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So the bans begin? (foiling)

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Created by Mastbender > 9 months ago, 27 Jan 2019
Mastbender
1972 posts
27 Jan 2019 8:51AM
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Well this could get interesting, I wonder how far it will spread?
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Sydney's famous Bondi Beach BANS new surfing trend amid claims the board is 'too dangerous' in crowded waters
Foil surfing banned from Bondi Beach amid claims the sport is 'too dangerous'
Waverley City Council outlawed the popular surf trend in mind of swimmers
The surf board has a conspicuously long fin that suspends board above water
Thanks to design surfers can reach higher speeds and catch waves in flat seas

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6633639/Sydneys-famous-Bondi-Beach-BANS-new-surfing-trend.html

quikdrawMcgraw
1221 posts
27 Jan 2019 9:45AM
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Foils are aesthetically TERRORble

Gorgo
VIC, 5108 posts
27 Jan 2019 12:47PM
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I suspect this is BS.

Mark _australia
WA, 23517 posts
27 Jan 2019 12:33PM
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Its no sharper than a fin.....?

Gorgo
VIC, 5108 posts
27 Jan 2019 3:51PM
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My foil is smooth and soft and rounded. I think it's gorgeous.

Because I need deeper water I stay well away from areas where there are people. You have to be fairly competent just to ride a foil so the chances of careening out of control are slim.

More importantly, we hear about bans, but they never seem to appear. I think councils have better things to do than to ban fringe activities that rarely happen. The paperwork wouldn't be worth the effort.

The Daily Mail is not known for reliability or quality journalism. It begs the question of how they could be bothered to write a story about something that is of such little interest to the general public. I'm guessing the availability of a photo of a woman in a bikini on a foil might have something to do with it.

hilly
WA, 7966 posts
27 Jan 2019 1:08PM
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Gorgo said..
availability of a photo of a woman in a bikini on a foil might have something to do with it.


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cauncy
WA, 8407 posts
27 Jan 2019 8:02PM
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The daily mail said Saddam a weapons of mass destruction
looking at the state of the Middle East today
id say your on limited time foilers



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