[ricki]

Hey Kent,

Just spoke to Neil about this. He is VERY concerned about threats to access by kiters coming too close to shore. One of the more readily abused guarded areas, Boynton Beach, is taking a hard look at restricting kiting right now. We don't want to make matters worse there or anywhere else.

So, here is what he said ...


Zero Tolerance for kiting within 100 yards (300 ft.) of the shore

... unless you have a legitimate emergency demanding landing (e.g. disabling gear failure, mandatory repairs, etc.)

...If riders are seen riding inside 100 yards of shore by at least two kiters in agreement, the offending kiter is subject to disqualification.



btw, IF you need to come into the beach, try real hard to land on an unguarded beach. Landing on a guarded beach with kites in the air may not go down very well, emergency or not.