Had a session today in light wind with a lot of traffic. Please people if your downwind drop your bloody kite low and the upwind person can raise theirs to enable easier passing!
I'm sick if nearly stopping trying to squeak by you in marginal wind.
I rekon most crew dont get this concept that is why they dont do it
Talk to them after if you can
ALSO LOO
OOK before you turn !!!
last week at melville i seemed to encounter the same guy and i would switch between going downwind of him and dropping the kite or upwaind and raising the kite . He was within 25m of my kite . After a while i have had enugh and yelled at him to keep his ****ing kite low if he was downwind . Eventually i went in and landed and he came in ask said what's your problem mate .
I simply stated if he was downwind of someone keep your kite low and upwind keep it high to which he replied **** off mate i was nowhere near you . So i said next time i'll just keep my kite low and wrap my lines around yours .
The ignorance of some people is amazing .
and it's mostly mid life crisis types with bucket hats, pooh stance and no commonsense.
What I reckon the issue also might be is that there is not a whole lot of attention brought to this during lessons. I get common sense isn't always that common..
^ Pretty sure that's an extremely generous estimate.
Fark, if this s#it is not intuitive I can't imagine how the kook manages to drive to the beach.
Riding with your kite high is not the go anyway unless your stroking for power. People think their harness is not tight enough or is uncomfortable but really it's their own fault for riding with the kite high and not edging. Ride with a loosish harness kite low unless upwind of others and you will go a long way to reducing post session soreness and will teach you a better riding posture.
However I had it several times that people don;t do it so it seems like a logical explanation that it doesn't get taught well enough.. probably because it is just common sense
Dropping or raising your kite is more an indication of intent (prior to going past someone) than providing you with space to maneuver, unless you are cutting it too close anyway. Personally I'd prefer the noob to keep his kite where it is and hold his line, that way you know where he's likely to be when you pass him.
Do you think that maybe cos it's pinnas and the last seasons noobs are still not confident to move the kite out of the power zone for fear of falling off and loosing their board in the chop....?
Dear council please can we have some more beach so we can all play nicely..........:)
However I had it several times that people don;t do it so it seems like a logical explanation that it doesn't get taught well enough.. probably because it is just common sense
Yeah good luck with that Rongroen, try and pass with a kite at 12 just downwind of you! Yes it's intent and I will always give a wider berth to a newb if I'm downwind.
In marginal wind, and in boots it's pain in the arse to try and get around a Kiter downwind with their kite at 12, it's also a pain to give unnecessary ground downwind if their kite is too low also.
It's called courtesy!
