Off to a bad start already
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 5:20 pm
Man it was good to see familiar faces yesterday at Crown Beach. That wind was epic. Hope you all had fun.
But I have to say that was already the worst kook-day ever already. I counted at least 3 people walking their kite up onto the beach and tried to land their kite across the path.
Then several launching their kites while they were under the trees upwind of the building.
Saw 2 kites go into the streets.
I was pumping up my kite in the dedicated area when I realized there were two kites sandwiching me and their riders attaching their lines. I felt strange because I felt like I was in there way but actually, I wasn't. I was where I was suppose to be, in the parking lot. They were rigging up in the wrong area.
Everyone fucking snoozing and ignoring kites that were overhead that needed to be caught and landed. On a gusty windy day like yesterday its important to get those kites caught quickly and safely.
Those making these mistakes were not familiar faces.
And this was before I got there, I heard about more kitemares from those who were there earlier.
Should we just paint the whole shack into a map to make it BIGGER for the idiots?
It was a shitshow there you guys and its not even March. I couldn't even park in the main lot, and it wasn't because friends and families were all at the beach hanging out on a WINDY COLD day. This sport is growing at a very scary rate.
You all here already know the rules and were most likely not in the collection of culprits from yesterday.
BUT IT IS UP TO US to continue to set the standard and ensure the rest of our season goes incident free. Please speak up to your fellow kiters (preferably in a baby tone, we're sensitive) and pass on safety etiquette, etc etc.
But I have to say that was already the worst kook-day ever already. I counted at least 3 people walking their kite up onto the beach and tried to land their kite across the path.
Then several launching their kites while they were under the trees upwind of the building.
Saw 2 kites go into the streets.
I was pumping up my kite in the dedicated area when I realized there were two kites sandwiching me and their riders attaching their lines. I felt strange because I felt like I was in there way but actually, I wasn't. I was where I was suppose to be, in the parking lot. They were rigging up in the wrong area.
Everyone fucking snoozing and ignoring kites that were overhead that needed to be caught and landed. On a gusty windy day like yesterday its important to get those kites caught quickly and safely.
Those making these mistakes were not familiar faces.
And this was before I got there, I heard about more kitemares from those who were there earlier.
Should we just paint the whole shack into a map to make it BIGGER for the idiots?
It was a shitshow there you guys and its not even March. I couldn't even park in the main lot, and it wasn't because friends and families were all at the beach hanging out on a WINDY COLD day. This sport is growing at a very scary rate.
You all here already know the rules and were most likely not in the collection of culprits from yesterday.
BUT IT IS UP TO US to continue to set the standard and ensure the rest of our season goes incident free. Please speak up to your fellow kiters (preferably in a baby tone, we're sensitive) and pass on safety etiquette, etc etc.