There is a silver lining there. But I do feel sorry for the schools that have been there a while and have been doing the right thing.

So there is this......
The council last night voted unanimously to support a ban on dozens of operators who have crowded the foreshore, near Coogee, over the past two years, many without formal qualifications or insurance.


Then there is this
Caroline Bradley from Elemental Surf:

"We've been trying to get a permit there for eight years
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Whats wrong with this picture?

Just to clarify, the ban is on teaching not kiting right?

All other councils will see this example.

Get the house in order, "self govern" or someone will for you.

Inevitable I suppose.

I wished the schools would make an effort to contribute to the beach state rather than just take. I go out of my way to pick up any rubbish (always plenty) and dispose of in the bin at beach 1, though there's a smell from hell when you open the lid.

The kite beaches in Egypt the guys would even rake the sand to remove gnarly shells in the slack time.

Now what happens? Bedlam at Point Walter, Carnage at Melville, This does no good for anyone

Shan said...

Read the article here au.news.yahoo.com/latest/a/-/article/16149436

From what I have heard through the grapevine it was only a matter of time before this was to happen!

If by this you mean only a matter of time until the council finds a way to cash in and make money then yes I agree...

au.news.yahoo.com/latest/a/-/article/16149436
said...
Surf school operators will now have to find an alternative location until the council develops a formal licensing policy for the operators

WA one of the most sparsely populated areas on earth. One of the most crowded kiting locations in the world.

Akwa said...
Myeah I suppose that was a matter of time...

Sad for the licensed Kiteschools there.

Hopefully the unlicensed schools wont move their business to Safety Bay..

There are NO licenced schools there, putting a bit more thought into this
Perhaps someone has a plan and the first stage to getting a permit is to get a total ban then council permit operator only Just a thought

bennie said...
WA one of the most sparsely populated areas on earth. One of the most crowded kiting locations in the world.

they all kite together in the theory "the more kiters around me the smaller the odds are that ill get bum****ed by white death"

bennie said...
WA one of the most sparsely populated areas on earth. One of the most crowded kiting locations in the world.

While its entertaining to watch the eastern staters consistently encompass its capital city kiting issues on the whole of WA, the comments are usually highly inaccurate, or plain ignorant

WA, one of the most crowded kiting locations in the world?.. hardly

A more accurate statement would probably be..

Perth metro, one of the highest kiter per capita densities in the world

I kite alone mostly

No such thing as legitimate schools down there, one school stealing students from the next, why is anyone suprised.
Someone gets badly injured, and all the schools are pointing the fingers at the euros and saying 'well its cause of them'.
Wakey Wakey Jokers, you're all in the same boat, euros, drunkard school owners, mates teaching mates, you're all as dangerous as each other.
And now you're all crying into your jack daniels bottles.
Where's RPM when you need him for a proper rant, thumb away losers!!

bennie said...
WA one of the most sparsely populated areas on earth. One of the most crowded kiting locations in the world.

your kidding yourself - far from any one of the most crowded in the world

people are just developing this view due to the exponential growth over the past decade but this growth is happening globally especially due to the fact the sport is not much more than a decade old itself

in Tarrifa for one example they literally cue up on the beaches waiting to get on the water
I've also seen beaches in England in the off season with around 150+ kites on the water in less than average conditions

due to the relatively new nature of the sport is is up to those who participate in it to help the councils and the public understand the sport and to develop a way forward for these situations - no one else will do it for us !
The councils will just use a knee jerk reaction and ban it outright location by location council by council

Ive been through it and had my local spot closed down by a local council we the kiters got together and spent time and effort to eventually have the ban lifted and plans of action and protocols put in place

And JimJones weather or not they have the power to ban it at a location at the moment doesn't mean anything - it doesn't take long to change the legislation trust me if they want it banned they will make it happen.
As someone else has already posted (and from my own experience with previous bans and the related forum discussion) they the council's do read these forums so there is no need to provoke them by saying you just won't listen to their decision !
Can't you see how retarded that point of view is and that it just shows us kiters as being irresponsible and untrustworthy

Please for the sake of the sport don't give them ammunition to take things further at this location or any other one

There's my rant for the day

What is the definition of teaching in the ban?

Someone in the water with a harness but not a kite?

Commercial activity at the beach? (no more demo days...)

Or does it extend to all learners? (=all non IKO certified kiters)

herbyburger said...
The amount of times ive knocked off work 4pm to have a quick sesh to find no carparking because F--ing Kite Schools has taken up X bays with trailers and gear.

Then maybe the ban have to be extended to cover everyone but you? To make sure that your private parking bay is free...

[abuse removed] read my previous post and stop bleeting, council does nothing over night, it take months for them to even talk to each other let alone ban something, this has been planed for a while for whatever the reasons are