I agree with dafunk,
Sounds a little risky for the student to be flying a kite in the launching and landing area of many other beginners(without instructors) in the Goldies most popular kiting spot. Especially if it was very gusty which it was on Saturday.
the launch zone is the danger zone ?
i was there 2 weeks ago and offered to help this guy he had one of those sand screw things , and i was down wind of him , i was out of there !!
i have no doubt that he is great at what he does. but should we share the prime for safety launch zone? even if he was there first ?
when i was learning i would get blown down wind away from the launch zone. and into the trees !!
Well if the other learners down there had instructors like dave, showing them the proper techniques there wouldn't be a problem with tangled lines etc... There are a whole heap of beginners down there without instructors, yet all the criticism seems to revolve around the two people being most responsible, an instructor and his student. What a joke!!!!!
Hey, no one has ever taught at shear for years, except for the odd random.
Most responsible instructors have distanced themselves from taking up a few hundred meters of the local kiters beach until just recently.
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Mate all this is already forgotten!!! no sweet.
It is fun now to sit back and watch all these first posters go for it
Jacko
its a shame that there were so many nasty comments and thumbs downs pointed at anyone who went out to defend the guy .We were all beginners once and hopefully taught by an instructor ( who usually doesn't drive a flash car and somehow gets through the rainy and no wind days ,winter and competition from every second guy who has done an IKO course
and can feed themselves and their family ,oh and provides a service to people who would otherwise turn up with no instruction and just go for it ,ps you do not have any juristiction to stop them BTW )
This sport has taken a turn for the worse (re attitude ) it seems 
sheerwater is a great place.
it is by far one of the best spots to practice and kite on the gold coast.
no matter your level of skill
All are welcome.......
And that means you.
except huggers who hug to long
I dont like that and its just wrong
its very awkward.
oh an maybe also the... Im losing my point I digress. hmm look I'll set up a link here later to who can't come.
Everyone is friendly(most of the time).
Enjoy and have a great day. night kitesurfing not advised.
This is our place we all come to have fun.
Mistakes are going to happen
Dont worry about.
I thought maybe I should say something.
Firstly sorry if I was rude to you daniel. As i said on the beach I am planning on moving away as soon as my student learns how to launch the kite. With the high tide the kids on the beach, the boat on the beach that was the only safe spot to launch. I even helped 4 other kiters launch their kites. after listening to you I moved up the beach and taught another happy and safe student.
Next time you see me why don't we have a drink after my lesson because telling me what to do in front of my student is a little unproffesional.
sorry for getting in your way.
I only teach kiting because I'm scared that one day some numb nuts kiter will get the sport banned on the gold coast and we will have no where to kite.
What ever happened to helping out people and respecting others.... The thing i liked about this sport is that it was nothing like surfing and everyone was there to have a good time no matter how crap you are !! Well lets try to keep it that way for as long as we can, that means idiots that think they own the beach should bugger off..
The funny thing is that Dave and I taught each other how to kite with no lessons at all, i dont even think there was people teaching at that point.. So as far as a safe kiter goes i think that Dave would have to be one the safest because he has seen it all when it comes to people doing stupid things. I have watched him teach a few times and he is very focused on keeping the student safe and also about respecting other people on the beach at the same time. When you go up to someone yelling at them about being on your beach and trying to tell them what you can and can't do (happens at dolls point all the time) of course they are going to be rude back to you its human nature :)
So anyway bla bla bla bla bla bla
Just get out there and have some fun no matter what level you are at....
Unfortunately, our AKSA public liability insurance is going through the roof because of an unusual number of claims in recent times by members of the public against injuries sustained due to negligent kiters. Give AKSA a call if you want the stats, it's real.
