Pretty much... I'm glad to see people enjoying the sport because there is nothing else like it... but like Josh, I miss the small tight group. My post wasn't necessarily a complaint or "whining" as Toby said, only a sad realization.

I knew we had a lot more riders but going back and SEEING the difference between then and now is a shock.

Put it this way, Billy usually only shows up on the best days at EB. 6 kites in the air on a Saturday? I count more than that at backside on a crummy 9mph day on the way home from work!

I expect the growth to speed up too... like Toby said, you tell 2 friends, and they tell 2 friends, etc. Instructors are more available than ever and equipment has become so good that almost anyone can stay upwind.

If walmart can sell paintball guns, shotguns, and pistol ammo, they can sell kites. Could you imagine that? It'll happen eventually. Hey, at least they'll be cheap