I'm a novice but I had enough confidence to have a go at Pinnaroo today and it was the first time I'd been there (had great fun). However later in the afternoon I saw a poor guy being dragged a long way down wind with his Airush kite spiralling endlessly until he finally released it. Another kiter was with him the whole way having seen his difficulties and he managed to tow the guy back into shore. The second guy then went off and retrieved the guy's kite and dragged that into shore too.

I'm very new to the sport so I don't know if this is a common thing at Pinnaroo (or other places), but I was very impressed with this rescue and the general spirit of camaraderie on the beach with people looking out for each other. I've come into the sport without knowing anyone else who does it, so this sort of thing is great to see.
Cheers

yeah that's how we roll there!!

Snarky if the euros aren't playing by the rules you have to say say something. Happened on sunday, euros getting too close to learners, and swimming in the middle of the of the learners. Not to imply that the locals own the beach but a couple of us advised them that perhaps passing within 2 or 3 metres of the learners was not a good idea and also there were better places to swim. They are visitors so let's fill them in on the local rules. If you want to change their behaviours you need to get involved.