Getting very crowded - and seems not that many people are realising if you are doing the walk of shame - right in the middle of a whole tonne of riders with kite directly at 12 - it is not very helpful.

Why not do the walk of shame along the beach with kite out of everybodys way???

Also, beginners need to be reminded not to kite in the kiddy pool...

Axis said...
Just left the beach. Someone yelled at me to keep my kite high as they passed downwind. Had to laugh.

According to the IKO site the following applies:

The outgoing rider has right of way over the incoming rider: the wind is sometimes gusty on land. The rider who is on the beach is the one more at risk, so he has the priority.

Any what are other kiters doing so close to shore anyway... :)

And another one on the subject, IKO states: The rider going faster than another in the same direction must give way to the slowest rider: the one going faster is the one who has a global vision of the situation since he arrives from behind.

Translation: While the "front" rider still should check surroundings before jumping or turning, if you are on someone's blind spot you need to be ready to get out of the way - probably best to just yell a "behind you" to them.

foorked said...

Harumaki said...

Axis said...
Just left the beach. Someone yelled at me to keep my kite high as they passed downwind. Had to laugh.

According to the IKO site the following applies:

The outgoing rider has right of way over the incoming rider: the wind is sometimes gusty on land. The rider who is on the beach is the one more at risk, so he has the priority.

Any what are other kiters doing so close to shore anyway... :)

And another one on the subject, IKO states: The rider going faster than another in the same direction must give way to the slowest rider: the one going faster is the one who has a global vision of the situation since he arrives from behind.

Translation: While the "front" rider still should check surroundings before jumping or turning, if you are on someone's blind spot you need to be ready to get out of the way - probably best to just yell a "behind you" to them.

I always thought the person with their right shoulder going the direction of travel has right of way? (starboard ?) but the rule seems to make sense close to beach

The right shoulder is applicable when on open water. The travel towards and away from the beach relates primarily to people trying to get out.

Noobs love to **** **** up on 25 knot sunny days. It's just a given

Sunday was crazy at Brighton/Hampton.. heaps of sunbathers even in the 30knot winds / kiters trying to get out is recipe for trouble. Gave it a miss, drove to Altona for a late session.

picker said...
St. Kilda is out of control. If you weren't there for the $$$ don't think you could ever kite there x

I was at St Kilda yesterday and it was ridiculous. Counted 70 kites in the air and at very least another 50 pumped up on the beach. Have seen it busier than that.

I kite there because it's so close to home, but starting to rethink that. It's just no fun.