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Wordless Wednesday - Go Fly a Kite!

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Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker Island Properties RB-21063

Ho'okipa Kiteboarding

If you are considering buying or selling a home or condominium in the South Maui areas of Kihei, Wailea or Makena, or would just like to learn more about owning real estate in Hawaii, give us a call. We are your South Maui experts! Call now for a free consultation!

Mike Eddy    REALTOR®(S), ABR®, e-PRO
Sheryl Eddy  B.A., REALTOR® (S)
Mike   (808) 268-2219 Cell
Sheryl (808) 268-2220 Cell
www.SoldOnParadise.com

Comments(21)

Mike Eddy
Coldwell Banker Island Properties - Wailea, HI
Maui Real Estate Broker

Rebecca - This is called Kiteboarding, and some of these guys are the best of the best. They are standing on a small surfboard and have a harness attached to the kite. They travel at very high speeds through the surf and can jump up to 50' in the air. I often photograph our local competitions and have seen some of them airborne for up to 8 seconds. It's an amazing sport to watch.

Parasailing is when you are attached to a parasail while being pulled through the air by a boat. No experience required, you just hang on!

Thanks for stopping by to take a look.

Mike

May 27, 2009 04:56 PM
Tony & Darcy Cannon
Aubrey and Associates Realty - Layton, UT
The C Team

Mike, I think that if I were there, I would just relax and enjoy the beautiful scenery!  Kite boarding looks a little hazardous for me!

May 27, 2009 05:03 PM
Mike Eddy
Coldwell Banker Island Properties - Wailea, HI
Maui Real Estate Broker

Tony & Darcy - Yes indeed. You would be welcome to join Sheryl and I sitting at the waters edge relaxing and taking photographs.

Mike

May 27, 2009 05:08 PM
Tom Boos
Sine & Monaghan Realtors, Real Living - Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
Providing the very best of service to Sellers and

I'm a big fan of kite flying.  I've been doing it for at least 50 years.  Nothing is more relaxing and FUN.

May 28, 2009 01:28 AM
Connie Lou Barnett
Real Living/Home Realty - Owensboro, KY
GRI,CRS,CRB,SRMM,ARA,PRS,SFR,QSC

That's really neat.  I tried para-sailing once and believe me its not for me. Cool photo.

May 28, 2009 02:45 AM
Michael and Cheron Lange
Solutions Real Estate - Chandler, AZ
Associate Broker, GRI

Nice photo...I wish I could wake up to the beautiful oceans of Hawaii everyday!  I love it!

Thanks for sharing!

Cheron Lange

May 28, 2009 03:29 AM
Kelli~Rhyanne Bartley
Keller Williams Realty Mid~Willamette - Corvallis, OR

Kite boarding looks like a blast! I would Love to visit Hawaii...it's looks so beautiful!

May 28, 2009 04:10 AM
Lou Ludwig
Ludwig & Associates - Boca Raton, FL
Designations Earned CRB, CRS, CIPS, GRI, SRES, TRC

Hi Mike and Sherry

Life doesn't get much better then that.

Good luck and success.

Lou Ludwig

May 28, 2009 06:33 AM
Jackie DeShazer
Montana Country Real Estate - Libby, MT

Kiteboarding sounds like a lot of fun and I bet it requires a lot of skill as well! Beautiful photo.

May 28, 2009 06:55 AM
Nancy Conner
Olympia, WA
Olympia/Thurston County WA

Great photo - & the water looks SO appealing!  We are supposed to get up to nearly 80 today - which for Olympia means we will be starting to say "Gee it's hot!"

May 28, 2009 07:19 AM
Diane Daley
Caron's Gateway Real Estate - Northumberland, NH

I think the parasailer looks like he will soon be the tail of a kite! Thanks for sharing

May 28, 2009 09:22 AM
Mike Eddy
Coldwell Banker Island Properties - Wailea, HI
Maui Real Estate Broker

Thanks to everyone who commented, I appreciate you all stopping by!

Mike

May 28, 2009 09:59 AM
Debi Boucher
Real Estate Showcase Photography - Woodland Park, CO
"Realtor Showcase" - Real Estate Photography/Virtual Tours

Now that's a gorgeous beach! What a terrific shot- and Kiteboarding looks like fun - but I'd be a chicken for sure...the only way I'd want to be 50 feet in the air, is on an airplane - and then hopefully at more than 50 ft.....

Debi

May 28, 2009 11:24 AM
Mike Eddy
Coldwell Banker Island Properties - Wailea, HI
Maui Real Estate Broker

Debi - Coming from you, that's a great compliment. Thank you.

Mike

May 28, 2009 05:51 PM
Paul S. Henderson, REALTORĀ®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

Great picture Mike! I have been going back to Maui just about every year since I left Honolulu in 1979. I miss the beach, the sun, and the waves. Thanks for the flash back...

May 29, 2009 05:56 PM
Mike Eddy
Coldwell Banker Island Properties - Wailea, HI
Maui Real Estate Broker

That's funny Paul, I have gone back to Vancouver WA every year since I moved here to get my fix of the cold, rain and beauty of the Pacific Northwest!

Mike

May 29, 2009 06:38 PM
Jennifer Fivelsdal
JFIVE Home Realty LLC | 845-758-6842|162 Deer Run Rd Red Hook NY 12571 - Rhinebeck, NY
Mid Hudson Valley real estate connection

Mike and Sheryl This would certainly be a spot where I could achieve serenity.

May 30, 2009 06:19 AM
Mike Eddy
Coldwell Banker Island Properties - Wailea, HI
Maui Real Estate Broker

Jennifer - There is a grassy knoll just out of the frame where you can sit and relax for hours. One of my favorite places to unwind.

Mike

May 30, 2009 06:42 AM
Not a real person
San Diego, CA

Now that's not just your average kite there, folks! LOL

I haven't seen a lot of kiteboarding here, but the last time I was up in Portland over in the Columbia Gorge about 45 miles east of Portland, they are all over the place.

Jun 08, 2009 11:56 PM
Mike Eddy
Coldwell Banker Island Properties - Wailea, HI
Maui Real Estate Broker

Russel - I used to live not far from there. Those are some hard core world-class surfers!

Mike

Jun 09, 2009 11:06 AM