So a Noob or an import or an experienced kiter at a beach and farks up....
Any beach any day - happens all the time....
Happppppppppppppy Nooooooob Year
Now back to porn and beer - Oh Yeah
rsc... the law would look at the "reasonable man" test. That is, what a reasonable man in your position would have done which would take into account your compentency level, the risk you placed yourself and others in, and your duty of care. Allowing yourself to be distracted at a critical moment and failing to control your kite would hold little weight in mitigation
also to be taken into account would be the evidence of the "young lady dressed as an instructor". If only we could hear her version of what happened
NO, DON'T GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please stay here, you are such a funny larry.
Maybe I will entice you with a few case scenarios so you can give us your percentage estimates of the responsibilities:
-you are about to launch, a bee stings you on the Knob (is it the bee's fault????)
-you are about to launch, a larger wave slowly drifts your kite in a different position where it self launches (80% the ocean?)
-you are about to lanch but thinking about that great blow job you scored last night (is it 50% her/his fault? if it didn't happen. you wouldn't be thinking about it)
I apologise for my disrespect to bees, the ocean and women/men as I realise that you and your buddies will probably take me to the cleaner.
I think in honour of RSC we coin an official Kiteboarding phrase named after him. I.e. "Did you see that newbie? He just pulled an RSC!"
RSC. (verb) description - to make a newbie mistake and blame it on someone else instead of taking responsibility for your actions. (or to apportion blame to the other party just for being in the wrong place at the wrong time)
your a father walking up the beach with your 6yo son ,an out of control kite slams the little one and turns him into a quadriplegic.if your the father RSC who would you blame? the inexperienced f$#k wit with the kite or an experienced instructor giveing advice ? think about it
thats an entertaining read
hey rsc,
are you trained as a legal practitioner or a bush lawyer like the rest of us?
irrespective of your allegations as to responsibilities you dont sound like an expert on kiting so you would probably be shot down in flames in front of cross examination from a hard nosed lawyer and their experts
rsc you had already farked uo by being a newb and trying to self launch in such an area. the instructor was probably very alarmed looking at how you were launching by your body language, kite position and general aura of noobness. She made an incorrect call in an emergency situation.
the law ultimately comes down to what a jury of peers thinks. We as kiters and members of the public endangered by you are your peers. We have spoken. you were wrong. You are the weakest link. Hand in your torch and leave the island.
^^^^ why not me too.
That was one long read just going in circles.
Time to lock the subject and probably that beach by the sound of it.
wat graceful said.
u go on and on about risk assessment yet u failed to do your own risk assesments on numerous occasions.
You:
(a) admitted your too shy to ask for help - really?
(B) there were other people around but were too far away since you were already connected to ur chicken loop and safety i.e you were too lazy to disconnect and walk up and ask for help
(c) you knew you needed help but proceeded anyway
(d) you got distracted while self launching a big traction kite - how do u get distracted? self launching -while its easy once u know how to do it- is probably one of the most dangerous things u could do on a kite and yet u failed to concerntrate - really, really?
(e) "whats waksa got to do with this"? (or something along those lines, sorry i didnt quote u exactly down to the T before u go correcting me) - so here you are tossing around legal jargon and saying the instructor could be liable for ur stupidity and yet you dont even have public liability insurance?
(f) your not into kitesurfing to make friends
(g) I could go on but your not worth it
(h) is for Holly!