sea, wind, sky and mankind!
Since the beginning man has found ways to make nature work for him.
Today I will show you how mankind has used the four natural elements in the title of this post to design the Kite surfing board.
A partnership between nature and mankind's ingenuity. Nature inspired many of man's inventions such as using a dragonfly to design a helicopter, using a Harrier Hawk to design a military aircraft, a Peregrine falcon to design a stealth bomber and even an octopus to design robots with many arms to perform varied purposes.
Now without the wind this cannot happen and a strong wind was up today.
Water is also essential for this sport in the ocean, or in big dams and lakes.
The sky is needed to lift and fly in.
Two other kite surfers were also preparing to launch.
I think that this was a couple that loves adventures.
The beaches were clear of people as the wind drove the stinging sand into our faces and much sand was also blown into the road.
And then there were three kites in the ocean.
Happily sharing the waters here for their pleasures.
The last two photos speak for themselves.
The wind is of course one of the paramount factors for Kite Surfing.
Weather forecasting and awareness is the principal factor to safe kiteboarding. Lack of weather awareness and understanding the figures is frequent, but avoiding weather problems is possible. Choice of inappropriate locations for kiteboarding where the wind passes over land creating wind shadow, rotor with pronounced gusts and lulls has also factored in many accidents.
Paying attention to the weather and staying within the limits of the riders ability will provide the safest experience. Kitesurfing close to storm fronts can be particularly dangerous due to rapid changes in wind strength and direction.
You can read all about kite surfing here, including the history of its design.
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A sport that always captured the imagination, being able to enjoy life out on the water like a bird in the sky.
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A sport that I have never had the chance to enjoy Lady Joan and now I can only look at it with longing eyes. Impossible due to my bad leg, but at least I can enjoy watching it.
Thank you kindly for the #tipu curation.
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Cannot remember if this was a sport when we were young, if it was it would have been well outside of the price range 😁
Nope it wasn't as all that we had was brown paper kites with long newsparer tails torn in thin zigzag shapes.
We found bamboo of sorts cannot remember where in the veld, bought some tissue paper and made our own with cotton lines, great bow tails, we lost many to the wind never enough line.
Hahaha, we never had bucks to buy the beautifully colored tissue paper sheets Lady Joan.
Next to us was a suburb called "Fietas" with mainly an Indian population and 14th street in Fietas became nationally known as the place for bargain shopping, as both sides of the entire street was filled with little shops that offered branded clothing at very low prices.
The children of the shop owners were our friends and they could afford many sheets of tissue paper.
I still think the kites that they built like the big Swallowtail and the big Box kite was the best in the world. They also built Plane kites, Dolphins, Whales and Dinosaurs.
I think they had balls of string that could reach the moon hahaha.
Imagine the scene when one of their kite lines snapped. A horde of little boys frantically running after the loose kite, everyone desperate to be the first to get to it's landing, as the first one gets the kite.
At times two or tree boys will get to the kite at the same time and then fights of note would break out.
So, you get your clothes torn in the fight and a hiding from your mother because they are torn, but all is well as the kite is in your bedroom as a trophy. Worth it methinks!
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Fietas was were we bought many different items, including material for my wedding dress which my Mom sewed.
Visiting my Gran living in Fordsburg every Sunday, travel by train to Mayfair then walk. Once a month we got off a station earlier to visit Brixton cemetery where my Dads parents are buried then walk across to visit Gran, had to be done every week to chop firewood and assist with chores that had to be done.
Of course I was talking of the fancy kites made, many brown paper kites with crayon faces hand drawn in between, made in all shapes and sizes. Many just plummeted to the ground, some flew off into the blue yonder who know where may have landed on the mine dumps 😄
Good old hidings for venturing into yonder, no wonder our apple tree never bore fruit, stick of the week.... We had fun no matter which way you spin it, good times!
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Ah, what a pleasant surprise Lady Joan.
Imagine coming from a farm as a child and moving into Mayfair. To me it was a whole different world filled with adventures. Of course I know the whole area like my hand and as rebellious young adults we participated in dice games that they played in the cemetry to avoid the cops 🤣
Chopping wood and making fire every day for hot water in the house was my job and I can still do it blindfolded. Glad that you also had the experience with the kites, and yes we played many games outside and had much fun.
Riding down a high and steep mine dump at speed inside an old uptuned car bonnet was not for the faint hearted and we clung to the sides for dear life 🤣
Hidings galore and I pity your poor apple tree, as it could not perform its intended task.
Many fond memories, but then we grew up and life began.
Thankfully we all turned out well as you have also gotten on in life and we are all okay today.
Have a Friday !BEER
We used to ski down mine dumps in cardboard boxes, good fun got Oh so dirty. Then used to rinse off in the garden before the parents got home 😁 under hosepipe that led to other drama stinging one another with water...
My gran was in Fordsberg, and an aunt with a gazillion cousins lived in Mayfair (big family of whom I no longer have contact) all on my moms side, we also had some amazing Lebanese friends living there.
We may not have been rich but boy we sure knew how to have fun.
Yup it's Friday and !BEER time.
Hahaha, oh yeah the minedumps were much fun and amazing how we could enjuy life with the little that we had.
I know almost everybody that lived in Mayfair and the amazing thing is how the residents spread over the country. In this very same complex that we now live is also an old resident from Mayfair and some Lebanese friends run a restaurant at the Lourensford Wine Estate. In the Cape of all places.
One of South Africa's presidents (I forget who) also lived in Mayfair at some time.
When we arrived from the farm, my mom's brother lived in Mayfair, but he then moved out to Witbank and we had no family left. Everyone was living way up north (Pietersburg).
I didn't know too many people in Fordsburg, as my wanderings were more towards the Brixton, Crosby and Fietas areas.
Yep, we had much fun during those days and have some !WINE as you tob about it!
We had fun no matter where, a piece of veld with kattie (slingshot) in hand, practicing your aim took hours out of a day.
Fordsburg and Mayfair almost intertwined I think only a road separated one town from the other. Loaded with memories since my Gran's house was close to the primary school my Mom went to, house was in Crown Road. Tiny front wall 1 meter from front verandah, small back garden with uithuis on left back corner.
When my Gran moved it was into a semi-detached one block up closer to the main road, over the main road by what I remember was Mayfair. We caught train to Mayfair station to walk down to her home, a fairly long walk.
My Aunt lived on the other side of the road up the hill about four blocks, vivid memories of the main road with lovely old buildings either side.
So another walk down memory lane, it would be interesting to so how much this has all changed.... !BEER to quench the thirst 😄
We also lived in a semi-detached house closer to the bridge that people walked under to get to Fietas.
It was that same bridge that we used to speed down in our home made go-karts.
Yes, I know Crown road and Fordsburg was indeed divided by only one road.
Our favorite playground was the railway tracks and we often walked along the tracks with trains speeding by to Braamfontein.
I boxed for 12 years as a child at the YMCA in 9th avenue under Willie Toweel and Arnold Taylor was our club champion. Amazingly I got married after the army and we moved into a house in the same road that was 3 houses away from the club.
Today Mayfair is totally changed with posh Indian houses and a horde of migrants living there. Our old house was still standing when I passed through there a while ago and the memories will always remain.
A great place at the time populated by genuine people.
Blessings and !WINE
Suburb was cosmopolitan vibrant with life, gorgeous old buildings, a place one doesn't forget.
Willie Toweel was a house hold name, sounding very similar to my maiden name we were asked a couple of time if we were related ha ha, no.
I have not gone through the area in years, never been into the Oriental Plaza either. We do however pass by the houses we grew up in and they still look in excellent condition.
Life goes on with fond memories of places we grew up and knew so well, have a wonderful Sunday and regards to Marian.
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And so Monday, or Moanday has arrived Lady Joan and hope that you guys will have a good week.
Joan Toweel sounds very good to me and I have fond memories of Uncle Willie. When he left the club to only train pro's we were all shattered and I also left the club. A few months later he offered me my first pro fight under him for R30, but my mother would have none of that.
Just as well as I would have been more bonkers today 🤣
We often went to the Oriental, as I have a friend there that makes great samoosas and many of the old Fietas shop owners also moved in there, so it was always a reunion when I arrived. Old Abraham even wanted me to join the centre management board, but I think his motive was to get cheaper rent hahahah.
Yeah, memories they will always remain Lol.
Blessings to you guys and have some !WINE
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I envy those Kite surfers, it must be so thrilling gliding along the waves; no shortage of windy weather down your way not so my friend!
Hope you're both keeping well:)
Hello Lady Lizelle,
Oh yes there are many other features of nature that inspired designers. You know that the birds inspired the first plane.
I often use my mouth as my third arm, but it would be difficult to carry a plate with your delicious meals with my mouth. Maybe you must get yourself an octopus robot to help 🤣
Hahaha, we are the place of the winds and the first Kite record in the world was set in Cape Town.
I see that there is someone with plaster, the stuff that I had to wear for two years in your latest post and I will go to have a look.
Did you know that if you wet the plaster with water, that one can cut it off with a Moullinex electric kitchen knife?
Maybe not good advice as I got into big trouble with the doctors a few times, so to outwit me, they encased my leg in fiberglass.
Imagine their surprise when I arrived at the hospital with no fibreglass cast on my leg 🤣
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I ALWAYS wanted to do that, looks very fun. I've only done natural surfing. Still fun!
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how are you dear friend @papilloncharity good morning
This is a sport that I have as a pending subject, I would love to experience the freedom of flying and feel the adrenaline of that.
I really appreciate that you shared this post
have a great day. Enjoy it
Good afternoon Sir @jlufer and we hope that all is well with you and yours.
I have missed my chance at Kite surfing, as I am too old know ad time passes very quickly.
That's why I suggest that you should try it as soon as you can.
Thank you and it was my pleasure to share it.
Blessings!
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