Select to expand quoteImax1 said..
Now I know how I'm going to get rich . I'm going to make rear view mirrors that clip onto the boom. PM me for orders .
I'll have one please.
do they come in pink? I need it to match my tutu.
Select to expand quoteSubsonic said..Imax1 said..
Now I know how I'm going to get rich . I'm going to make rear view mirrors that clip onto the boom. PM me for orders .
I'll have one please.
do they come in pink? I need it to match my tutu.
Matching Pink and Tutu - in magenta
Pink 
Tutu
Going with Imax1's mirror idea but leaning more in this direction. The multiple nav lights will also help with possible jetski interactions
Select to expand quoteReach said.."I tried to stay out but this is directed at me and wrong."
CMON NOW !! YOU POSTED ON AN INTERNATIONAL WEBSITE.... I CANT BELIEVE THIS BS EVEN HAPPENED HERE AT GB.
"They were cut by someone at GB."
POSSIBLE, BUT HIGHLY UNLIKELY IT WAS A WINDSURFER. PLENTY OF OTHER BEACH GOERS USE THIS AREA.YOU MAY HAVE OFFENDED OTHERS :-(familys bbq, sunbathers, swimmers, fishermen etc. Many also live just across the road ;-)
"However, I won't be demonized by the cheer leaders of a so called 'gentle soul'."
NO DEMONIZING GOING ON HERE. ONLY FACTS n LOCAL KNOWLEDGE PRESENTED.
"It's a few old grumps at GB who sometimes create an unwelcome vibe and a couple have now taken it too far."
GEEZ, I LEAVE "MY" BEACH FOR 12MONTHS COZ OF HEALTH ISSUES....
SO WHO IS THE OL GRUMP ACTUALLY DOIN "ALL" THE PUSHIN n SHOVIN ??
"I intend to maintain my normally agreeable demeanour with everyone."
GOOD WORK SIR !
HAPPY SAILING WITH THE FRIENDLY GB CREW. 
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Going with Imax1's mirror idea but leaning more in this direction. The multiple nav lights will also help with possible jetski interactions
Now you got me thinking more ,(
),.....why can't they make the complete sail a reflective mirror . More outhaul creating a wider view . The possibilities are endless . Less outhaul and you could create a Death Ray and pop those pesky kiters like an ant under a magnifying glass .
Select to expand quoteImax1 said..
Going with Imax1's mirror idea but leaning more in this direction. The multiple nav lights will also help with possible jetski interactions
Now you got me thinking more ,(),.....why can't they make the complete sail a reflective mirror . More outhaul creating a wider view . The possibilities are endless . Less outhaul and you could create a Death Ray and pop those pesky kiters like an ant under a magnifying glass .
If you can't beat 'em blind 'em
Select to expand quoteKBGhost said..John340 said..
Kite surfing does not mix well with other water sports. The combination of long control lines, boosting, show boating close to shore and disregard of other water users around them, make many kiters dangerous accidents waiting to happen. The only real solution is separation, especially in restricted waterways like Golden Beach.
That is an opinion. My equally invalid opinion is that windsurfing does not mix well with other water sports. Going exactly 90 degrees to the wind at full speed with very little ability to slow down, speed up, or steer more than a few degrees. This makes it an accident waiting to happen. All the other water sports can slow down, speed up, and turn on a dime, and happily coexist in limited spaces with no aggro.
/just saying the view from one's own perspective can be misleading...
No way. From the perspective of someone who has water skiied, surfed, kayaked, canoed, rowed, windsurfed, sailed yachts, cats and dinghies, windsurfing mixes quite well. It's completely wrong to say that windsurfers go 90 degrees to the wind and can't slow down, turn or steer.
Try turning a big yacht or a fast cat on a dime, or altering course more than a few degrees on an 18 Foot Skiff.
I know you're trying to say that perspectives can be misleading but no other non-motorised watersport takes up as much space as a kite, apart from the very few maxi yachts around, and maxis don't change course suddenly or boost, and they don't have thin high-tension lines running low over the water, nor does their method of propulsion suddenly take a dive.
My family used to do waterski racing so we know what it's like to run around a waterway with long strings at high speed. The thing is, we (and all the other keen racers) did it in an area where people didn't do anything else, rather than trying to mix with other watersports.
