same old, same old
where are the more experienced crew to put these guys straight on what they,re doing? People need to get cool with helping each other to do things safely b4 **** happens, not after.
These stories aren't even a little bit funny anymore, they're really sad.
It's going to take an injury or worse to some member of the community for this sport to be banned at your local spot, no-one's laughing then


goofster

i dont know about this one. I think it would b funny to see a movie like this but not someone getting hurt its worth a look@.

ahh the old peli point "YARD SALE"
sometimes u have to toss up whether to go out or just sit back and watch the entertainment...
i saw one guy with his lovely yellow sleeping bag stuck in the top of the one plam tree near teh fence last week...
i am just suprised they got it down!!!

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same old, same old
where are the more experienced crew to put these guys straight

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the regulars are leading by example! (go down and watch and you will see what i mean)

*** from peli point meeting last season (maybe we are due another dean?)

- DO NOT launch/land on around or over the path - the further you walk into the water the safer you are
- DO NOT leave gear unattended on the grassed area - rig up and launch or land and pack up
- DO NOT rig on the main access way of the beach
- keep the water near the launch/recovery area clear of kites
- DO NOT rig past the fence
- BE AWARE OF PUBLIC USE OF THE FOOTPATH!!!! - if you make someone walking along the path stop and wait for you to flap your big scary kite around their heads, YOU have done the wrong thing

a number of the things raised at that meeting are still simmering away in the background including signage, unfortunately theres a lot of red tape

watch the regular faces down at peli... almost everyone that comes down and has kited peli for a while is launching off the beach or in the water, rigs/packs their gear up fast and keeps the beach access clear.

the usual story goes ask for a launch and get all uptight and usually aggressive to the local that asks them if they have had lessons and know what they are doing, rig up over the top of everyone elses lines or on the bit of beach that EVERYONE has to use to land or launch, chat to their newb mates for an hour before actually moving their gear out of the way, launch too close to the waters edge, shoot their kite for the sky the second its in the air, if they survive the body drag at the trees walk about 10 m away from the launch and stand there with their kite at 12 waiting for the freak gust that puts them in the UWA carpark whilst fuming at all the kiters going past them because they are sitting right in the middle of the circuit and dont know it

same old same old

i dont understand why the council doesnt like signs which would make stuff safer.

they have em in Geraldton (coronation beach) ... of course that sign was done up by the windsurfing association in geraldton. Very informative, and effective.

Can someone explain prhaps what the council ( or whoever doesnt want em) is bauking at ?

Was trying to keep this quiet from Bolgo, Chief and Security, but oh well, in the interests of adding to the humour of other people's misfortune... (Yes I know, not really funny, particularly if kite had not ended up in tree, but instead cleaned up pedestrian).

I too put a kite in The Tree on the 18th. It was a blue kite, but I do not think the kite referred to in Jags' post was mine: a landing, not launching error; and, certainly only ended up in the first tree.

Anyway, after having a sensational session at PP the proceeding Friday on the 8m in 25-30 knotts, all was looking good for Tuesday.

Got to PP after work and as I went out, two kiters came in. One guy was just managing to hold down a 10, so wasn't too worried about an 8.

Anyway, as it turned out the kiting was sh1t. Gusty as all f.... Also really high tide so pretty choppy.

As no-one there to land the kite, dropped the bar with the kite in the corner and standing about 30m out.

Proceeded to walk to kite holding on to safety line. Then gust came through, picked kite up, and lost grip on line. Kite ended up in that lovely tree which is perfectly positioned to stop kites blowing down Hackett Drive.

Passer-by helped me up the tree and managed to get to the lei valve.

Nice little tear and will be seeing Neil shortly.

The VI !!!

PS. interesting to know whether the inexperienced people Jags reffered to in his post were going out on 12m kites when it was pretty bloody windy?

the suit got a bit ruined, but yep, hate to admit it, that was me

wasn't too windy, just too gusty

typo
conditions DIDN'T suit kiting

I had a great blast on Tues afternoon at PP

Only thing u need for those sort of conditions is some common sense and THE RIGHT SIZE OF KITE

i.e. a 5M foil in my case

Kiting with only 2 or 3 other kites leaves plenty of room to cope with the gusts

kite to the conditions der

i went out as well, not to my liking, too windy or too gusty what does it matter,or maybe when it gets windier it gets gustier, now theres a thought

ur kites are in the trees and lucky they didnt catch grandma, or mum and the kids cycling past or the lines chop some ones limbs off

dont give a rats if u smash ur kite, i do if u f it up for others or multilate my family

there is something between the ears that needs to be used, sometimes

no I do not eat pieces of **** for breakfast[}:)]

Your either trained or untrained