ATTENTION KITESURFERS-Warning from Pinellas County Surfers

They don't fall from the sky on one another and can't go 30 knots, either.

[bayflite]

i bet they wish they could.

I guess no one will take this serious until we lose the beach. Whatever.

[bayflite]

a ban wil make some kiters happy IMO
i'm just happy to kite free!!!

a serious or fatal accident occur it could potentially invite a legislative response in the form of restrictions or outright prohibitions that would adversely affect not only kitesurfers but possibly surfers as well

Earth to kite surfers... this statement came from someone who is NOT A KITE SURFER.

Great way to promote the sport.

[WindRyder]

At our favorite spot up here, we have a lot of surfers. When the surf is up,those guys are spread over the course of several hundreds of yards. Yeah, at times it's a bummer that we can't ride some of the nicer waves, but there is a lot of real estate out there to be had. Last year, a couple of us kiters had some vandalism to our cars. We figured out that there is only a very small group of surfers who have an attitude with us. The vast majority are fine with us, BUT, we do stay out of the line, unless we are coming in or going out. We give them space, and often talk to them when on and off the water. Kill them with kindness has been our motto. And that small group of agro surfers, haven't had a problem this year. Good luck with your situation down there!!!

[Todd RT]

Surfing in Pinellas County??? Not too many waves here... wonder where they were riding??

[stormatzio]

I email trying to find out what color the kites were. They said " I don't recall what color their kites were. I happened to take some photos (which I later deleted) of them doing some pretty cool jumps but I was so disgusted by what took place that I didn't want to post them on the site as I normally would have because I didn't want to condone what they were doing. "

In over 4 years of riding in the gulf I have never heard of a fellow waterman calling out a kitesurfer!