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WAKSA unfairly discriminates against Cott kiters.

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waveslave
waveslave
WA
4263 posts
waveslave waveslave
WA, 4263 posts
15 Oct 2014 7:10pm
Kiters are forced to join a club they don't like,

just because they wish to kite at Cottesloe.

Those same kiters are totally free to kite at Scarborough,

without any such prejudice. Why ??

lol.
busterwa
busterwa
3782 posts
busterwa busterwa
3782 posts
15 Oct 2014 10:04pm
Council has blood on its hands and its has a obligation to protects the public from you idiots ! ;-)
Juddy
Juddy
WA
1103 posts
Juddy Juddy
WA, 1103 posts
15 Oct 2014 10:17pm
waveslave said..
Kiters are forced to join a club they don't like,

just because they wish to kite at Cottesloe.

Those same kiters are totally free to kite at Scarborough,

without any such prejudice. Why ??

lol.


and everyone's free to kite at Falcon too I understand.....keep hearing it's got some decent waves.

You of all crew probably don't want more crew sharing your beach....
RPM
RPM
WA
1549 posts
RPM RPM
WA, 1549 posts
15 Oct 2014 10:46pm
Below May be appropriate....






Zac
Zac
WA
91 posts
Zac Zac
WA, 91 posts
16 Oct 2014 9:07am
Juddy said..

waveslave said..
Kiters are forced to join a club they don't like,

just because they wish to kite at Cottesloe.

Those same kiters are totally free to kite at Scarborough,

without any such prejudice. Why ??

lol.



and everyone's free to kite at Falcon too I understand.....keep hearing it's got some decent waves.

You of all crew probably don't want more crew sharing your beach....


Scarborough is crap, small closing out surf, swimmers everywhere, stingers and more shark sightings than anywhere else.
I heard Falcon is the best place around, friendly locals, un crowded, shark free, plenty of beach to launch and land your kite, great shaped surf which is always bigger swell than anywhere else for some reason?
Falcon is the place to be and you don't have to be a WAKSA member
laurie
laurie
NSW
3902 posts
laurie laurie
NSW, 3902 posts
16 Oct 2014 12:25pm
waveslave said..
Kiters are forced to join a club they don't like,

just because they wish to kite at Cottesloe.

Those same kiters are totally free to kite at Scarborough,

without any such prejudice. Why ??

lol.


nice troll slavey - I'll bite.

From what I understand:

- It's Cottesloe Council that disciminates against kiters .. no insurance - no kite (lots of accidents .. it's where Coldshot died last year)

- WAKSA/KA are (again, as far as I know) the only mob who got their act together to make 'council recognised' insurance available.

So, unless I have the wrong end of the stick .. it's more like "It's because of WAKSA that people can kite at Cottesloe"


www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Kitesurfing/General/NO-CHANGES-TO-KITING-RULES-AT-COTTESLOE/
dusta
dusta
WA
2940 posts
dusta dusta
WA, 2940 posts
16 Oct 2014 10:23am
shouldn't this thread just be binned laurie ?
waveslave
waveslave
WA
4263 posts
waveslave waveslave
WA, 4263 posts
16 Oct 2014 10:39am
dusta said..
shouldn't this thread just be binned laurie ?


Why ? ^^^

Are you in charge now ?

Laurie just came up with WAKSA's new slogan. v v v

"It's because of WAKSA that people can kite Cottesloe"

That's brilliant. Gotta be good for upping the membership.

Run with it.


kemp90
kemp90
QLD
1694 posts
kemp90 kemp90
QLD, 1694 posts
16 Oct 2014 1:14pm
Shouldn't this be in the WA section!! I'm glad I livery in the sunshine state!
alverstone
alverstone
WA
533 posts
alverstone alverstone
WA, 533 posts
16 Oct 2014 12:28pm
waveslave said..
Kiters are forced to join a club they don't like,
just because they wish to kite at Cottesloe.
Those same kiters are totally free to kite at Scarborough,
without any such prejudice. Why ??lol.Prehaps a way to get around the Dutch Inn/Telephone

Perhaps a solution would be a "Dutch Inn only" WAKSA membership/permit of $10 year for the stretch near the Salvado Street beach path? Just so no one can plead poverty.
Just register and pay on the site, and get a rego number to quote to Cott Council.
On a side note, the council just called and it appears their inquiry on which I reported yesterday has indicated one of the signs wrongly has the 'no kiting symbol' - which I assume is the one at the Salvado Street path - but it will not have confirmed until tomorrow (Friday) when senior staff are back from leave.
Chill, people. No wind today anyway....


laurie
laurie
NSW
3902 posts
laurie laurie
NSW, 3902 posts
16 Oct 2014 6:35pm
alverstone said..
Perhaps a solution would be a "Dutch Inn only" WAKSA membership/permit of $10 year for the stretch near the Salvado Street beach path? Just so no one can plead poverty.


I know of one claim a few years ago where the insurance company paid out ~ $120,000 where a kiter ran into a swimmer.

With that as a benchmark, even if a thousand kiters paid $10, thats only $10,000. The insurance company would be out of pocket $110,000, and that's not even counting lawyers, membership processing, postage, customer support, etc etc etc..

dusta said..
shouldn't this thread just be binned laurie ?


If one person misunderstood the situation (which I'm pretty sure is the case here), then maybe there are others, so good to have it clarified.


Latest details:

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Kitesurfing/General/NO-CHANGES-TO-KITING-RULES-AT-COTTESLOE/
Loftywinds
Loftywinds
QLD
2060 posts
Loftywinds Loftywinds
QLD, 2060 posts
16 Oct 2014 5:55pm
busterwa said..
Council has blood on its hands and its has a obligation to protects the public from you idiots ! ;-)


Thank God I don't live anywhere near you guys!
the walks
the walks
WA
448 posts
the walks the walks
WA, 448 posts
16 Oct 2014 4:41pm
just for all you council bashers, they made a mistake with the signs, happy days.
What most people won't be aware of is, the ongoing investigation into coldshots death, the council are actually doing the right thing and not jumping to any knee-jerk reactions thankfully, but I can assure you all, reports are still being written and studied and it is a ongoing issue. Stay safe guys & gals
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