I note the usual increase in talk of bans around this time of year .I wish everyone luck who cares enough to keep their local open unfortunately there are not enough who do and I wonder what can be done .

we have had a loosely organised group who cared and have managed to keep the beaches open and the beach inspectors onside .most people have been pretty good natured about a total stranger (or fellow kiter ) who isn't wearing an 'official" badge pointing out that there may be a problem with their kiting/behaviour (until recently)

unfortunaely these people are totally frustrated . When we talk to lifeguards the message is self regulate (you guys had better keep your mob in line or else ) we have told the lifeguards that those who care are not always around and don't know everybody and that as they are on the beach (lifeguards ) if they see something out of line to reprimand the offender (s) .Plus there has been an alarming increase in 'who the **** are you to tell me " attitude " your not the ****in mayor of the beach,**** off " .So back to the beach inspectors and they say well simple solution is that they will ban kitesurfing full stop . They've got better things to do than chat to out of line kiters .

i'm not sure what the solution is .

Kite surfing is the rollerblading of the sea.

^^^

my point proven

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get a room

what are people doing wrong?
is it the same as last year with riding in the flags?

Name and shame them.

Or, get some evidence of them not following the rules and then if you can get ASKA on board (to try and discourage people not caring for the rules), have ASKA deny them insurance coverage and then get the council to ban kiting at those beaches to anyone other than ASKA members.

Missy said...

Name and shame them.

Or, get some evidence of them not following the rules and then if you can get ASKA on board (to try and discourage people not caring for the rules), have ASKA deny them insurance coverage and then get the council to ban kiting at those beaches to anyone other than ASKA members.

good idea but when being told to '**** off ' its hard to get hold of someones name .The aksa member only idea is a good one and was suggested here .kind of hard to enforce (beach inspectors don't have time to check ) plus no tags so far this year . Also its not really an issue of following rules so much but some respect for someone who has the courage to say something to someone who might not be aware of the local ettiquette ( or even care what it is )in order to keep their local open and are then either ignored or abused .
I don't think anyone wants a whole heap of rules ,naming and shaming and so on .its more something that seems to be creeping into society in general that unless you are a law enforcement officer you can **** off and if you are are an enforcement officer your a **** and you can **** off too .Unfortunately it has come to kiteboarding and the ultimate result will be bans unless there is a united voice and everyone at the local takes responsibility for saying g'day to new faces and giving a heads up to em on local issues .

Kalavas said...

HAng on, was I not the only person who didn't get their AKSA tag right away? I didn't receive my tag or card, but shot them an email and they mailed me a tag. There was a cable tie in the original envelope, so I think it was more an oversight than anything else.

I usually join aksa but this year joined nswkba .Excuse my ignorance but is a tag issued if you join state association ( i was not trying to make an issue out of this,no biggie )

I don't understand that sign at all.. Do others? (i get it means no kiting. but the swimming confuses me)

maybe does it mean you can kite but not between the flags. (blue representing between the flags??) that means you can't swim outside the flags. you cant do the the other things at all but you can kite everywhere 'cept between the flags.. if so, nice sign.

Sorry mr float. Ive steered off topic.

Guess We'll just keep talking sense into those that will listen hoping the rest will follow suit eventually.

I was talking to a German mate, he said in Euro where he goes kiting you have to look after your kite beach or it gets banned quick, if a ****er turns up and kites badly, they ask nicely as a group of 4 or more people, if he is still a ****er on the water, all 4 or more of them kite right next to him and behind him so he gets pissed of and doesn't come back.

At kurnell they self police fairly well I hear.

one guy going up to some too cool ****er wont work. if you can form a group of friends and approach as a group that may work.

We had some ****ers turn up at our beach doing handle passes and wake style tricks near and in the flags, Must have been 20 kiters out and no one said anything to them.

I don't know what the solution is, but there needs to be one soon.

w+a-n+k-e+r the word is not a crime.