I know it was pointed out deep in another thread, but the following is well worth a read.
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Kitesurfing/General/Show-Pony-Alert-Brighton-WA/Great for entertainment when work is slow... (you can stop after 3-4 pages, it just goes circles)
It's great that they agree that both beginners and experts are dangerous, and that there are many of them.