Tryin to get a real idea of how bad it actually is in wa with bans and agro etc?
I read alot on here about it but most shart you read on the webs is usually hype.
Are you guys suffering that bad over there?
Here on the east coast we get no flack at all really.(im on the goldy)
G.C is quite a large city on the coast too, why no probs here i wonder...
Attitude maybe? Euros? More Wind? More kiters?
Mullalloo seems to be a popular spot... How many kiters are out on a typically good summers day there?
The drive for registered kiters and licences and all that crud seems to be flowing from the west and it seems like a non issue here..

its all good!
nothing but love, wind, good beer, beautiful beaches.. in the West.

havent seen any mayhem yet but that might change in the next days because the forecast is up

bene313 said...

Hmm ok.

Imagine Benny if the Goldy had no waves and was 20kn most arvos in summer. And say maybe half of the GC surfers decided to fly kites cos there's no surf.

That's what WA is like.

And got rid of daylight savings..............

its mainly just the old sea dogs huffing and puffing over nothing, about time some of them think about trading the strings for a pole so they can yell their opinions behind a full sail as they speed off... The racists occa's dont help being so blinded by their own ignorance, they give many a bad name. Happy to say the majority of people you will meet are really friendly and welcoming.

I think the problem is that the "incidents" in kitesurfing (like anything) stand out and get talked about, not the countless hours of fun or awesome new people you meet. One small mistake apparently can cast a bad light on an entire day of happiness and entertainment.. apparently.

Good ? Benny

Yeah its not that bad at all....but i have walked away from my local spot(woodies) and one other(Melville) because of multiple units behaving like they are the only folks on the planet and putting other crew in danger, kites in dunes,trees, road, people getting dragged up the beach etc etc all in one sesh
Both of these spots have relativly small launch and landing zones in which everyone congregates

Go somwhere else i would imagine you would say, i do, but on a school day i dont have the time to drive an hour south or north
Mostly not much serious happens mostly/everyone has a safe/good time and pretty friendly, i have met some great mates in my time kiting, arseholes will be arseholes wherever they are(i think there is a lot of frustration around at the mo cos its the ****est season ever(so Far))

The question on the other thread by Juddy is merely to gauge opinion from the passionate SB crew(correct me if i am wrong) and i dont believe WAKSA are pushing for this yet

As i have said before the main issue the authorities are have i believe is with downwinder crew(original point) and swimmers/flags/SLC's
These guys will f u c k it up in the metro unless they do the right thing


Waveslave you seem to have a massive problem with WAKSA, obviously they are not going to say "how high" when you say jump, stop whining about them, why arent you on the commitee if you know all the answers ?
What was your suggestion for boosting numbers, i am interested ?

If you were consigned to drink that Emu you'd be cranky too!

taxi said...
If everyone that surfed , kite surfed it would be a tragedy !

Oh, what a distressing thought!! That would be the end of it.

Fortunately here in Newcastle, most surfers I talk to think those 'little board things you ride are gay' so we're pretty safe for the time being.

I have to curb my enthusiasm for the sport and make a point of never talking it up to surfers. If they can't recognise what it is, they really don't deserve a piece of it.

The crowds here are fine, except for Nobbies, and most everyone knows or knows of everyone. It's still got a 'help everyone' feel to it. Dare I say, much like surfing many years ago.

In the west we suffer from the 'Adam and Eve Syndrome'.....there's not a soul on the WHOLE planet but us two; revelling in the privacy of having a whole world 2 or 3 kids 'happen'..............

then another kid........

then in 20 years a couple of grand kids...

we complain of the noise....

the lack of respect......

the way these kids do things differently and before you know it we tell Eve we're thinking of putting the 'cue back in the rack', wrapping it up

Of course we can't wrap it up, it's too much fun......but we can whinge!

Adam

mattyjee said...

The only reason you hear more from WA is because there is more wind and more days of wind and therefore more incidents to log on and complain about. In QLD it's hard to complain about kooks doing kooky **** when everyone is standing on the beach scratching their balls in a 4knot offshore breeze 6 days a week.

And WA people like to whinge too.

Ha, nail on the head mate, loads o poms here inc me that doesnt help

SugarQube said...

waveslave said...

janice said...
I would just ignore 90% of it.

The current fear and self-loathing topic of 8 pages is just another pimp thread to sell WAKSA membership.
I once emailed them and advised WAKSA on how to boost numbers.
They ignored me.
Go figure.
lol.

Ha Ha.. was that your sugestion to get T-shirts printed?

Why wouldnt they ignore you?

Yeah Sugar,
Free WAKSA t-shirts was one of my suggestions ... among many others.
Actually, I'd dig a SugarQube t-shirt.
Cool name.
I like how you spell cube with a Q.
That's cute.
Do you have any free t-shirts ?

PAULIE2011 said...

Its all good in WA just a allot of old guys who like to whinge about crap because they have nothing better to do. The rest of us are having to much fun actually kiting. So when we get home the only reason we scan the forum pages is mainly to check the latest gear reviews and have a laugh at the dicks complaning. But dont worry if you come over to WA you can tell who they are just look for the really white fat guys with the sunglasses and wide brim hats on usually over 35

Chances are 'Paulie', you already kited on a beach kept open by the "whingers/really fat white guys" blah blah etc etc.. But hey, what would you know or care

Listen, can you hear that? It's your alarm clock on your 35th birthday.. wanna go kiting at your local? awwww sorry dude, you can't. - beaches closed few years back... Too many inconsiderate muppets showboating and not giving a toss about the future.

Yours, (fitter, not fatter, than you) Subculture

I wish i got bites that big every time I go fishing in Perth metro