Just got back from Islamorada and will be talking with Neil again tomorrow. Main thing is to help stabilize Neil's situation and avoid further legal hassles than have happened already. Next is to try to ease tensions regarding kiting at Tiki Beach. BTW, if some kiter does something stupid miles away say around Oakland Park, Neil gets blamed by some of the authorities. Idiotic, unfair but true. None of this is a slam dunk. As you point out, there is a long tradition of poor behavior among some but thankfully not all riders. The former is what usually sticks in people's minds. Damage control seems to be needed. More to come on this.
I've said for years, the designated launch in Ft. Lauderdale, aka Tiki Beach, is one of the best run designated launches in North America. Despite that, this sort of thing can happen. Things are heating up in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Pompano, largely because guys are riding too close to shore, over and over again.
The days of riding stupidly putting our access as risk has to stop before we lose more riding grounds. If you want to ride near shore, GO somewhere less populated where it isn't as likely to get us shut down
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