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Number of kiters in the Bay Area
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 5:00 pm
by Ron
Maybe it's just me but I find that there are way more kiters in Alameda, 3rd Av and even Waddell than 2 years ago. Is the sport growing this fast or is this just me getting old or something? How many kiters in the bay area?
500?? + -
Re: Number of kiters in the Bay Area
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 5:07 pm
by kandrey89
Probably 3000.
With 1000 semi-regulars and 200 regulars.
Source? [-(
Re: Number of kiters in the Bay Area
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 8:15 pm
by Loscocco
839
Re: Number of kiters in the Bay Area
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 8:22 pm
by adamrod
how many members are on this site? seems like you could get a decent order of magnitude estimate from that.
I'd guess about 1000.
Re: Number of kiters in the Bay Area
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 8:48 pm
by schwede
Considering KGB swag puts out 1000 lessons a year with Living Social and Groupons probably 5000. The word is on the street these days that anybody and your great grandma can learn to kiteboard with no athletic ability
Re: Re: Number of kiters in the Bay Area
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 9:55 pm
by kitenaked
schwede wrote:Considering KGB swag puts out 1000 lessons a year with Living Social and Groupons probably 5000. The word is on the street these days that anybody and your great grandma can learn to kiteboard with no athletic ability
Bam!
Re: Number of kiters in the Bay Area
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 11:15 pm
by stompdit
according to kitenaked, you only need to know how to swim.
There are a few skills Gatewood recommends a beginning kiteboarder possess before signing up for lessons. “If you can swim, that’s a good thing,” said Gatewood. “It’s a good skill to have. A person with a basic understanding of sailing will have an easier time than someone who has never sailed.”
http://benicia.patch.com/groups/busines ... nt_4865033
Advertising on groupon or local news media, what's the difference?
Re: Number of kiters in the Bay Area
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 11:17 pm
by Aloha
Now we've got ourselves a thread with potential
Re: Number of kiters in the Bay Area
Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 12:24 am
by le noun
Phil, get the popcorn. 8)
Re: Re: Number of kiters in the Bay Area
Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 4:59 am
by kitenaked
stompdit wrote:according to kitenaked, you only need to know how to swim.
There are a few skills Gatewood recommends a beginning kiteboarder possess before signing up for lessons. “If you can swim, that’s a good thing,” said Gatewood. “It’s a good skill to have. A person with a basic understanding of sailing will have an easier time than someone who has never sailed.”
http://benicia.patch.com/groups/busines ... nt_4865033
Advertising on groupon or local news media, what's the difference?
That's all you need.
