I think I'm going to have to drown a few of these #*%^#n 'feral' kids at Kyeemagh beach, or better still drown their parents. Quite often when I leave my board on the beach, while taking the sail up, they decide to jump all over it. 
I find their grubby sandy foot prints on the deck.
Last week I found my best (most expensive) speed fin totally jammed to the hilt in the sand. When I pulled it out it had a nice big scratch on it. Yesterday, again foot marks on the new slalom board. Picked it up found two indents on hull, obviously from rocks / junk in the sand.
This real s**#s me. Some people have no respect for others property. 
But I really can't blame the kids it's the parents that need the rocket.
What disgusted me even more than having my gear damaged was watching one of the parents smoking like a chimney with a 3 yo in their lap. That is sick, I pity the poor kid. IMO we need tougher laws to prevent this sort of abuse.
I've had some of those little f'ers run over the top of my sail as I'm rigging it!
I cant believe that someone would let their kids touch let alone damage some one else's property in full view. The kids at Kyeemagh even try to crowd around you when you are launching and coming back to the beach. I always have to yell at them to keep away.
Des, you looked very comfortable with the 9.0 on the Isonic yesterday. Looked like a good combination.
This might not be totally fair... but ethnic kids and parents seem to think your gear is their gear!
I had some leb wanker hit my car with his hand for no reason then when i approached him he didnt know anything about it and cowered...
It ****s me to tears to watch their behaviour, some kids were sliding a mistral/naish white wave board down a concrete drain the other day... When we approached them they told us they were given the board when they bought a car lol... no one claimed the board when asked...
Yes it makes me mad when i get there and see them all... Why cant they sit in their own corner and dump their rubbish there and feed the seagulls there instead!
Take a deep breath and count to 3 ....
Thank god I left for Perth, I almost came to blows with a Jet ski rider down there years ago and once ... (better left unsaid)
Sounds like it's just getting worse 
FYI. Standing on a board when it's not in the water is a hanging offence [}:)]
I haven't been to Kyeemagh often however when I have been there on the weekend I really feel a "them and us" mentality. Some of them probably resent windsurfers coz we take up so much room with our gear. Some of us resent them for the above mentioned reasons.
Last time I sailed there I walked my sail down the path. A young teenage boy and his mate were coming the other way. I was under the sail, balancing it on my head. I saw him punch the sail then yell out "Ow! you hurt me!" I didn't say anything and just kept walking and that was that.
What can be done? I'm not sure. We can continue down the path where there is little communication between the groups. The fact is as time goes by there are probably going to be more and more people going there. Perhaps windsurfers need to get a bit organised, approach the local council and try to establish some rules there and get some enforcement though that may be counter productive depending on how the council takes it.
Meanwhile it was very relaxing and peaceful with a good summer vibe at Narrabeen Lake yesterday.
I think we need to be careful, the council could easily mandate a no windsurfing policy and then were stuffed. The other day a lady got whacked on the head by a sail. One complaint like that could do it.
Although I had to laugh at seeing a bit of 'karma' in play. Just before she got wacked she dumped all her garbage across the lawn. 
Dave Frey suggested the other day that we should post up some guidelines on windsurfing safety, eg. right of way rules, tethering your gear while unattended etc. I thought this was a great idea and creating some leaflets or makeshift signs would be good. Thinking along those lines the notice should include advice for non windsurfers as well....like moving out of the way when you're carrying a 9m sail in 20 knots.
Katapult - yeah had a good light wind session on the 9m/Isonic, got the sail dialed in nicly now.
I've said it once before - Introduce parking meters, this would thin the crowd by 90% - even though I would hate to pay its a small price for restoring normality - else its a drive to Kurnell.
This sort of stuff use to happen at the end of Burwood road - Canada Bay - Boat ramp. One one occassion the police went down to try restore some order and they had their car overturned and set alight (documented-not urban myth) - The introduction of parking meters and banning of jet skis has restored this park and other water side parks in the municipality back to 'normality'.
I've had little mongrels step over my equipment at Narrabeen and Balmoral (never at Wonda nor northern beaches nor Sanderingham). Stupid friggin' parents would let them play around and on the board.
Once one of the mothers came to me and told me her kid got hurt and that I could be sued. This is not a joke. Stupid bitch hosebag bushpig, she sounded like one of those recent migrants that let the kids ** in the water.
Ouf, feels better now...
They could limit the parking meters to weekend charges or a minimum $5 charge for weekdays and/or sell yearly tickets. This would cover the costs for the mess they have to clean up.
I think windsurfers (and kiters) should ahve a lot more rights than we do. Doesn't the Government want to increase fitness and reduce obesity....
....although Narrabeen is generally a crap place to sail (short runs, gusty winds) at least the only other people there are windsurfers
Ironic really that although there are no kiters at Kyeemagh which should make it a perfect place to windsurf you get other obstacles like wild little kids, jet skiers and other tools.
No one has mentioned the dog not on a leash deciding to go for a walk on your rigged up sail.
HA HA i had a kid come up to me and say whats that i said a windsurfer dude then he started smacking my sailboard with his scooter he hit me jp 3 times 
Sounds like you fellas need to develop 'the look'.
A once off glance at them and they won't dare to come anywhere near you. I've perfected it; as well as the glance to the 2 year old child that says 'STOP CLIMBING ALL OVER THOSE CHAIRS IN THE DOCTORS SURGERY' and they look at me, sit down and behave. 
I did something similar once on a train, where a little boy was being a noisy pain in the a@#! and his mother couldn't control him. He turned and looked a me and I pulled a face and poked my tongue out at him. Next thing he does is turn to his mum and in a loud enough voice so everyone on the train could hear says "mummy, that man poked his tongue out at me". You can imagine my horror. I was wearing a suit at the time and it was quite embarrasing, little sh@#.
I really feel sorry for you guys the city. I sailed Thursday and Friday at a huge lake behind the beach - 20knots all day both days. Not one single person around.
Saturday (18knots) i had to share the lake with two other sailboards.
Clocked close to 20 kilometres. Grassy rigging area, tall shady gum trees. Glad I appreciate it.
There goes your cred Rad Lad.
There goes your cred Rad Lad.
Yeah, If he wasn't my son i woulda kicked him.
Instead i was proud as punch and got the camera...
Naish Force by the way.
Yes well when it is a nice warm sunny day there will always be people at the beach enjoying themselves, but unfortunatly there are those few that will do the unbelievable and yes if the parent does not acknowledge their behaviour then it is very disturbing.
However if the parent is very appolagetic and embarassed then you can accept the accident because you can see the parent is on top of their children.
It might be better to venture further down the Grand Parade to one of the car parks in the middle there we can be hassle free and feel that it is somewhat our little area to windsurf or is it called sailboarb?
Walt
i dont understand parents who think its a great idea to take there kids for a swim in the waves while we are wavesailing. its just stupid and dangerous.
