working, I guess he needs the trailer, also the fact that he's probably carrying gear for others?!?...
I gotta say I'm now kind of shell shocked.
I've been learning to kite for some time now in WA, mainly Mullaloo, Pinnaroo, Pt Walter, met kiters, poleys, fishermen, surfers, people walking on the beach....
I've stopped to chat with a fair few of them, they've all been great ; asking questions, expressing concerns etc. But nowhere have I encountered the level of w@nkerism and abuse I've read in this thread.
As a kid, I tried surfing but the whole machismo bullsh!t ruined it for me. Some kid threatening you cos you're on "his" break or riding "his" wave can put you off at that age.
so I'm very disappointed, cos I thought the fraternity of wind-riding sportsmen were different. But maybe I'm wrong. I hope not, but if this sort of thing keeps up, then the only thing that's gonna kill off windsurfing and kiting is gonna be ourselves, not local councils or members of the public...
You should all have a listen to yourselves. It's embarrassing to be associated with windsurfing or kiting reading this. It was a minor parking infringement that happened weeks ago and the guy even apologized. The most serious thing that would have come of it is someone having to walk a little further than they would have liked. Threads like this make both sports look like they're full of tossers.
Been lurking in this thread for a while. The dude has apologised and he only did it once so big deal.
Advice to Kiting school instructor though: have you asked the council for a key to access the park when teaching? That is what the only WS schools did years ago... Angus whatsisname had Shelley foreshore and parked at water's edge and Ian Lane had Applecross on the end of the Strand (between Heathcote and the big jetty).
Maybe you could move to the latter location or you and 2nd Wind could both get keys to access the grassed area therefore preventing any problems ever again?
