I have been hearing lots of reports from kiting people and non kiting people about kite boarders having no respect for the safety of other beach goers. not going to name beaches or spots but I think we figure the main culprits. I think this is pretty bad, as we all know how dangerous kites can be, and how hard kites come down. I reckon if it is crowed with families and kids it is a no go zone.
there are plenty of other spots with no one around and heaps of room to crash and do what ever you want. No one deserves to be hurt through your actions. not only this, kiting will be banned soon at these spots which will only lead to other issues. being a dad myself and quite over protective of my kids, I would quite simply tell you to leave but not in a nice way.
all I know is that there is a big ocean out there, so get out there and use it and leave these kid friendly spots to the kids.
I don't get the dumb families that set up a picnic in the middle of a kiting beach when there is 100's of km's of open beach within 30 mins of the Gold Coast....which beaches are you referring to?
Select to expand quotelooseygoosy said..
I have been hearing lots of reports from kiting people and non kiting people about kite boarders having no respect for the safety of other beach goers. not going to name beaches or spots but I think we figure the main culprits. I think this is pretty bad, as we all know how dangerous kites can be, and how hard kites come down. I reckon if it is crowed with families and kids it is a no go zone.
there are plenty of other spots with no one around and heaps of room to crash and do what ever you want. No one deserves to be hurt through your actions. not only this, kiting will be banned soon at these spots which will only lead to other issues. being a dad myself and quite over protective of my kids, I would quite simply tell you to leave but not in a nice way.
all I know is that there is a big ocean out there, so get out there and use it and leave these kid friendly spots to the kids.
If kiters over 5 knots within 50m of swimmers or in no boating zones, bookem Dano
Select to expand quotePeterc150 said..looseygoosy said..
I have been hearing lots of reports from kiting people and non kiting people about kite boarders having no respect for the safety of other beach goers. not going to name beaches or spots but I think we figure the main culprits. I think this is pretty bad, as we all know how dangerous kites can be, and how hard kites come down. I reckon if it is crowed with families and kids it is a no go zone.
there are plenty of other spots with no one around and heaps of room to crash and do what ever you want. No one deserves to be hurt through your actions. not only this, kiting will be banned soon at these spots which will only lead to other issues. being a dad myself and quite over protective of my kids, I would quite simply tell you to leave but not in a nice way.
all I know is that there is a big ocean out there, so get out there and use it and leave these kid friendly spots to the kids.
If kiters over 5 knots within 50m of swimmers or in no boating zones, bookem Dano
Is it always that simple? West Beach there often seems to be swimmers on the east side of the rock groyne, which is at least a couple of hundred metres inside the water craft area. Between that and watching some sunbathers getting angry when the wind completely dies off and someone's kite ends up lying near them on the beach. Maybe some signage letting non kiters know that it's a designated kite beach would help.
It all comes down to common sense, give kiters a bit of space while launching and landing (this is when 99.9% of bad stuff happens) and they will appreciate it and get off the beach quick, leaving you to enjoy it with your kids (trust me when i say no kiter wants to stand on a beach when the wind is blowing). I wouldnt walk across a road without getting eye contact from the driver im about to walk in front of, my safety is not his responsibility it is mine, and your a fool if you think otherwise.
The amount of times people do stupid **** around me while launching or landing is ridiculous, even when i yell, just wait there a min (for their own safety) while the kite is halfway up to self launch they try walk through my tensioned lines or run directly at the kite (one can only assume this is on purpose because no one can really be this stupid) and it is not exactly like i am pressed for room at low tide at Sandgate (QLD) but if something did happen it would be the evil kiters fault not the knob pushing the point that he 'has just as much right to use the beach as me' even though there is a km of beach with no one else there.
Even my friends 4 year old understood to stand behind me while launching the other day and he thought it was awesome to watch the kite go up 'he was a little disappointed it didn't take me to the moon' but he was excited to watch as 99% of the public are.
If there is a kiter out there who is being reckless and stupid around people the rest of us will tell him to pull his/her head in but you sound like one of the above mentioned douches who purposefully makes it dangerous for us.
Select to expand quoteBennyB12 said..
Na **** them... They should be In the parks anyway...
They can safely say **** you and know they will win.
At a beach where there is a designated kite zone, families will not even look at the sign and set up there. They usually won't want to move and they will let their kids play in the water there.
Its likely after a few families have set up that the lifeguards will not move them.
We had an occasion where all the families set up in the kite zone and none were using the much larger but 50m extra walk swim section of the beach and the lifeguards gave the kiters permission to use the swim section.
Families and kids are no danger to anyone. They don't have to learn about kiting or avoid standing directly downwind of you when you're launching - in fact they seem to think that's the best place to stand.
Kites and kiters are potentially or actually dangerous. Families and kids are no danger to anyone. That's why they will always win.
Select to expand quotePaul1 said..
I don't get the dumb families that set up a picnic in the middle of a kiting beach when there is 100's of km's of open beach within 30 mins of the Gold Coast....which beaches are you referring to?
I agree, you would be nuts to set up in a kite boarding area, I am more referring to kiters who set up when everyone has been there all day and start trying to slay it in a crowded area, its not hard to go to another spot. I am referring to Currumbin alley and botany in Sydney. maybe these people need to start to learn to ride the open water cause the options are endless. at the end of the day I don't really give a **** as it doesn't affect me at all, but makes kiteboarders look like knobs, and we have enough of these in the world already.
Select to expand quoteterminal said..BennyB12 said..
Na **** them... They should be In the parks anyway...
They can safely say **** you and know they will win.
At a beach where there is a designated kite zone, families will not even look at the sign and set up there. They usually won't want to move and they will let their kids play in the water there.
Its likely after a few families have set up that the lifeguards will not move them.
We had an occasion where all the families set up in the kite zone and none were using the much larger but 50m extra walk swim section of the beach and the lifeguards gave the kiters permission to use the swim section.
Families and kids are no danger to anyone. They don't have to learn about kiting or avoid standing directly downwind of you when you're launching - in fact they seem to think that's the best place to stand.
Kites and kiters are potentially or actually dangerous. Families and kids are no danger to anyone. That's why they will always win.Select to expand quoteterminal said..BennyB12 said..
Na **** them... They should be In the parks anyway...
They can safely say **** you and know they will win.
At a beach where there is a designated kite zone, families will not even look at the sign and set up there. They usually won't want to move and they will let their kids play in the water there.
Its likely after a few families have set up that the lifeguards will not move them.
We had an occasion where all the families set up in the kite zone and none were using the much larger but 50m extra walk swim section of the beach and the lifeguards gave the kiters permission to use the swim section.
Families and kids are no danger to anyone. They don't have to learn about kiting or avoid standing directly downwind of you when you're launching - in fact they seem to think that's the best place to stand.
Kites and kiters are potentially or actually dangerous. Families and kids are no danger to anyone. That's why they will always win.Select to expand quoteterminal said..BennyB12 said..
Na **** them... They should be In the parks anyway...
They can safely say **** you and know they will win.
At a beach where there is a designated kite zone, families will not even look at the sign and set up there. They usually won't want to move and they will let their kids play in the water there.
Its likely after a few families have set up that the lifeguards will not move them.
We had an occasion where all the families set up in the kite zone and none were using the much larger but 50m extra walk swim section of the beach and the lifeguards gave the kiters permission to use the swim section.
Families and kids are no danger to anyone. They don't have to learn about kiting or avoid standing directly downwind of you when you're launching - in fact they seem to think that's the best place to stand.
Kites and kiters are potentially or actually dangerous. Families and kids are no danger to anyone. That's why they will always win.Select to expand quoteterminal said..BennyB12 said..
Na **** them... They should be In the parks anyway...
They can safely say **** you and know they will win.
At a beach where there is a designated kite zone, families will not even look at the sign and set up there. They usually won't want to move and they will let their kids play in the water there.
Its likely after a few families have set up that the lifeguards will not move them.
We had an occasion where all the families set up in the kite zone and none were using the much larger but 50m extra walk swim section of the beach and the lifeguards gave the kiters permission to use the swim section.
Families and kids are no danger to anyone. They don't have to learn about kiting or avoid standing directly downwind of you when you're launching - in fact they seem to think that's the best place to stand.
Kites and kiters are potentially or actually dangerous. Families and kids are no danger to anyone. That's why they will always win.
the only douch is you eat pray kite, you probably believe the world is flat and god made the world in seven days. mate I kite on my own every time in my own spot with no one around 99% of the time. you probably have one of those self launching tools, or stand there waiting for help. we have all had the same experiances with the public and kites. It is our responsibility cause we are flying the kites, end of story
I just keep swooping them till they run back to their park... Like a magpie... Ark! Ark! Or maybe a crow....
Then I go back and sit under my bridge....and wait patiently....
