Is it Volvo shootin season already?

Yeh, good idea to get the info out early I reckon.

"Yah - I tink dat is veddy good un too yah. Ve luv it her in Oz und joost luv to scare de shizen oot ov all de hoddees in bukeenees at Purf beechus..." says my mate Sven..

Your on Dan. Let us call these visitors "kiting tourists."

Info. Pack......what should be in such a pamphlet?

1. Locations?

2. Local "rules"?

What else?

You all are such a creative bunch.....come on, how should the first paragraph read?

Give us a start Slave.

kiterdan said...

It's about being proactive.

I hate that word. ^^^^
PROACTIVE........
It often means 'creating a new set of problems where none existed before' .

kiterdan said...

How is distributing documentation trying to distance the kiting community from the cowboys (Euro or otherwise) so that we don't have to worry about bans lingering over our heads, creating a problem?

How is letting the authorities know that we're doing our bit to ensure the future of sport is not tarnished by the cowboys, creating a problem?

The only problem I see is your negativity to anything that may be seen as slighty bureaucratic. I don't particularly like it either, nor do I think anyone does apart from the lawyers, but that's completely irrelevant if it means losing spots because of morons.

I also see you qualified your statement with an 'often'.
Well, hows this for a qualified statement - 99% of the time you don't have anything constructive to say, so why not go back to your little cave until you have something decent to contribute to society - like a job maybe?

^^ Let's try to remain on-topic and keep the personal attacks to a minimum.....
It doesn't make WAKSA look good.
Dan, I know what you are trying to do.
It won't work. lol.
You are attempting to marginalise the sport of kitesurfing in WA.
The phrase 'distance the kiting community from the cowboys (Euro or otherwise)'
....makes it abundantly clear.
Your dumb idea of a border between the good-guys (WAKSA members) and the bad-ass cowboys flying black kites (non-WAKSA members)...
will be defined (in your mind only) by the stupid club tag hanging off your harness.
Folks,
Say NO to marginalisation.

For the record, I'm not on the WAKSA committee, nor do I have any vested interest in it.
It's amazing that these people will volunteer their time to ensure ungrateful and ignorant twits like yourself will still have access to the beaches in (hopefully) years to come.

Its possibly in the pipe line to get a brochure / leaflet out to the info stand at the international airport.
Its being discussed and maybe thats why Gruezi wants some input for content?

good idea dan , flozza surf club would appreciate that

"hi, there are these kiteboarders who are endangering west Australians and we would like to distance ourselves from. and btw, did i mention that if your from wa you are automatically a safe kiter, we also don't want you do do anything about it but yer... actually don't look at this, forget what i said, kitesurfing... dangerous?? as if, we are closed good bye!"

Guys,

My SUGGESTION has nothing to do with forcing people to join.

IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WAKSA MEMBERS or NON-MEMBERS.

When someone mentions WAKSA, to the average kiter that'd imply WAKSA members. To the average person on the street that means kitesurfing.

Maybe I wasn't clear - and of course you're entitled to you opinion - if you think it sucks fair, enough.

All I am saying is, if WAKSA, who in the eyes of the general community believes represents the whole kiting community, approaches the relevant authorities (councils, government organisations etc.) before the onslaught of summer, the WA kiting community may cop less of the storm WHEN something happens. At the end of the day, the touro will go home - and we'll cop the banning/s. The problem of local cowboys will continue to exist though but until someone comes up with a plan for that - who knows?

Anyway, it's only a suggestion. It's amazing how 'unconstructive' some people can be. Even more amazing when you're only suggesting it for the good of their sport. It's all too easy sitting behind a computer I suppose.

Actually, do whatever - let WAKSA decide. I'm not going to sit and cop **** for trying something whilst the forum tragics sit on their thrones with a keyboard in one hand and can of Emu Export in the other. A lot like Slave really. Good luck.

i go with team waveslave

I am one of the Euro kiters, been living in scarborough WA for 14 years but i still get **** from the kiting community because i have a Euro accent.

I still have to read stupid post advocating compulsary registration and water regulations.

Luckily i enjoy my kiting and ignore #$%$% heads

ps #$%$% stands for stubborn

From what i see in summer months its not only tourists who pay no heed to anything or anyone.
Check out Melville or Leighton on a windy summers day......its wild.....locals and tourists alike causing all kinds of mahem.
I suppose embracing the tourists saying g'day making friends and offering suggestions is probably the best.
Personally i dont see why anyone would spend any time in the metro during summer if they dont have to.

I don't tool around on wussy flat water but at my ocean going spots there was a big influx of not well behaved Euros (yes and local choppers too) last season.

There were also really cool, sensible and considerate Euros too, but the largest number of numbnutz (at my - read shared - local spots) were by far Euro experts/intermediates. Sorry but that's how it was..

Any increase of info etc can only be good and is sure to save a few injuries, trashed kites and broken jaws..

I don't understand the calls to maintain ignorance really?? Strange?

Personally I don't give a squat what a kite surfer does to him/herself....law of attrition works well in this sport.

I hate helmets ..........the worst thing we can do is to make our country even more of the nanny state that it already is. Live and let live as long as you do not harm or materially annoy someone else.

What I can't and will not tolerate is the jerks that put other people at risk because of their own selfish and ignorant acts.

All we are talking about is education and I recon that is a good thing.

I can easily understand the path of "do nothing," but to me personally that is wrong. Yea Slave, Sebol and the like...I can make the rational intellectual argument that dogs kill more people than kiters ever have or ever will. Authorities are not going to ban people having dogs, so why should I care about what my fellow kiters do...not my problem................until my beach access is removed of course.

good on ya rellie, its good to be reminded when things are getting too serious....

some people need to lighten up fer christs sake

its time to get together a vigilante group, the waksa gestapo.....

you can't expect to police public beaches.

bans are probably inevitable, as more and more people take up kiting. the gear gets "safer" and more "user friendly" so more and more numpties are going to be attached to kites. unfortunatelythere's not much anyone can seriously do to prevent it.