> String'em up
From what I've seen at my local beach, they've been doing it to each other a few times...
If that’s the most exciting thing those lifesaver tools could find to put on their program then they should stick to shaving and oiling each other while waiting for some tourist to stub thier toe, then pluck the speedo's from each others bum crack and tell each other what a hero they are.
What a surprise, 7 pages on this windsurfing forum about how evil kitesurfing is. If kitesurfing is too dangerous for you that’s fair enough, a man's got to know his limitations after all, but why be so critical, just break out the knitting needles, put a rug on your lap, make a nice cup of tea and be happy. Are you jealous that no one is interested enough in windsurfing anymore to put it on prime time TV?
You don't have to read our forum Red.
Or are you like our good friend Slobberdog Miluservitch?
Here's a tissue, I think there's some dribble on your chin.
Hi Red5,
You seem so angry each time you post.
Do you want to tell us what is really troubling you?
Sorry Mr Slave, vollie vs professional doesn't add any validity to his comments at all.
Red5 has had a dummy spit because he doesn't like windsurfers having a crack at kiters. Fine. Lets argue WS vs. kiters all day. All century for that matter...
But to make out the surf lifesavers as being poser ****ters who relish TV coverage is just plain wrong.
Since we're doing the kite vs windsurf thing. I thought this post from Starboards Jean-Marc was interesting:
www.star-board.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3546
Hmmm no I dont think Mark use to be a clubbie. I think he has made a good point.
I too think that these blokes need respect.
Also coppers, ambos, firies all need to be respected.
It takes courage, an unselfish attitude and respect/worth for human life to do what they do.
No im not kissing Marks butt (although I wouldnt mind)
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My best mate is a copper in Meeka. Miss you and respect brother.
People risking their lives for the safety of us as a community... huge respect
Yeah what Greenroom said, and wearing speedos above and beyond the call of duty.
> 7 pages on this windsurfing forum about how evil kitesurfing is.
> If kitesurfing is too dangerous for you that’s fair enough, a man's
> got to know his limitations after all, but why be so critical
Actually this thread started by laughing at some guy who didn't seem to know what he was doing. Yes I read his explanations, but then again I've seen the video.
I don't see how kiting hurts me. I ride and get in the way of their lines with the mast and watch them avoid the tangling. It's OK. And I always seem to trip over their lines and they say nothing. Nice norms actually.
I'm against paying for their hospital bills for idiocy, and the danger they represent to swimmers and by-standers.
Are we cool?
i'm with most guys on this thread when it comes to the lifesavers, they do a great job, i'm very happy they have helped me out on 2 occations, the first they come to the local skate park to help me out (park is next to the beach) my bike crank when almost through my calf muscle, they bandaged me up and arranged a lift for me to the hospital, the second they gave me a lift to the club house on there quad bike so i could get a lift to hospital again, i broke my foot on the local reef while sailing, i made it to the beach but could not walk.
Both times they did this with heaps of care and not one ounce of complaining. these guys do this every day and will go into the ocean in any condition to help people out, anyone who has negative comments about these guys or the great work they do, are pretty lame..
Even though Bondi Rescue is protrayed as some kind of real life docu-drama,
it's really just a mockumentry fashioned by a bunch of creative scriptwriters in the backrooms wacking-out storylines.
The TV programme showed the kook-kiter in a dangerous situation....
getting death-dragged due to a tangled rig hooked-up to a psycho-kite.
But what was missing from the script was the rescue.
Where was the Bondi rescue ?
Where are the lifeguards when you really need them ?
The director would have been instructing the cameraman to keep the film rolling...."keep it rollin".
But there was no one directing the lifeguards to rescue the kiter.
Maybe rescue-ing kiters behind psycho-kites isn't in the training manual.
Well, for the record....
This is what you do.
You jump on them.
lol.
You don't touch the bar, you don't touch the lines, you don't touch the kite.
You just jump on the kiter.
Easy.
There was a frozen moment, a pregnant pause....
when the kiter came to rest after being death-dragged for a distance.....
He had this stupid look on his face that either meant that he was totally clueless about what to do next,
or he had some kind of brain-freeze due to panic,
or he was just looking around for the right camera angle to capture his best profile.
Anyway, whatever the reason for that stunned-mullet moment,
that scene would have been the perfect opportunity for the director to send in the troops.
Three big burley lifeguards jumping on him
lol.
Now that's a great shot....that's a wrap.
> a pregnant pause
?? wtf, poetic in some way, much like the justice in the video itself.
> Surley if you had some sponsership in windsurfing you have some
> snaps of that as well...
What happened with this one, did he end up posting something?
> I even have a mag cover shot!!
We weren't talking about gay mags, more interested in windsurfing.
Seriously, regarding kiting in general, I noticed last year that kiters would never ever come back exhausted from a run, as I do when I windsurf (I seldom use harness).
I'll check that out this year (it's spring here in N.A.) and let you'z know. Perhaps I didn't see the right mob...
Another 
dude !
I can't believe this is still going !
What was the point of this thread in the first place ?
An attempt to mock and deride kitesurfing !
When it was pointed out by me,a whole lot of serious dudes started jumping up and down !
I hope Laurie has a "pay per click" deal or something with the advertisers on this site.
This is getting plenty of hits for sure !
Me-
You-
dude !
