Well... i'm now convinced that it has finally happened ..... the once friendly and relaxed attitude that existed in kitesurfing has now developed into the f**k you attitude of SURFERS.... where did it all go wrong... it was such a great time when I started kiting...everyone helped everyone....we were once a great bunch of mates....now its ...me,me,me,me,me,me,me,me,me....and bugger the rest of you....WAKE UP everyone... before we completely role over to the single minded get stuffed attitude of those other water users.....have a great day on the water but if someone is in trouble...put aside your enjoyment for a moment and do the Aussie thing....help your mate ....( even if he is a touro )....isn't that what we love about our country...MATESHIP...

the fox

THANKS FOR THE APOLOGY

Foxy Kane said...

Well... i'm now convinced that it has finally happened ..... the once friendly and relaxed attitude that existed in kitesurfing has now developed into the f**k you attitude of SURFERS.... where did it all go wrong... it was such a great time when I started kiting...everyone helped everyone....we were once a great bunch of mates....now its ...me,me,me,me,me,me,me,me,me....and bugger the rest of you....WAKE UP everyone... before we completely role over to the single minded get stuffed attitude of those other water users.....have a great day on the water but if someone is in trouble...put aside your enjoyment for a moment and do the Aussie thing....help your mate ....( even if he is a touro )....isn't that what we love about our country...MATESHIP...

the fox

THANKS FOR THE APOLOGY

o here i was liking it for the hot b!tches and good beer weather hahaha

just for record here i had this same thing happen to me at pinnas the other day before posting on this... kiters also just cruised past didnt go down to help, one of the blokes ended up swimming out after it like a top lad, but you dont see me blowing up crying that no one stopped riding to go grab my (or more importantly darren's ) kite..

once again i dont know you personally dude but a few of my friends seem to and they say ur a top bloke.. but i just dont respect the way you approached the situation, if you approached it better im sure you would of gotten better responses.

If someone get your kite for you it's a six pack, minimum!

phrase said...

Someone has an experience that took him by surprise and decides to share it. And he gets slated. Damo came to the rescue (top man) but the fact that a whole bunch of KITERS just did nothing is shocking, Euro`s or not. And that`s my mentality, because it`s just common decency. Mathias doesn`t blame the locals, he simply asks is that the normal behavior at Safety Bay. Isn`t this a kiteboarding forum? So why can`t he ask? Mathias I realised a long time ago that unfortunatly there are dick heads all around us, some foreign and some local. I`ll catch your kite and anyone elses no matter what. I`ll probably come on this forum and talk about it. And get slated. C`est la vie.

Phrase, Mathias original topic was "Safety Bay - Ignorant Locals" He jumped to conclusions and was told in no uncertain terms he's out of line insinuating things like that about us locals. It was appreciated that he changed his topic title and we can all relate to him as we put up with it all season.

Well said Phrase! Keep the spirit alive

siwalker said...

If someone get your kite for you it's a six pack, minimum!

You guys are cheep over there or is it the effect of the GFC. It used to be a case!

It's actually an awesome location. Any spot is only as safe as the people sharing the water.

odetojak said...

obviously this location isn't exactly well-named...

love the avatar, haven't thought about Sooty and Sweep for years, classic !

im a local windsurfer.
I dont understand why you gayboy kiters hand around the same plce and never venture out past the protected pool area.
Its a bad place to kite because you all hang around a 400 metre round patch of water.