Exactly tgladman, all comes down to common sense, respect and courtesy.
On the flipside if you are an advanced rider why would you want to be anywhere near that congested mess of beginners?
All depends which side you look at it from.
You can also question why any kiters went there in the first place as was so congested with windsurfers?
By the way, it used to be deserted once, well until us windsurfers came on the scene.
As a local that has sailed the pond (pre pond too) since the 1980's i was disappointed to see kiters encroach on 'our' turf not so long ago and get in the way, but you know what i accept that is how it is and we just have to get along. Its no different to the current issue of advanced kiter vs beginners. If you don't like it cause it's too congested, there are too many beginners or whatever, then go somewhere else. It's not your right to be there cause you are this or that.
I have had to go elsewhere.
99% of the time you won't catch me in the pond and i have been a local experienced windsurfer all that time.
Just how it is.
Subsonic - Safety Bay actually used to be a bay of water right inland bordered by Hawker St and June Rd roughly, so it's constantly changing.
I remember on high tide the bar would totally disappear.
Reminds me i have some aerial photogrpahs somewhere from a long time ago of the area, see if i can find em and post em up.
