Peeing in your suit

kite vs windsurf local vs foreign

gman — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:20:09 GMT

Hi.

I'm a Kite-surfer and a surfer and local to the Blouberg area.
I see the problems that windsurfers have against Kiters all the time and visa versa.

Last night I went to sunset beach and there must have been about 150 windsurfers there. It was amazing up to a certain point.

The wind was gusty and I am relatively new to the kiting sport. I launched and had a problem with my foot-strap on my board and was getting ready to launch when the unfortunate happened and the wind dropped and my kite fell out of the air. Some windsurfer guy was at this time walking in to the ocean JUST downwind of me.

So the event of happenings is as follows.

1 - i'm in the shallows trying to launch.
2 - Mr Foreign windsurfer walks under my lines to launch himself.
3 - Kite falls out of the air and over his board.
4 - Mr foreigner has a hernia, acts like a dick.. throwing my lines around and threatening to cut my lines etc etc.
5 - I STRIP MY MOER!

OK.. so here is my story for real.

A couple months ago I went to haakgat and there was another windsurfer (foreign) and the waves was cooking.. LIGHT SE. and we were paddle surfing. THIS MORON took every wave for about 1 1/2 hours after which he went out.. we were out already due to frustration of this guy just jumping on every set wave. His response

SORRY, In my country we don't get waves like this!

Let me tell you something.. I DON'T GIVE A FUCK! in my country we don't have a lot of snow. You don't see me cutting every snowboarder's/ski'ers line up on the alps.

So this leads me to the following conclusion due to what happened last night

Please try and understand the frustration of not only KITE surfers but LOCALS in general.

You as foreign visitors are GUESTS in this country. You should for all practical reasons behave and be respectful to us locals, not saying that if we are rude and obnoxious towards you, you should just sit there and take it, but in general you should respect the local community as we LIVE here and pay tax in this country in which WE were born and belong to. That is a first rule.

Secondly.. this bullshit about SOME Windsurfers thinking they own the ocean.. That will stop right now. SPECIAL after my experience last night. This idiot has broken the name of every windsurfer out there and gives you guys a bad rep.

IF that is the type of people you want in your sport then so be it but I promise the following.

IF i get another windsurfer giving me a threat, SPECIALLY a foreign idiot with an attitude, kite, wind, surf, sup, drive, whatever, I will make your life miserable in MY country. Remember, we live here and know how shit works, YOU DON'T!

(Under normal circumstances the locals dont have problems with each other and we have a great time here for 8 months of the year.. This is the time between march and nov. Kinda strange ey?)

ANYWAY, I will make sure you have the most hardcore experience here and you will probably not return.. BUT we don't want your sort here anyway.

I'm normally a nice guy but i have honestly had it. We don't go to Hawaii and demand the waves at pipe. YOU WILL GET FUCKED UP!

So to everyone. HAVE RESPECT! in stead of loosing your COOL in the water.. BE nice.. Because you don't know who you are being rude to and you most certainly can and will get yourself into heaps of shit in SA..

Think about it.. Your bad attitude only screws up every other foreigner that comes here in the future because at some stage I and guarantee you the SA community will become hard core and keep you off our waters just like the other countries does due to disrespect.

I personally don't have a problem with anyone on the water.. be it a sup'er, kiter, longboarder, bodyboarder, windsurfer, surfer, AS LONG AS YOU HAVE RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER.

Concerned.

the score

sailorboysteve — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:29:41 GMT

so the damn string puppets beat us plankriders to 50 knots and now they're jumping big things

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDqFT-qBq3k

very big things.

so that makes it like 78-2?

would a boardsailor do it?

sailorboysteve — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:35:41 GMT

where do we stand on kitesurfer bashing?sure they take up a lot of space, ask us to help launch and land all over us. but i think they're alright,

hurricane Fay disagrees

I ain't where I should have been !

Ride — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:29:26 GMT

A certain driver of a white panel van adorned in windsurfing stickers was caught surfing the N2 through Plett the other day by our Hungarian spy. I guess Gunther is still wondering why said driver never pitched for business discussions then ?

And who is the inland sailor who was too miff for words after having missed THE sailing day of the past 3 years at Dronkies because he had to watch wild animals ?

Who was the other inland sailor who finally saw the light after 1 hour in 15knots on 115 liter S-Type and couldn't wipe that silly grin off his face. Toss that F2 boet and get a fast board !

Sundays predictions inland (16th march)

Donovan — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:13:32 GMT

To all the inland boys, it looks like the wind gods have eventually answered our prayers!!! Predictions are looking quite good at the moment 20-30knts for bronks on Sun morning……Going to be very cold….so get your wetsuits out and join us!!!!!!!

Cheers

Internet Stalking

swiftsailor — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:23:57 GMT

If you notice, there's a new member who registered soon after I did with the handle ONEUP. He's an internet stalker with no interest in windsurfing. He tries and spoil any serious thread I may start. I'm an American and this guy most likely is a terrorist who was emboldened by the 9/11 tragedy. You must help us and squash such attacks as he is planning to mount here.

Wagster in Thailand

Ride — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:52:54 GMT

Rumour has it that Waggy scored twice on his trip to Starboard in Thailand - once while there with a Bangkok boy-girl and once on the way back through customs at OR Tambo ending in a full cavity search.

Wind on Sunday

Susan — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:57:23 GMT

Hi Guys

I see the wind is going to blow on Sunday. The temp is going to be about 21degrees.

Just moved here from Europe.

Is TCC open to topless sailing, or is there going to be a problem with the locals??

About how many women still windsurf.

If there is a problem, I shall just go on Friday when everyone is at work.

Thanks

Susan

world tour

wind — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 15:53:59 GMT

Hi guys it seems Dunkerbeck is back.....and North are starting to lead the way ,could we see a change in the guard like F1. Ferrari been taken by Maclaren,its going to be a good summer with lots more racing to come.