i'd be annoyed. the rider going upwind (why would you anyway?) has more options to change direction without the kite falling out of the sky. the person riding down the line has less room to move.

^^^Paul nailed it!!^^^

Couldn't have said it betterer.

Punch up on the beach is the way to solve this.

No point staying annoyed.

i think this is not hypothetical situation

You don't need permission to be annoyed.

As a grom growing up in the late 70's early 80's I learnt that you don't get in the way of a rider on a wave. Even if it means you paddle to the foam and get worked. It makes sense to me. We can't change the position of the wave and if the rider can't be in the sweet spot of the wave because he is dodging traffic, what's the point.

I believe this should translate to kiting.

However, times are different, there are no more groms, no learning or respect (which was mostly born of fear of said bashing).

As you point out Float, the cotton wool generation, if they can be bothered to turn up at all, turn up with all the new gear and an 'access all areas' attitude.

Maybe get really annoyed, crash your kite into his which will precipitate a confrontation on the beach.

This will get it out of your system, and induce the respect/fear in him so at least it won't happen to you again.

superlizard said...

i think this is not hypothetical situation

lol. ^^^

Someone needed to throw down a full roundhouse cutback.

waveslave said...

superlizard said...

i think this is not hypothetical situation

lol. ^^^

Someone needed to throw down a full roundhouse cutback.

I was thinking the same thing ,apparently this can't be done by kiters

Should just have punch on's before kiting, would solve everything.

Oh yeah.
Welcome to South Passage and Euro season.
Here we go again.........

Joe Cron said...

You don't need permission to be annoyed.

As a grom growing up in the late 70's early 80's I learnt that you don't get in the way of a rider on a wave. Even if it means you paddle to the foam and get worked. It makes sense to me. We can't change the position of the wave and if the rider can't be in the sweet spot of the wave because he is dodging traffic, what's the point.

I believe this should translate to kiting.

However, times are different, there are no more groms, no learning or respect (which was mostly born of fear of said bashing).

As you point out Float, the cotton wool generation, if they can be bothered to turn up at all, turn up with all the new gear and an 'access all areas' attitude.

Maybe get really annoyed, crash your kite into his which will precipitate a confrontation on the beach.

This will get it out of your system, and induce the respect/fear in him so at least it won't happen to you again.

Here in crappy Perth waves are extremely hard to come by, and it might take 4-5 tacks to get anything that resembles a wave, yet theres plenty of ocean to do your stuff. For me it is just plain condideration. Id rather take a duckdive and a bit of a pounding to see someone else stoked, in surfing same goes with someone kite SURFING on a wave, on a left in Perth it is a Port tack, and I think surfing ettiquite applies and also basic sailing rules, I will avoid a collision at all costs, however most guys are on a twinny who do this and can easily transition into the shore and get out of your way, same goes with Chhangu and Balian in Bali. Crazy times out there with internationals who have not surf ettiquite. That said I will pull off any wave and share with surfers in the water, just cause I can get closer to the peak or backdoor it from miles out, sharing is caring. 2 sides of the story, kiteboarders and kitesurfers.

If you dont understand sailing rules, the easy way to remember is theres no Port left and its red stuff