I like your post, it would be a shame for kiters to be banned from tofino, this post could easily have tofino substituted in for cook or IVB or anywere for that matter. kiters, be them new or old need to be aware of the surrounding areas, ocean and beach, now is the time that people are coming out ...

take it for what it is, free.

the insurance issues are the same. that is why anyone who decides to teach someone needs to have a long kiting session to think if he or her wants to take the responcibility of teaching anyone. the only thing that is different from padi and a kiting instructor or business is that they have taught ...

Interesting email I got from Padi today

What Could Happen if You're Not Properly Covered

What would happen if there was a property loss or an incident and you didn't have insurance? How would you repair or replace the property? Would the property loss result in your business being closed for a ...

the shop that recomended him would have been paying you:)

so you all know i am not a kiter yet. but coming from scuba diving and becoming an instructor with Padi and divemaster with other agencies, i have taught people formally and also mentored divers. giving advice to newbies is not a big deal, it is helping the sport grow(and it is going to grow) it is ...

You hit it on the head dave, I am not yet part of your kiting community, yet i love taking pictures and have asked alot of the kiters about getting started. I was told wait till may, till the winds are not so gusty and all over the place. also I have had people recommend who and were to get taught ...

and we probably do not have to mention that when you teach somebody, you do take a legal responsibility. Before you teach someone, think of the results it can have on your life is something goes wrong, is it worth it. certified instructors( not sure about kiting) get the legal advice, are insured ...

better to have a helmet then not, it only takes one time when not wearing one.

cool, I been doing p90x and the guy that developed it said that he has always been in great shape, but it was yoga that made all the difference in his sports.

anyone going to island vies beach today? i see there is going to 20kts today

were u all going to be tomorrow, got some good shots today, some really good ones of elliot and the guy on the yellow surf board. I want to take jump pics. i see IVB is not as strong as cook street.

and i threw the pics up on my flick page

www.flickr.com/scottpaterson

i threw some pics up on this site, if you guys could tag the people in the pics it would be cool.

hey all,

thanks for the day today, I had a great time taking pictures of you doing your thing today. also got to talk to a few of you, it was great to meet you. anyway I took a ton of pictures, too many to put up on big wave dave site, that would take me to long to do that, so i will include a ...

I am looking to find out the best kitesurfing site to get good pictures of the surfers in victoria, I found that at cook street, i can be over by the rocks on the south side if the surfers are boarding in that area. I want to get some good jump pictures? is cook st, island view or willows the best ...