Transport WA is conducting a review of equipment carried on all recreational vessels. It shows they have very little understanding about windsurfing or kiteboarding.
This link will hopefully get you there.
www.mysaytransport.wa.gov.au/safetyequipmentreview?tool=survey_tool&tool_id=recreational-vessel-safety-equipment-review-survey&ts=1571053003#tool_tab
We need to get as may WA windsurfers as possible to fill in the survey to hopefully get the windsurfers perspective across or else windsurfers will have to carry a lot of extra safety gear when sailing more than 400m from the shore in unprotected waters which is the case when sailing off a beach. Windsurfers sailing off a beach should be treated the same as surfers.
Some of the updated-wording of the various proposals - such as anchors, bailing, etc - is a good change... as having an unworkable rule, is just silly.
But other wording is terrible - there are numerous rescues of SUP's, and yet they are exempt. Similarly, a reference to 400m is a safe swimming distance - that may be so, but that needs to be supported by a cross-reference
Select to expand quotecurac said..
every bloody year
I did this a couple of years ago I think, oh well I'll do it again.
Was it last year they asked for our feedback and ignored it promptly?
I had a look and re-done the survey again.
It relaxes some rules, but no change for us.
done. Whos got a 4.8m windsurfer that might catch alight after you bail the water out?
