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Perth - Being run over by kitesurfers at Trigg

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Created by triggarvos40 > 9 months ago, 1 Dec 2020
beastsurf
WA, 902 posts
15 Dec 2020 6:57PM
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Nanny state hey.

There have always been rules and regulations up and down the coast. Warning signs at dangerous locations ect....

Closer you get to the big smoke the more crowded it is the more rules there are. Just the way it is. Surf, sail, kite, sup with a bit of common sense and your normally fine. A little bit of respect is all the guy is asking for I believe.

IFocus
WA, 582 posts
16 Dec 2020 10:17AM
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beastsurf said..
Nanny state hey.

There have always been rules and regulations up and down the coast. Warning signs at dangerous locations ect....

Closer you get to the big smoke the more crowded it is the more rules there are. Just the way it is. Surf, sail, kite, sup with a bit of common sense and your normally fine. A little bit of respect is all the guy is asking for I believe.


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PrfctChaos
WA, 82 posts
16 Dec 2020 1:26PM
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beastsurf said..
Nanny state hey.

There have always been rules and regulations up and down the coast. Warning signs at dangerous locations ect....

Closer you get to the big smoke the more crowded it is the more rules there are. Just the way it is. Surf, sail, kite, sup with a bit of common sense and your normally fine. A little bit of respect is all the guy is asking for I believe.


These aren't warning signs being discussed, it is exclusion zones. Saying where you may or may not do something, regardless of whether there are other people there or not. And the nannystate always adds rules and regulations and absolutely never reduces them.

Anycase, the Trigg exclusion zone is well positioned, not very intrusive and there are often surfers out there charging the windslop, so it makes sense. The Cottesloe one is completely dumb though, haven't seen anyone other than kiters / windsurfers / wingers / downwind foilers out there on a windy afternoon in ages. And it wouldn't even be possible to stay in the green strip for anyone except foiling with 45 degree upwind angles.

Worth mentioning that on the 10 km stretch of beach from swannies - trigg, there might be zero or one or two surfers on that entire stretch on a windy afternoon. And being dressed in black, chest deep in the water, with 25 knot wind spray and chop means that visibility from 50 m away is not great to say the least. Imagine if the nannystate made a few new rules regarding visibility for all water users (I'm thinking sand whip flag, maybe a blue and white dive flag, reflective helmet), but it's not a nannystate right, so wouldn't worry...

lotofwind
NSW, 6451 posts
17 Dec 2020 8:32PM
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I will send an email to the WA gov. that all surfers should wear fluro wetsuits and a flashing light on top of their heads so swimmers can see them so they dont get run over........ it will probly get past over there. lol
Not allowed to build sand castles on some busy beaches there, so I wont be back with my plastic bucket and spade.

Cetus
WA, 54 posts
18 Dec 2020 8:25AM
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Maybe if we took a bit more responsibility for our actions we wouldn't need so many rules telling us what not to do

beastsurf
WA, 902 posts
19 Dec 2020 10:20AM
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Maybe if we took a bit more responsibility for our actions we wouldn't need so many rules telling us what not to do


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beastsurf
WA, 902 posts
19 Dec 2020 10:20AM
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Cetus said..
Maybe if we took a bit more responsibility for our actions we wouldn't need so many rules telling us what not to do


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Buster fin
WA, 2575 posts
19 Dec 2020 9:25PM
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Nah mate. This is West Oz! Ya git wot ya demand, not wot ya deserve. Don't matter if ya got no chops to back up yr demands. The world owes it to ya cos ya did the hard yakka on the dole queue. Yeah mate, sit back. Knock the go off one. Then crack a stubbie and light that 3-papery before trotting down to the camera soaked beachie to drop in on that poor sucker who had it coming. It's the West way.






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JESUSGUS
WA, 169 posts
22 Dec 2020 6:40AM
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PrfctChaos said..

beastsurf said..
Nanny state hey.

There have always been rules and regulations up and down the coast. Warning signs at dangerous locations ect....

Closer you get to the big smoke the more crowded it is the more rules there are. Just the way it is. Surf, sail, kite, sup with a bit of common sense and your normally fine. A little bit of respect is all the guy is asking for I believe.



These aren't warning signs being discussed, it is exclusion zones. Saying where you may or may not do something, regardless of whether there are other people there or not. And the nannystate always adds rules and regulations and absolutely never reduces them.

Anycase, the Trigg exclusion zone is well positioned, not very intrusive and there are often surfers out there charging the windslop, so it makes sense. The Cottesloe one is completely dumb though, haven't seen anyone other than kiters / windsurfers / wingers / downwind foilers out there on a windy afternoon in ages. And it wouldn't even be possible to stay in the green strip for anyone except foiling with 45 degree upwind angles.

Worth mentioning that on the 10 km stretch of beach from swannies - trigg, there might be zero or one or two surfers on that entire stretch on a windy afternoon. And being dressed in black, chest deep in the water, with 25 knot wind spray and chop means that visibility from 50 m away is not great to say the least. Imagine if the nannystate made a few new rules regarding visibility for all water users (I'm thinking sand whip flag, maybe a blue and white dive flag, reflective helmet), but it's not a nannystate right, so wouldn't worry...


Gees talk about getting your knickers in a knot. There's a few rules around get use to it. Might be time to get of your Xbox and start in the real world mate.

PrfctChaos
WA, 82 posts
22 Dec 2020 7:25AM
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PrfctChaos said..



beastsurf said..
Nanny state hey.

There have always been rules and regulations up and down the coast. Warning signs at dangerous locations ect....

Closer you get to the big smoke the more crowded it is the more rules there are. Just the way it is. Surf, sail, kite, sup with a bit of common sense and your normally fine. A little bit of respect is all the guy is asking for I believe.





These aren't warning signs being discussed, it is exclusion zones. Saying where you may or may not do something, regardless of whether there are other people there or not. And the nannystate always adds rules and regulations and absolutely never reduces them.

Anycase, the Trigg exclusion zone is well positioned, not very intrusive and there are often surfers out there charging the windslop, so it makes sense. The Cottesloe one is completely dumb though, haven't seen anyone other than kiters / windsurfers / wingers / downwind foilers out there on a windy afternoon in ages. And it wouldn't even be possible to stay in the green strip for anyone except foiling with 45 degree upwind angles.

Worth mentioning that on the 10 km stretch of beach from swannies - trigg, there might be zero or one or two surfers on that entire stretch on a windy afternoon. And being dressed in black, chest deep in the water, with 25 knot wind spray and chop means that visibility from 50 m away is not great to say the least. Imagine if the nannystate made a few new rules regarding visibility for all water users (I'm thinking sand whip flag, maybe a blue and white dive flag, reflective helmet), but it's not a nannystate right, so wouldn't worry...




Gees talk about getting your knickers in a knot. There's a few rules around get use to it. Might be time to get of your Xbox and start in the real world mate.



Another windy afternoon, another zero surfers out in this massive red zone you somehow need... (because of the scary scary kiters). I need to get off my xbox... looking at the numbers it looks more like you need to get off the couch and use that big slice of red ocean you somehow got the council to dedicate to yourselves.

My point is slicing up the whole coast into specific areas, for activities that do not often occur at the same time, just reduces the available space at no additional advantage to either activity.

But you guys preaching respect, feel free to continue namecalling instead of coherent discussion. No irony there.



JulianRoss
WA, 543 posts
22 Dec 2020 7:37AM
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I like red.

mocha1
WA, 933 posts
22 Dec 2020 8:00AM
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Bugger all surf in those red zones.....even when there is swell

JESUSGUS
WA, 169 posts
22 Dec 2020 9:37PM
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JESUSGUS said..



PrfctChaos said..




beastsurf said..
Nanny state hey.

There have always been rules and regulations up and down the coast. Warning signs at dangerous locations ect....

Closer you get to the big smoke the more crowded it is the more rules there are. Just the way it is. Surf, sail, kite, sup with a bit of common sense and your normally fine. A little bit of respect is all the guy is asking for I believe.






These aren't warning signs being discussed, it is exclusion zones. Saying where you may or may not do something, regardless of whether there are other people there or not. And the nannystate always adds rules and regulations and absolutely never reduces them.

Anycase, the Trigg exclusion zone is well positioned, not very intrusive and there are often surfers out there charging the windslop, so it makes sense. The Cottesloe one is completely dumb though, haven't seen anyone other than kiters / windsurfers / wingers / downwind foilers out there on a windy afternoon in ages. And it wouldn't even be possible to stay in the green strip for anyone except foiling with 45 degree upwind angles.

Worth mentioning that on the 10 km stretch of beach from swannies - trigg, there might be zero or one or two surfers on that entire stretch on a windy afternoon. And being dressed in black, chest deep in the water, with 25 knot wind spray and chop means that visibility from 50 m away is not great to say the least. Imagine if the nannystate made a few new rules regarding visibility for all water users (I'm thinking sand whip flag, maybe a blue and white dive flag, reflective helmet), but it's not a nannystate right, so wouldn't worry...





Gees talk about getting your knickers in a knot. There's a few rules around get use to it. Might be time to get of your Xbox and start in the real world mate.




Another windy afternoon, another zero surfers out in this massive red zone you somehow need... (because of the scary scary kiters). I need to get off my xbox... looking at the numbers it looks more like you need to get off the couch and use that big slice of red ocean you somehow got the council to dedicate to yourselves.

My point is slicing up the whole coast into specific areas, for activities that do not often occur at the same time, just reduces the available space at no additional advantage to either activity.

But you guys preaching respect, feel free to continue namecalling instead of coherent discussion. No irony there.




Merry Christmas mate Hope you asked Santa for a new dummy



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