Green Cabrinha kiter (and others seen in the area) beware - you are sailing in the "forbidden zone" in front of the St Kilda Sea baths...

There are two areas where we are being noticed by council/ParksVic and RMYS - they are both areas that are out-of-bounds to kiters and one of them is in fact a no-boating zone.....

Area between RMYS ramp and St Kilda Pier
This area and in fact most of the area within 50 meters of the launch ramp and along the pier is a 5-knot zone - this effectively means no kiting, no showing off to the pier walkers and no insurance ciover in the event of an accident. For a fair idea of distance you should remain away from the pier and the launch ramp - twice the length of your kite lines!!!

Area in front of the Sea Baths - from the pier down to the ST Kilda Marina
This area is a bathing zone and has been designated a NO BOATING ZONE for a distance to 200 meters from the beach. This means NO LAUNCHING/LANDING in this area, NO SAILING closer than 200m from shore. This is roughly the length of the St Kilda pier.

On the diagram below (courtesy of Parks Vic - available on their web site) the heavy red lines show the two areas discussed here.

The dotted yellow line is the limit of the 200m zone.
The blue zone is the 5-knot zone.
The orange zone is the kiting zone (seems the 5-kt rule is not being enforced within the kiting zone).



Please circulate this info to any kiters who are not familiar with the area. Parks Vic has the ability to impose fines on offenders, and both the council and RMYS have the power to banish us completely if they lose patience - please consider this before you think about sailing in the area.