Kitesoul Magazine #18 English Edition

H A P P I N E S S F R O M K I T E S U R F I N G M U S T B E
S H ARED, ESPECIALLY DURING H OLIDAYS
The sun is about to set. It stands out over the water surface on the horizon in a flame
of colors. Most of the kiters left the beach but the wind keeps on blowing and after few
minutes of drop of intensity, it starts back even stronger. As if inviting us to return
to the water to celebrate the beauty of nature before the shadows and the dark swallow
this paradise. But we are wrapping up our gear too and even if we wanted to after
hours and hours in the water our muscles simply refuse to flex and contract again.
Today they have given it all. But that's ok. We fold our kites and do the bars and we
too return home.
Carved on us, happy faces, large smiles and the wonder of yet another day full of
wind, waves, action, fun. A happiness that is renewed at every session, same and
yet different, always there to surprise us. As kiters, we feel privileged, proud of our
own passion, which conveys unparalleled emotions, and above all happy to share the
same sport, the beach life and the same exciting sense of freedom given by the sea.
Amongst dunes and flocks of flamingos that stand out flying, we keep on hooting and
hollering about the manouevres we made in the water emphasizing the mutual joy of
being there, exhausted but happy as children.
It's amazing how kitesurfing can be such a solitary sport in the water ans so "social"
ashore. It seems impossible to keep to oneself such happiness and the flood of
emotions that overwhelm us at every session, especially since they are the same for
everyone. Kiters are a tribe that speaks a common language, lives the same experiences
and they identify in one another. Being together is the true engine of this sport
which no wonder creates intense friendships, long lasting and always very special.
Have sessions together, support each other, progress, feel joys and pains, share the
awaits for the wind, the search for the best spot and gradually become brothers and
sisters.
Above all, together you go on holidays marked by this common passion, with the objective
of taking as much wind as possible, be in the water every day and enjoy moments
of pure pleasure. That's the true secret of kitecamps: friends. Try and leave on
your own: of course you are free to choose places and times, book flights and hotels
directly from your computer, discover dream spots around the world. If you are savvy
travellers, do-it-yourself is no problem for you and maybe sometimes this allows you
to save on the cost of your holiday. But just as surely, this way you will miss out an
important ingredient of being a kiter, the sharing aspect, the group, friendships.
Going on holiday all together is like a party, you get to know everybody after a few
minutes and you exchange experiences. In the water each one is an individual but
on the beach the territory gets marked, the equipments is kept together, like a small