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Kite man at IV- get a brain.
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:47 am
by eddie x
Heya, yesterday at IV @ 2:30ish pm my paddling buddy and I were out for a few waves. We were crossing the beach front heading north from the main lot prolly 20 meters offshore when some fool decided to bear down on us and buzz past leaving less than 2 meters between at speed with a nice soaker wave. Not cool, you're on a short reach at speed with way less than full control.
It's not your beach or ocean and i was paddling there long before kitting was invented. It would be a drag if people started complaining about the unsafe kite boarders, writing to the crd, saanich ect.
next time we'll just wait for you in the parking lot.
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:57 am
by JL
On behalf of the kiting community sorry about that ...
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 9:41 am
by KUS
there's always one guy, doesn't speak for the behavior of the majority, the vital few as it were......or could have been unintentional too, ya never know, doesn't sound like it tho
alas people also make mistakes
a lot of us are paddlers too, sorry dood
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 5:07 pm
by downwind dave
welcome to the forum eddie!
.. try exposing the culprit by checking the IVB cam archive.
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 9:43 pm
by MikeH
Cant think of anyone that would want to intentionally cause spray
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:59 pm
by thankgodiatepastafobreaky
He might have been completely green, but was kiting just well enough to appear like he knew what he was doing, and he luckily missed hitting you ?!
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:45 am
by Nosey
"Relax, there is no bomb"...... I like that!
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 1:34 pm
by sonicspectrum
MikeH wrote:Cant think of anyone that would want to intentionally cause spray
I'm pinning this one entirely on JL. That guy is likely the rudest, least hospitable guy on the beach.
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 1:54 pm
by JL
Re: Kite man at IV- get a brain.
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:38 pm
by winddoctor
eddie x wrote:It's not your beach or ocean...
That's cool, but just remember this the next windy day at JR! Sharing the water works both ways. Having someone bear down on you is not cool, but the not so veiled threat at the end of your post is a bit much for getting some spray in the face.
