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Originally Posted by greg meintjes
We get that on a regular basis on Smathers beach, Kiters will set their stuff up and launch right in the swim areas , when they can see we are all kiting further up the beach, and although some of these guys are newbies, most of the people I have gone down and spoken to are experienced riders with a few years experience. The excuses that I get range from '''I know I should be riding up there ,but my friends are down here, to I just wanted to ride for 20 minutes or I know what I am doing, I am an instructor'''
We don't have any lifeguards on our beach, which I believe actually helps us from problems, but out of all the locals we have riding down here, most will agree that the person setting up in the swimming area is inconsiderate or just a plain idiot but only one or two of them will make the effort to go and approach them and try get them to move up and kite with us.
Greg
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So, in your case Greg, the majority are from off island. Given demographics in KW it makes sense. Still, it would be good to get the word out about how things need to be approached there. A summary of things appears at:
http://fksa.org/showthread.php?p=30970
Has that set of rules changed Greg? If so, I should update it.
Any other input out there? As old as this sport is, it really sucks that we're still risking loss of access.