Good to see some positive feedback

Thanks!!!

It's good to see. That's the easy part over though, summer will be the test.

I see the non compliance was found to be a permitted activity, curious as to what it may have been and wonder what the ruling is with paragliders that sometimes use the Northern end of the beach.

^Yep it is only a matter of time till someone hits him and it will be seen as the kitesurfers fault no doubt (unless a shark gets him first).
For those that may not be aware, watch out for this guy although he has heaps of beach North or South he likes to swim from one end of the kite zone to the other just before sunset and just behind the wave line, into the wind and is almost impossible to see.

I spoke to him last year, I was very polite and said that although there was nothing stopping him swimming there I just wanted him to be aware that he was very hard to see and was putting himself at risk. I suggested it would be heaps safer if he swam further down the beach but he said this is where he wanted to swim.

seafever17 said...

I wonder if that nutcase that swims (breaststroke) south into a 30 knot southwester 100meters offshore in the kite area is going to survive this season.

He is so hard to see when you are kiting into a setting sun.

( Hold your fire!!!! yeah I stopped in the water and spoke to him but "this is where I swim" was his line)

A man of many words...

buy him a fin to attach to his back

He was obviously there the other day, because I didn't see him.

Dazza

I was under the impression we are allowed to kite the north end when there are no flags up. Is that correct?

the walks said...

Massive kudos to all the locals who care, you know who you are, sorry no stage but brill effort, Rob Gannon, Troy, Mark(teachers pet) etc, etc.................

Good article! I really need to get on here more...

Cheers Walks, and Kudos needs to go out to the Walks clan too.

BTW - Cheers for grabing my board last month too, things got a little hairy out there getting that guys kite. I wasn't surprised to see it was you who had popped out to give me a hand!

Haven't hit it as much as I would like this season! Baby/Mortgage commitments!!! Always good to know theres a good core crew looking after the place.
Troy