There is a 1:1 relationship between the IQ of the rider at Hobie and the distance in M that they ride from the beach. This is why the beach is closed. I and many others spent hours and hours in meetings, trying to rally people together to follow a few simple rules.
To put it in perspective, it's like having a road with a curb and sidewalk and the only rule is to not drive over the curb and on the sidewalk... At Hobie, most riders drove on the sidewalk!!!
It also doesn't help that guys like Lubo (paddleboarding concession) were super annoyed that many instructors were teaching at Hobie Beach without a concession while he had to pay concession fees to be there for his paddling business. Nobody is happier about the beach closure than Lubo.
I find it interesting that in an ironic twist, the winds blew like stink out of the West yesterday just as the signs were hammered into the ground on Friday.
South Beach, Bill Baggs, Hobie Beach, Rickenbacher, Virginia Key... The list of banned riding spots keeps growing in Miami. This is a wake up call. We do not have the "right" to go kiting. We must cooperate and act in an organized manner in order to maintain access.
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Todd Gréaux
Cabrinha Kites
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