Kiteboard/windsurf club anyone ??
Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 8:56 pm
After having my recent crash and reflecting on a few things I came up with this idea.
What if there was a club that held say casual monthly meetings at a restaurant/coffee shop. This would be a casual, no commitment, no membership kind of thing that you could attend to discus things like equipment, kite locations, and planned trips. We could also discus the idea of voluntary rules/regs. and information training on local launches. We could go over communication with local authorities regarding access, education, and signage.
I do believe some areas of the world have mandatory education about the beaches and launches required before you are able to kite there. Might be a great idea here as a preventative measure.
Looking at my recent experiences I have found the following. With good research and education you can learn to use the equipment properly. There is however almost know way of learning about local beaches with out some trial and error. If we had meetings the more experienced kiters could offer info to the new kiters to avoid any mishaps and prevent restrictions from being put in place. This could later be put into an information manual that may become part of a local training class/course. This would outline the acceptable launch areas, and weather conditions.
Anyone have any input ??
What if there was a club that held say casual monthly meetings at a restaurant/coffee shop. This would be a casual, no commitment, no membership kind of thing that you could attend to discus things like equipment, kite locations, and planned trips. We could also discus the idea of voluntary rules/regs. and information training on local launches. We could go over communication with local authorities regarding access, education, and signage.
I do believe some areas of the world have mandatory education about the beaches and launches required before you are able to kite there. Might be a great idea here as a preventative measure.
Looking at my recent experiences I have found the following. With good research and education you can learn to use the equipment properly. There is however almost know way of learning about local beaches with out some trial and error. If we had meetings the more experienced kiters could offer info to the new kiters to avoid any mishaps and prevent restrictions from being put in place. This could later be put into an information manual that may become part of a local training class/course. This would outline the acceptable launch areas, and weather conditions.
Anyone have any input ??