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Originally posted by lex123
The more people taking part in kitesurfing means that teh price of kite gear will go down and more support you will have to keep areas like woodies open to kiters.
Im shocked at how little effort you guys seem to put into helping people get into the sport. Back in my mountainbiking days i reember the senior riders like myself going outa their way to make sure that the noobies take teh right lines through drops and jumps and that their gear and armour was up to the task. Me and my mates even took new riders with us on our ride days to help them progress and make sure that they were safe "never ride alone" goes for all adventure sports.
Granted its alot harder with kiting because of the risk of getting cought in teh lines and such.
I know i wont because im poor and lessons are heaps expensive (uni student), but it probably is best for every new kiter to take lessons till the point where they can go consistantly upwind before venturing on their own.
Mby a Australia wide kite rating system is needed much like ski slopes?. Black, Double black etc depending on wind direction.
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Originally posted by Charl dv
im not saying wat u did was wrong or anything... im sayin toby says its driled that under no circumstances should you kite offshore breezes, regardless of his skill he is still giving advice that he himself is not following. nowhere in lessons do they say, NEVER kite offshore winds unless u can kite suicide or anything. its just a point that shouldnt be braught up as it puts other kiters in the wrong in the debate.
regardless of tobys posts etc. i still think its stupid to go kite woodmans if ur not gona unhook anyway.. flat water gets boring if you dont do wakey or powered tricks! i agree, woodmans should really only be for experienced kiters simply because of safety, maybe that should be a pre requisite for kiting at offshore woodies: only kite there if u can competently land powered tricks and stay upwind.
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Originally posted by t o b yquote:
Originally posted by lex123
The more people taking part in kitesurfing means that teh price of kite gear will go down and more support you will have to keep areas like woodies open to kiters.
Im shocked at how little effort you guys seem to put into helping people get into the sport. Back in my mountainbiking days i reember the senior riders like myself going outa their way to make sure that the noobies take teh right lines through drops and jumps and that their gear and armour was up to the task. Me and my mates even took new riders with us on our ride days to help them progress and make sure that they were safe "never ride alone" goes for all adventure sports.
Granted its alot harder with kiting because of the risk of getting cought in teh lines and such.
I know i wont because im poor and lessons are heaps expensive (uni student), but it probably is best for every new kiter to take lessons till the point where they can go consistantly upwind before venturing on their own.
Mby a Australia wide kite rating system is needed much like ski slopes?. Black, Double black etc depending on wind direction.
signs don't do ****! most of the people that get in trouble already think they rip!
have you ever kitted the spot in question? and if so on a busy day.
if no then get some perspective and until then don't bother commenting on **** you have no idea about!
and the ski idea... LOL
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Originally posted by Supersane
As a beginner I've been helped out at woodies. But me and my mate were intervened on the beach before getting into the water. No fuss, no agro and much appreciated. I don't reckon that kiters have got a bad reputation, I don't think you'll read much on saftey in a surfing forum / mag.
There's plenty of room at woodies and everyone was a beginner at one stage....
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Originally posted by Spacemonkey!
***Woodman Point Offshore side is not a place to even consider going unless you can competently ride upwind, water launch and self rescue.***
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Originally posted by waveslave
You Woody-homos wouldn't turn-away a car-load of red-hot, newbie kite-babes....would ya ?
....even if the babes couldn't ride upwind, water relaunch and self-rescue ?
You wouldn't ???
lol.
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Originally posted by ****ymonkey
SM get over yourself.
SM you'll never make the PKRA. Why? Because the world isn't like woodies and people like you can't ride in more than 10 inch chop.
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Originally posted by ****ymonkey
SM get over yourself.
SM you'll never make the PKRA. Why? Because the world isn't like woodies and people like you can't ride in more than 10 inch chop.
Noobs need flat water.
Real men like Mr Slave. Can ride waves.
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Originally posted by WEZ
I thought this sport was classed as extreme, you lot just sounnd like a load of ******s.
I dont care if you can go up wind or do a backmobe just have fun and stay out of my way!!
PS If everybody stopped helping people on off shore winds,
less people would think off shore is safe and the sharks would be alot fatter.
