some Funnies...:)

localism is ugly, but in some spots its the only way the locals can get a wave. its all well and good to share but sometimes there are just too many people in the water and it only takes one to ignore the rules for the whole system to collapse.

personally i prefer to ride a poorer wave with fewer crew than get involved in the agro at the more well known spots

aren't the locals paying council rates for the municipality within which they live, which includes the local beaches, parks etc... hence they are paying for the maintenance and tax for such area... they may have also paid the higher price to be able to live closer to the beach...

i reckon, whilst hardcore localism is bad, and whilst everyone is entitled to go to any public beach, the locals should be respected in some way...

how about if locals are the ones carefuly protecting their local spot by playing it safe and careful, and then you get some outsider idiots who come with no respect, and then ignite the old ban campaigns (which seems to be occuring more and more)... and then those idiots will go to another spot to kite, whilst locals (who still pay local taxes) are left without their favourite local spot to utilise... i reckon, bring on localism to any idiots who lack respect and comon sense !!!

stamp said...

localism is ugly, but in some spots its the only way the locals can get a wave.

The inventor of wavekiting should have kept his big mouth shut, hey ?
Six kites and 24 strings can totally clusterf#ck a nice wavebreak if some of the riders are clueless.
Naturally localism will raise it's ugly head in times of anarchy.
It then becomes a management tool to re-establish some meaning of order (and fun).
Gumbies dicking around in sizey waves on the main peak can be a safety issue for others.
But some folks may suggest that localism is an egocentric sense of self-entitlement.
I always think it's better to kite with friends rather than with your enemies.

KITE NOW
APOCALYPSE LATER

lol.

I can see why some locals get upset, especially with threats of kite bans etc. It could take just one visitor doing the wrong thing to get there spot shut down. They expect us to self regulate and enforce to keep our ridding spots so what do you?

Mattress said...

Localism has its place. There is nothing worse than hanging out all week watching the calm ocean only to have people turn up from out of town and overcrowd the beach as soon as the wind arrives.

It's ok when there are just a few blowins and they share and don't do 100m runs back and forth through the best spots and respect common sense safety.

Locals will generally obey the rules and be safer with bystanders and other water users because they will ultimately suffer the most if their spot is banned. Some spots have a limit on how many kiters can kite at the same time.

When I turn up to a beach for a surf and it's crowded I go somewhere else. Blowins should do the same.

Maybe those "blowins" are just there trying to escape from the overcrowding at their "local" break ??

Even if you do own land right down to the water, i dont think you can stop people from accessing the beach. There are a lot of farmers who have land going right to the water and they have to provide public access. But ideally how good would it be to have your own beach with a good surf break

Your council deliberately spends your rates to attract bunches of blowins to spend money at your local deli :P

Yet another reason to distrust the pollies ;)

Yeh Turtle - I guess that would be better termed being locally pro-active. (PC boolocks sounding tho).

The term localism is loaded - and to most means selfish orshools dominating a break(s) with no rhyme or reason, just coz they orshools. [}:)]H[}:)]

Please see Trigg Point for examples on a decent swell day.


Nuttin wrong with being locally proactive BTW, but localism is only a thin application of zinc away from redneck. "Fk orf - the break is full!" (of rednecks )

getfunky said...
So they enjoy the $$$ view every single day and get far more opportunities to cross the road and enjoy the public space - therefore they should be willing to share when Mal from Meekatharra turns up on his ONLY chance to enjoy the same public space.

I live 3kms from the beach and don't think I have any more ownership than someone from the sticks. Why should some filthy rich dude living accross the road form the beach? They can probably afford to jet off to a private Island (and should) if they get knicker-twisted about sharing public space.

Gotta turn that localised telescope around and have a look the other way.

as i mentioned, locals do'nt own the beach space... so it's not so much about the ownership as much as consequences of bad behaviour.... the non-locals need to pay due respect and ensure their actions don't have any negative effects for the locals... for example, whenever i went to a new out-of town beach, including different states... i've always first approached locals and asked about the rules, where to rig, etc etc... so it's that simple. If everyone has respect and common sense, no need for the "localism" of that type that you are talking about...