yes, but for the second year in a row i have not revieved a tag

pretty expensive tag.....Just buy a fluro keychain and hang it off ya harney!

No official AKSA response to the insurance issue.

No debate, just silence.

Noted.

junglist said...

No official AKSA response to the insurance issue.

No debate, just silence.

Noted.

Have you actually asked AKSA?

Pretty sure the AKSA people are too busy to read random seabreeze forums.

Last I heard is that you send an email to [email protected]


Haven't heard AKSA gone belly up but have heard whispers about IKO onstructor insurance but pretty damn sure they don't read seabreeze.

Dave I don't need to ask AKSA anything as I already know the answer.

AKSA dont read this? Come on mate what boat do you think I just got off?

if you don't want to join - simple- don't.

why attack something that is for the good of the sport.... ?

I love all the anecdotal references to what's wrong with AKSA.

Noone yet has come up with any actual facts.

For $65 you get PL insurance....the rest doesn't matter. It's not 'our money' because we bought something with it.

I have never heard anyone bitch about what IKO, AMP, RACQ, NRMA BKSA or any other body does with the money from the insurance premiums that we buy.

If you don't like the policy.....don'y buy it. $65 is good peace of mind money.

so does mine Potter- I know some of those involved in aksa and I know what they are like as people. I also know what they have to put up with at the hands of whingers like yourself.

The world is full of whining f#cks ready to take a swipe at the small minority who try to do something positive for not only themselves but others....

Dividing up the Pot - Sunday, September 27, 2009
At Mackay in 2008 the inaugural board of state reps elected to maintain the status quo of fund division for one year while we collectively assessed the needs at both national and state levels. So 2008/09 was set to remain with to $30 to AKSA $35 to States. During the course of the year two rebates were mutually agreed on and applied such that at the end of the season AKSA was effectively funded with a total of $24.50 per member leaving $40.50 with the states.

At the series of meetings around the AGM in Perth this was one issue which was discussed. It was agreed that for 2009/10 the official split should be set at the new level of $25 to AKSA $40 to states. This has been passed and is now policy. The board will continue to refine all of these issues as the state reps redefine the whole AKSA/State relationship.

Members should be completely reassured that this is one issue which is clearly indicative of the total transparency and collective good which is a natural result of having a federal coalition working towards the best outcomes being achieved at all levels. It was a very satisfying move to have this funding policy adopted among our first decisions for the 2009/10 year.

Direct quote from AKSA.com

Not much change left once insurance, postage, tags, operating costs etc are paid.

Now stop your whining.

Here we go again. This tired, worn out bitchfest of pro/anti AKSA. FFS leave enough alone already. Some ‘don’t’ for whatever reason. Some ‘do’ for whatever reason. Those that do obviously see a benefit (like 300+ attending Kitestock this year). Those that don’t obviously don’t see a benefit. There’s enough crap on this site as it is. Let it go people.

My last post on this, I'm getting a migraine

BWD, that quote from AKSA is nothing to brag about, they made a decision to change the % split between AKSA and the states.... woopee. they even describe it as " a very satisfying move " must have been many late nights to come up with that. And that's the best evidence you can come up with to support the claim that AKSA is being run correctly and providing adequate representation for it's members.

Membership of AKSA has plummeted when kiting as a sport is growing. Why ?
Without it (AKSA membership ) being a prerequisite at Mambo(ask the organizers their thoughts on AKSA ), kitestock etc.... Imagine what the membership figures would look like !

Any one who complains about AKSA or a facet of , is labelled as a whinger by both comittee members and their cronies ..... Great way to treat members or potential members.

Like I said before how come every other association or club ( all run by volunteers ) I am a member of does not have these issues ?

AKSA, for gods sake pay an administrator to run the thing. it is a national body and deserves someones full attention. Pass on the cost to members. If it cost each member an extra 20 or 30 a year people will pay but only if they see they are getting good representation, good communication and value for their $$$$ hold fundraisers or events, auction gear whatever is needed to raise the extra $$$$$ ( thats what other associations do ) or as big Dave and loverboy would prefer . stay as you are , do nothing, keep losing members until either the comittee is ousted or AKSA becomes so ineffectual and irrelevant that it collapses.

kiters, Support the state associations they do all the heavy lifting anyway ( also run by volunteers).

When I can see a change I will happily re join !



Ps: the tags are important they legitimize the association and provide evidence of membership to both kiters and the public alike. If AKSA don't deem them important enough to send out, why bother paying for them to be produced in the first place.

Yes.

I can’t believe the level of apathy and acceptance on this issue. You know the profile of the average kiter is somewhere in the mid 30’s which means the average kiter possibly has one or more of the following:

1. Job
2. Mortgage
3. Kids

Which means commitments that will suffer due to loss of income. Just take a while to think of what would happen to you if you broke your leg kiting and could not work. Lost job? Home repossessed? Little Johnny and Jane back at your parents? Not a pretty picture eh?

Personally I have income protection insurance so I am not pushing my own barrow. I simply do not believe that with the membership numbers AKSA has (I am assuming here) and the potential market of non members that limited insurance for personal injury is not negotiable with a supplier.

Dave, just because an organisation is volunteer based does not mean it is above constructive criticism and improvement. I am not bashing AKSA for the sake of it I am trying to stimulate a debate on an issue that affects all kiters. If you hold yourselves out to be a national association that ‘represents all kiters’ then you have to accept that people will discuss your practices and policies and discuss improvements.

Its called democracy.