Spectator hurt

[Georges]

[rpaillon]

With knuckle heads like the subjects kiting it is obvious that kite surfing cannot police itself. People like these don't comprehend the concept of responsibility. Blaming the parents of the girl is totally lame. Most teenagers carry on their lives without constant parental supervision. The victim could just as well have been an adult or a toddler. The danger of kites is not self evident. Most people assume that kiters have as much control of their kite as a driver has of his car. But comprehending what I just said involves reason, something totally lacking in Gregorvass et al.

A post on another kitesurfing site indicated the girl's wounds involved severe bleeding and stitches but the severity of the injury is not really the issue. It would be nice if everyone in the sport were responsible but given the range of kiters, which includes teenagers and brain damaged adults, that is way too much to expect. Because of a small number of irresponsible kiters it is probably only a matter of time before strict regulation of kitesurfing is legislated. If it is not banned outright, licensing or certification of kite operators is a real possibility. We have lots of laws aimed at protecting people from their own negligence--think motorcycle helmet laws and PADI certification of SCUBA users. Kite surfing is not only a danger to the kiter but also any of the public that come into contact with kiters. To avoid a total ban it would behove kitesurfers to take control of the issue and propose laws that would safeguard the public and their sport. Who's willing to take the lead on that?

[gregorvass]

[gregorvass]

P.S.

[wetdog69]

there seems to be a general stupidity among kiters, especially those idiots like Alex who teach newbies at Waddell. Instead of going to the OBVIOUS safe location (ie. DOWNWIND of everyone) they choose to go upwind. then, when they loose their kite completely as happened a few days ago, it goes through the lineup and tangles with 2 other kites seriously screwing things up. Fortunately no one was seriously hurt but there were at least 4-5 other kites that were close enough to have gotten tangled which could have been really bad. When I tried to talk to Alex his attitude was "Holier than thou". His only comments were how the beginner "did everything wrong". Sorry Alex you should know better than to put the entire crowd at risk. Next time we won't be so friendly to you and your beginner kooks body dragging upwind of the lineup, this stupidity really should be stopped before we see another bad accident.

[Georges]

Mr ass you are with out question the biggest moron I have ever come across on this forum. Please return the IQ points you have stolen from those unfortunate enough to have read your post.

[higgybaby]

All the normal iWindsurf banter aside, only a completely worthless and soul-less mother-fucker could post a picture of an injured kid on the internet and then have some some fun with it in a mocking fashion. It makes me fucking sick.

-mike

[jimyjak]

[pirireis]

There is a couple of ways to resolve this. Alemada should be closed to kiting pronto after this incident. Followed by Crissy.
This will result in the existing kiters to overcrowding 3rd avenue and Ocean Beach. Some will sadly die at Ocean Beach, some will have accidents at 3rd Avenue.

After these accidents and deaths, the kiters will take matters into their own hands. You will see the same enforcement that goes on Surfing, but probably more violent given the Alpha personality of a lot of kiters.

As a result of attrition, the remaining kiters will be super friendly and super careful. It has to happen sooner or later. The fact is that there are too many kiters for the available beaches and given the square footage each kiter needs it is not possible to house them all. Some have to have accidents, and some have to be forced out of the sport.

Sad but true ...

[socalkiters]

Old. Tired. Thread.