we are going to put in a slider at our local beach. Council would consider a trial period but a few things need to be sorted first.
There needs to be a written application detailing a safety plan, slider description, and details of other sliders in use and how insurance issues have been sorted.

Does anyone out there have experience with sliders and are there any in operation that actually have official approval? If there is I would like to have a chat with the crew that put it together. Gold City Council may even be prepared to allow a permanent one if a trail period goes well, but it will need an example of slider elsewhere and the way liabilty issues have been handled.

It has been suggested that a safety plan would include provision for an observer to be on duty when the slider is being used. Some sort of plan should be in place to prevent people from using it that do not have the skill (or are accident prone.. yea very funny ha ha but i will want a turn if it goes in. Lets just say my kite surfing learning experience has not been as smooth as some).

Also needed is details of possible interactions with the public. It may seem like a bit of a paper chase, but it could be well worth it and it opens the door to some interesting possiblities

Too much hassle and leave's you open for too much CRAP from the council & local residents...

My self and BESTkiteboarding purchased a 30 foot inflatable one from USA, that blows up and can be operational in 30 minutes...

regards browneee

ps, do a search on this forum for the slider threads...

Kitepower also bought 2 of these inflatable sliders. They are both 30ft in length, fully inflatable with PVC pipe across the top. The material that they are made of is very similar to a Zodiac boat. Being inflatable it minimize's the risk of smashing yourself up too much.
Gotta remember NO FINS
Dolls Point can be a bit crowded to use it but Kurnell would be perfect. Ay Jeff.

Goodwinds
Matt Snowdon