Bummer mate

Sign of the times though, I can see the day coming when we are banned from most popular spots.

Have you tried contacting the council to see if the ban is official?

Same thing in Cottesloe, WA threatened to happen, and we came to an agreement that only AKSA members are allowed to kite there, and they must have their AKSA tag displayed.

Try this approach with signage at the beach and you should be able to get it back.

Get on to your local club...

Like junglist said, you need to contact the local council to see of the ban is official. It could be that the lifeguards think if they get the word around unofficially that the ban is in place, kiters will just accept it and stay away.

It's good to know Uncle Rico that you support the loss of places to kite because you could not fit in or you got a hard time there. Dear, dear get yourself a tissue and don't dare visit places outside your local. I have surfed there my whole life and now kite and to be told I can't anymore is a horrible feeling. I would like you to feel it Uncle Dick but I think we have lost enough places in Sydney.

kite tourists should be officially called kite terrorists!!!


they have this problem the world over... as a full time travelling kiter i have taken it upon myself at each new place i kite to talk to schools, shops, locals and beach goers for at least an hour before pumping up... Not ever-one at every spot knows every rule... (this can be hard as my German is bad, Spanish well ok, French Non-existent, Italian well i get by...)

pin prick holes in leading edge bladders of Kite terrorists is legal! If they break beach rules!! Black eyes are legal if they do it twice

Sorry you have this problem i've surfed there in 2005 and was a super nice group of blokes there... despite what i've read in mags, forums and newspapers!

hope you get your beach back soon...

when Kobi Ab. is finished with his movie thingy in LA get him and a few lads into kiting and i'm sure the beach will be opened real soon and free of kite terrorists..

find out who theya re and beat the **** out of them!

yea all ,the Noosa Riv/mth saga continues with a backing off of council to ban kiteing ,we too are under the spot light, kiteing on 'thin ice' so to speek.Just hope some scozza does'nt undoo that which has been achieved by a dedicated few who have worked hard during winter to convince the powers that be that we are a socialy tidy lot showing a level of responsibility that will maintain the rite of kiters to continue enjoying the river.Best of luck Strapped with the politics goin down at your end

Any clarifications/updates on the Maroubra situation? Two people in the past two days have suggested that kiting is alive and well at this spot.

Just trying to do the right thing...

Same thing at wanda in NEs , the clubees are pissed too! as well as surfers
complain to the beach inpectors , about being near run over,
I am a member of wanda surf club for 25yrs , surfed , windsurfered for 20 yrs
was in the crew of first kiteboarders to kitesurf wanda 7yrs ago , clubees ring me up to complain about kiteboarders ,
Please if you want to kite at wanda when the surf big no problems at all
but when the surfs small -med , a heap of kiters turn up , mix with the surfers
& ** they complain , complains which go to the Sutherland shire council .
1/ please give way to surfers
2/ say g_day as you edge close by & smile
i found this works , give a litte respect , and if you see kiters near the flags its us that tells then to get the fark off out of their ,
If you see sketchy learners tell them.

The beachies have calmed down and we are allowed to kite there again but they are determined not to have the carry on that was happening. Only 3 kites are allowed in the water. No learners or people who don't surf. Report in to the beach inspectors before rigging. And if you are in the water and causing problems don't expect to be welcome by the locals.

Is there a test that you have to sit to define whether you can surf? Is being able to stand up on a long board sufficient or do you have to be able to do aerial re-entries? Who are the judges?

Uncle Rico has a thing about Maroubra which unfortunately he seems to blame the whole beach for one instance he has had. Poor fellow must be tough to hold a grudge for so long. How about we just let everybody loose in the surf on all our crowded beaches this summer, would that be better Uncle Pete.
Sorry that I didn't explain the obvious about those who can't surf so I will put a few of my thoughts about what it means, feel free to add, haha.
If you cannot ride over approaching white water without crashing your kite or losing your board.
If you cannot stay upwind in the waves and are continually walking back along a crowded beach.
If you do not know where a wave is going to peak or in which direction the wave is going to break.
If you do not know where to go when someone actually riding a wave is approaching you be they surfers, kiters, windsurfers etc...
These are a few examples only and I haven't even mentioned actual waveriding.

To be able to surf you don't have to be able to do aerials or be a shredder but to be able to surf you should be able to look at the waves you want to ride in and know that you and everyone who shares the waves with you will be safe. Also to know where and when you can go out due to altering conditions and situations and have a good understanding of your own ability and limitations.

Uncle Dicko I still have a box of tissues for you.

I think that Barry has laid some solid cable in his post. I don't know if the local waterboard are releasing excess barrels of estrogen through the taps at Newport or what, but it does seem to be the hub for gay kiters. Good luck to them, whatever gets their psi up I suppose. Maroubra tends to play things a bit straighter by all accounts. Much more friendly at Newport it sounds like, I know where I'll be heading. C U there Uncle Rrrrrrr

a mate tried to go out on Monday {yesterday} and the beachies wouldn't let him go out...........its over