GalahOnTheBay said...
michel said...
the surf rescue guys approached the 2 and told them they can't set up there but they persuaded the guy they were competent kiters so he gave them the benefit of the doubt and told them to launch and head straight out
I bet the clubbies / surf rescue (rightly) won't let it happen again...
A few bad apples spoil the whole batch ~~~ I saw this happen......
clubbies need to be on our side, we gotta respect the flag zone,
What's the distance 'rule' that kiting has for SLSC flagged areas?
I heard it was 200m? Can anyone clear this one up?
I was down the beach 500m away and couldn't believe my eyes. It was surreal, this guy was trying to launch with swimmers all around him and a flag about 2m away. Seriously his board on his feet dangling and twisting under his kite with grannies and toddlers all around him - total bonehead of the twinskulled, retarded morons of f**kstick award.
Beach faces straight north, rocks 50m away, covered in sunlovers as was every bit of sand or grass. Pure toolism. This is the 1st and only incident I have seen there and could easily be avoided with more clubbie involvement.
It's gunna happen that a bit of kite law stuff will have to be taught to all clubbies. Keep it out of councils hands if possible, they will surely twist it and screw it up the wrong way. If their are any 'signs' that should be put up they should be put up by the kiters with council permission, not the other way around with the kiters looking on. That or a flag system like the board flags operated by the clubbies. Does any of this sound reasonable and workable?
From WA? How have you guys worked out with the SLSC's?
Main Byron is fun in a straight onshore as their is no gutter and the waves make gr8 sliders but the best days are the ugly ones where no-one's are around. Or super early in the morning....
That daywas one of the very few sunnie days we've had in a very rainy summer. So the main beach was packed, waves were about 6" high in the shorey, so you can see why the cowboy from up north was getting pounded! lol, I shouldn't be laughing but the situation was as hopeless as it was surreal , was I gunna kite up there in the flags and give him a serve? Though I take issue with the heading of this post as a "worst possible". There is MUCH worse than this. This was "potentially" a bad situation. I'm pretty sure clubbies can confiscate a SB from a cereal offender but what about how are they going to land a kite? and confiscate it? Cutting Lines? that could end up worse. I suppose they could take his TT ? Sounds fair. If you endanger someones life in a publicly guarded space you shouldn't be given a 2nd chance. A 48 hr cooling off period and you can have your board back? Would that be sufficient?
As michel mentioned there is council pressure already and Jason and a bunch of kiters are doing their best to promote not kiting at Main period so this can't happen, obviously this pair didn't consult the NSWKA webpage for byron, or Byron Kiters or anyone for that matter! Nice one EINSTEIN !
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