So what's the go, are kite schools allowed to teach where ever they want or do they get a permit to teach at a certain beach or area only?

Altona. A few years back I had a chat to a guy runing lessons and he told me schools were nt allowed to teach at Altona (or at elast he wasn't).
So just wondering if that changed. Seen a school rocking up there recently with a bus full of nobs takign over the flattest part of Altona. Just hoping it's not going to turn into a st'kilda.

Certainly not.

The odd mate teaches a mate now and then at Altona, and I'm cool with that so long as they wade a ways out and don't try flying the kite on the beach. One of the joys of Altona is the relatively low gumby factor and I'm sure there's a few of us who'd like to keep it that way.

So as for schools, I advise them to not even think about it. We're more than saturated with schools in Melbourne and more than saturated with noobs who have not learned adequate safety, right-of-way and self-rescue from these schools.

Altona, as an onshore spot with a narrow beach, should really be regarded as an intermediate and above spot. There are plenty of safety hazards, not the least of which are the rich microbial population and the e-coli-fuelled militant locals.

jev7337 said...

Saffer said...
The event was moved to altona because of the wind direction....

What event was that supposed to be?

I heard from someone it was the week of wind one, but it was third hand so it may not be correct. I launched the other end so I didn't see what was happening that side.

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Kitesurfing/Victoria/Forthcoming-event-Week-of-the-WInd/