seafever17 said...kitesurfjim said...seafever17 said...
I guess if your going to bother replying it would be good to know what side you are on.
disclosure.
Me. Never made a cent out of kiting. Just enjoy it.
Kitesurfjim: ****** Kiteboarding school head instructor
Your response is hardly surprising mate. Your part of the problem.
Dude my response is my opinion and not that of **** so please keep my employers name out of this.
Dude there is a simple way to deal with these issues, form a club. make the area you want a members only, or by day pass.
you can control the numbers annually and daily.
it will cost you in the long run financially but is the only sure fire way to ensure the spots future.
If you have a local school / shop then allow the by permit to teach but just the one and have a limit on the number of instructors and students taught per day.
However mate the big issue comes down to when i first started teaching the courses were 12 hrs in length.
now you have schools saying we will teach you in 5 hrs and then let you off the leash.
THEY ARE YOUR PROBLEM.
Again DO NOT ASSOCIATE MY OPINIONS WITH *****.
i always tell my students when to buy kit when i feel they are ready. DO NOT ASSOCIATE ME WITH THE CASH COWS IN THE INDUSTRY. Ask any of my students and they will vouch. average teaching time i say is 8 - 12 hours 8 being the very earliest i will think of selling a kite and that is a very rare occasion.
Forming a club is not a simple way to deal with these issues. If you believe that you are nuts. Then what ? Fence the beach in? Man the guard towers?.
which beach in Australia is kitesurfing club access only??
As i said, invariably the local school becomes the local voice. They are not going to propose anything that hurts trade.
Mate Thanks for the edit,
no harm done.
please re read my edit before questioning my ethics.
not saying you did!!!
I've been in the industry since 97 and only want to see the sport flourish for the right reasons.
As for Oz spots on a members only , i don't know mate i'm just a not so whinging POME.
But two examples of back home, Hayling Island (privately owned although with public access)
Portland Harbor (Government owned and regulated)
Both these have annual membership i believe Hayling has increased this year to 192 GBP around $500. and that is it.
Portland run Day passes at around 5 GBP $12. both have mandatory third party insurance.
And these are to mention a few.
we have clubs and associations all over and with the BKSA we work together schools AND Locals to keep our beaches safe and open for all to enjoy.
This is not me telling you how to do things but merely advising you of how things are done elsewhere to resolve / alleviate the same issue.
we get the influx of euros and City boys from London too.
mate some bankers turn up in their Porches with their shiny unused kite gear.
we simply deal with it how we can.
Blaming the schools for this is un just.
