first there was kite flying
then there was kite surfing
then came stand up kiting
and finally we progressed to Contemporary Kite Ballet...

his lines are just so fabolous...

waveslave said...

back on topic , has anyone spoken to the muppet in person ?

Maybe a visit down to scabs and approach him to not be such a selfish prick might be the best move .

I think you've made your point Funky (over and over again).
Insults and threats are probably not the best way to handle any sort of conflict -especially on a public forum.
Stuff happens, have you ever made a mistake or miscalculation?
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Insults and threats are probably not the best way to handle any sort of conflict -especially on a public forum.
Stuff happens, have you ever made a mistake or miscalculation?
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So what is the bast way for serial miscalculation? Shall I as 5 foot 1, 55kg, confront this guy on a beach?

Register kites and owners, put a "plates" on them and give a man points for his mistakes...Not a single kite should be sold without a visible numbers from some distance.

Sounds harsh, but hey, cars had no plates long time ago. Would you like to be chased by a car without it? Not me.

Thanks Slacko.

Had to return the soapbox unfortunately.

That's getfunky btw. GetFunky is my dad.

trevor1 said...

and the personal attacks continue ...

It's not like I am flying at him at high speed and jibbing within a metre of his dental health cover.

I am merely conveying the facts about regular (it seems from reports and his own vid post) selfish and dangerous behaviour that he seems to seek pats on the back for.

Without doubt behaviour like Ioz's WILL get us banned. That is just how it is - not a personal attack.

Thank gawd there aren't more kiters that behave this way is all I can say.

Myeh - I have said more than enough. If the guy's behaviour seems ok to you and you don't think it will fk it for ALL of us (or result in an injury to some poor swimmer/punter) then the trough is there but you just ain't thirsty.

I have only just read this thread,

Woh, some of that stuff is toxic ! - and probably a step over the line.

However let me try to address some of the issues ;

The wave comp vid - that was taken by a non kiter and sent to me, i thought I would post it to show people what sort of conditions we had for the wave comp.
Did I see the swimmer – of course not – he dived into the water, went under water and popped up just in front of me. But in the end I did miss him by 1 or 2m - i wish it had of been more.

When I first went out, there was no one kiting, surfing or swimming. It was the middle of winter and I was actually called the test pilot for all the other crew on the beach so they could see what kites to put up before the friendly wave comp. Some swimmers did come into the water after I entered.

Last Sunday down at the amphitheatre. - There were no flags up, winter and once again very few people in the water. I always try to give other water users as wider berth as possible. We are focused on riding wavers however, but sometimes have to give these up when we can see it going to be to close.

It was light winds and tougher than normal to stay away and once or twice I maybe went closer than normal – but only chugging along and hardly on the plane.
I can’t believe another kiter would be right there, be so upset and not even try to talk to me – that is the disappointing part.

I was down the same section of beach yesterday and put my kite down to go and have a chat to the beach life saver (in the car) – to check if there actually was any situation. He told me that all was well with the kiters and there had been no incidents to report, he was there Sunday and could see no special events. We had a very constructive and positive conversation.

The other year at Floreat
Someone has stated that I was coming in and out and constantly spraying a surfer. That is totally BS – I am a lifelong surfer and would never do such a thing.

Certain people have lied and exaggerated a lot of these details blowing it out of all proportion for the act of sensationalism.

There angry words have more chance of getting us banned that anything I have done down there.

I have spent a lot of time on the Perth beaches and most of what is going on is ok, every now and then there is an incident but very few.

To put it in perspective the beach inspector could only name one accident in the 10 years or so he had been down there where a swimmer has actually been hit.

Personally, my closest call from 10 years of kiting has been unsuspectingly caught on camera.

Ioz said...

I have only just read this thread,

The wave comp vid -
Did I see the swimmer – of course not – he dived into the water, went under water and popped up just in front of me. But in the end I did miss him by a foot or two.

. Some swimmers did come into the water after I entered.

Last Sunday down at the amphitheatre. - . We are focused on riding wavers however, but sometimes have to give these up when we can see it going to be to close.

It was light winds and tougher than normal to stay away and once or twice I maybe went closer than normal – but only chugging along and hardly on the plane.
I can’t believe another kiter would be right there, be so upset and not even try to talk to me – that is the disappointing part.

I was down the same section of beach yesterday and put my kite down to go and have a chat to the beach life saver (in the car) – to check if there actually was any situation. He told me that all was well with the kiters and there had been no incidents to report, he was there Sunday and could see no special events. We had a very constructive and positive conversation.

The other year at Floreat
Someone has stated that I was coming in and out and constantly spraying a surfer. That is totally BS – I am a lifelong surfer and would never do such a thing.

There angry words have more chance of getting us banned that anything I have done down there.

I have spent a lot of time on the Perth beaches and most of what is going on is ok, every now and then there is an incident but very few.

To put it in perspective the beach inspector could only name one accident in the 10 years or so he had been down there where a swimmer has actually been hit[/b].

Personally, my closest call from 10 years of kiting has been unsuspectingly caught on camera.

I've not made any comment on this post but this reply is worth it:

either the swimmer can really hold their breath or you were already too close to them in the first place. Missing them by a foot or two is outrageous

If swimmers enter the water that means we as kiters move!

Focused on riding waves should always come second to keeping away from other beach users

I'm not sure if you've ever tried to talk to someone while kiting but it's quite hard to hear eachother

people don't get banned for actions not opinions.

I have a strong feeling you don't have kids (neither do I) and maybe you've never dealt with a parent who feels their child has been put in danger. If you mess with the safety of someones kids you can't expect anything apart from anger.

I haven't yet watched the video but suspect that it could be pretty embarassing.

Long story short - no matter how experienced you are, if your kiting within the length of your lines of anyone else your doing the wrong thing. Other kiters can move out of the way quickly but swimmers and surfers don't have the same advantage.

Hopefully this experience has taught yourself and some others that the kiting community will turn on you if you do the wrong thing. We all value this amazing sport too much to allow it to be banned and restricted because someone thinks they have the right to an area.