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Originally Posted by bigkite
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You're kidding right? It started over ten years ago, countless kiteboarders begged for something like this to be forced down their throats. Ignoring simple rules, accidents, incidents, kites and kiters flying inland.
ALL we had to do was mainly to ride outside the buoys AND to compel other kiters to do the same. This has been repeated countless times here, in meetings and at the beach. Way too few of us thought it was worth bothering with.
This never happened at Hobie worse some of the most experienced among us rode feet off the shore routinely, some even told off deputies and the Causeway authority. Telling someone to F off or words to that effect to an authority you know is suffering serious heartburn with poor kiter behavior is really dumb. Instructors teaching students inside the bouys, ignoring bans on unlicensed commerce and common sense. How many in the community reacted to bring these folks in line to protect their access? Way too few, it didn't have to be this way.
Stepping up to look out for your access tactfully and legally is becoming less of an option. Educate kiters, self-police and take care of business. LOTS of launches do this in other parts of the country it has been a more rare thing here. We're running out of launches so pay someone to mind our business for us at a couple of concessions or take on some responsibility like concerned people in the community ourselves.