While kiters are generally a chilled bunch the short tack can boil anyones blood if you catch them at the wrong time, this kiter is the first to be put on display for executing the short tack on the wrong kiters!

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Lochie was owned that day..

KKK again!

jamdfingr said..

I would think if you got caught by someone in front of you turning around, that it would be your fault for tail gating?

If I want to tack, I always have a quick look to check if someone is around, but I would think it is their responsibility to move cause they are the selfish ones sitting right on my a$$.

I don't know if this is a rule (regarding your short tack advice) but I had never heard that one before.

In my understanding, you give way to those who are upwind of you and on the same tack, that would be the person in front of you.

Clarification please?

Ill try and explain this as best as possible;
At most places where civilized people kite there is some kind of circuit, like a race track. especially where there are definate choppy to flat water spots for doing tricks (example rock groynes). There should be a safe distance between riders so if someone crashes you can go around or shorten the circuit until that rider joins again.

A short tack is when a rider is coming towards you and instead of going under or over you (depending on if they are upwind or downwind) they change direction (tack) and end up in front of you. If the distance between you and the rider who has just changed direction is short enough to disrupt your riding towards the trick area or cuts you off so you must change speed or direction and or stops you from attempting your trick this is deemed a short tack.

Imagine you are driving down a road and a car is coming down the other side of the road towards you, instead of just going past you suddenly they swerve and change direction and end up in front of you.....this is a short tack.

When riding in these choppy to flat water spots its common for rude kiters to try and cut in or short tack and it gets people angry when it happens time and time again!

NoBS said..

I reckon a bit of gaffer tape and a friendly fence approach may work at Leighton beach WA!!

Kook central and Euro dog beach launch pad

Bit of a WAKSA presence may also help.. But as usual it's the old chesnut " 'we dont have the resources, manpower, time, energy, cant be bothered unless it involves the L2L jolly up".

Join WAKSA and volunteer then mate, dont bitch about it !

Be warned Lochie, next time I might not have a knife for you to cut yourself free. I was holding back on posting your photo on Facebook.... Oh well now it's on a public forum. This one will be kept for your 21st

Nice light hearted look at an issue that can get the blood boiling.

Getting the message across without angst, well done!

Quote: FFS!!!! Some people wouldnt flush unless someone offered to press the button for them. And then theres the NOBs who bitch about unflushed floaters when they expect a clean bowl is just their god given right""

"If my local sources are correct... Didn't BWS do some flushing on you and hand the BWS kiteschool to West Oz Kiteboarding?!!"


"Dont Hold Back"

Just stating facts... I could go into more details however I shall not!

I'm sure a long winded rant will follow shortly...

I'll get the popcorn ready...

Kiteboy Dave it's not that hard, it depends on the location as well. Having rock groynes and choppy water makes everyone hunt off the flat water for tricks, the circuit just allows more people to share the area to do what they want.

Guys who have endless flat water are lucky!

AllianceGear said...
Kiteboy Dave it's not that hard, it depends on the location as well. Having rock groynes and choppy water makes everyone hunt off the flat water for tricks, the circuit just allows more people to share the area to do what they want.

Guys who have endless flat water are lucky!

yes your right it is easy, there should be more of it .............

That way you Whoop Whoop boys can keep the fluck out of the surf on ya tt's

puppetonastring said..

NoBS said..

Quote: FFS!!!! Some people wouldnt flush unless someone offered to press the button for them. And then theres the NOBs who bitch about unflushed floaters when they expect a clean bowl is just their god given right""

"If my local sources are correct... Didn't BWS do some flushing on you and hand the BWS kiteschool to West Oz Kiteboarding?!!"

"Dont Hold Back"

No your local sources are NOT correct. Kite Surf SUP is still the Perth agent for BWS and still running the Noise in our school.

Was that 'local' sources or "yokel" sources?
Funny how anonymous posters always know-it-all & better than everyone but dont want to share the real source of all that wisdom.
Fess Up or Shut Up would be my call for posting rights. But hey the Bullshyte is good for SB ratings.
Except for the droves of kiters it drives away completely.

Everyone knows you retail BWS Noises... Only a NOB would not... However that was not my point...

You once spruiked the mighty Jeep/BWS kite school.... Then it was not.... Was it fate, was it a few too many sherberts at Kitestock, but alas you don't wish to say here on SB ...

who cares, they turned around early? so what, I got more room now to bust moves

I have had lessons and have been kiting for about 20 months and neither short tacking and or any other rules of etiquette were explained to me either by my instructor or anyone down the beach, I know to try and consider others and try not to f--- up any ones ride or line when possible.
The only rule I have read about on SB is the general idea that the person heading out has the right of way and even that seems to be hotly debated.
Please give me a simple explanation of what is considered short tacking and any other rules that are considered to be concrete as I know there are a lot of self centred w--kers out there but I cant help but think if I can kite for 20 months without any one advising on rules then there must be others that also haven't been informed, I have asked several kiters on the beach whom has right of way and seem to get a different answer from everyone. I am more interested in the surf etiquette than flat water. it should be a mandatory part of the third lesson, surely all shops would want to teach this to their students so all future kiters are aware of how to kite without starting a riot and pissing everyone off or worse hurting someone ?

Thanks KIT33R
I might laminate the WASKA rules and nail it to a post at my local.