Kiters may recall the previous post advising that the ISAF Sailing World Championships - Perth2011 commences this weekend and runs from December 3 - 18 2011.

It is an Olympic qualifying event and has significant government involvement & sponsorship.

The Department of Transport has closed the waters between Woodman Point & Leighton for the duration of the event. The closure of these waters includes kiters. WAKSA is taking this opportunity to remind all kiters of the closures.

For more information, go to this site: www.transport.wa.gov.au/imarine/23475.

I just looked up the coordinates on Google earth and it shows that the exclusion zone extends all the way to the South end of the golf course at Cott!



"what about the 4th of dec WAKSA race in Leighton?

http://www.waksa.org.au/kitesurfing-events/course-racing/event/12-course-racing

is it still on?"


That is a good point Eneour will check it out and get back to you.
We are supper keen to run the race this weekend so we will see what we can do.

The main problem will be the Teuros at Woodies. Most locals will know about the restriction, but the Teuros will see the north side without anyone out and think they have died and gone to heaven. Sven will not give a rats ar$e, and not listen to the locals. How's it being enforced?

Damo northern end of exclusion zone looks to be where marine parade joins curtin ave at the roundabout. co-ordinates on my version of google earth match that location.

sign has been there for a few months now!

Such a great event for Perth,Fremantle and WA.
Wonder where the windsurfing races are taking place?
I hope that dickheads that are not aware of the exclusion zones will not ruin it and give our sport a bad image!
At the next world championship kitesurfing (racing) might be on the table...
If you like it or not.

I say kite where you like. kite hard, but do it safely.

A few kiters out at Leighton are not going to get in the way of the sailing. If the sailors are any good they should be able to integrate and work with the local conditions including the local traffic.
If you are any sort of a kiter you should be able to kite safely without getting near their racing.

lowkite as your your comment - "I hope that dickheads that are not aware of the exclusion zones will not ruin it and give our sport a bad image". Merely because someone is not aware of the exclusion zone does not make them a "dickhead". It makes the DOT and ISAF look bad for not making the exclusion zones clearer. Quit your whinging.

Get on the water people - it is our ocean to.

Kiter80 said...

I say kite where you like. kite hard, but do it safely.

A few kiters out at Leighton are not going to get in the way of the sailing. If the sailors are any good they should be able to integrate and work with the local conditions including the local traffic.
If you are any sort of a kiter you should be able to kite safely without getting near their racing.

lowkite as your your comment - "I hope that dickheads that are not aware of the exclusion zones will not ruin it and give our sport a bad image". Merely because someone is not aware of the exclusion zone does not make them a "dickhead". It makes the DOT and ISAF look bad for not making the exclusion zones clearer. Quit your whinging.

Get on the water people - it is our ocean to.

Great first post numnuts, they have applied an "exclusion zone" for a 15 measly days so what, just stay away

Kiter80 said...

I say kite where you like. kite hard, but do it safely.

A few kiters out at Leighton are not going to get in the way of the sailing. If the sailors are any good they should be able to integrate and work with the local conditions including the local traffic.
If you are any sort of a kiter you should be able to kite safely without getting near their racing.

lowkite as your your comment - "I hope that dickheads that are not aware of the exclusion zones will not ruin it and give our sport a bad image". Merely because someone is not aware of the exclusion zone does not make them a "dickhead". It makes the DOT and ISAF look bad for not making the exclusion zones clearer. Quit your whinging.

Get on the water people - it is our ocean to.

Hear we go another hot shot thinking their **** doesnt stink. Its only for two weeks dick cheese. People like you have fuct our sport for guys doing the right thing for years and years.

^^^ That was about 554 times better than I could of said it...............sorry

StinkyPete - not sure how people like me hav "fuct" our sport. I kite whenever it is windy and love it. It is not at fuct sport. Sorry you feel that way about this great sport.

Agent 554 - completely agree with your comment "they deserve their race track to be free from other water users so the racing can be as fair as possible". go have a look at where they are sailing - you wont see any kiters in their way - it is waaaaaaaay out the back and there is pleeeeennty of ocean out there. The kiters can easily avoid the area where the sailing is. Your comparison to bathurst is pathetic and completely different.

Dave.... see comment above to Agent 554. Kiting well away from the sailors is not going to screw it up for them at all. The "exclusion zone" is too big and is unnecessary. I am going to ignore it but I am not going to go anywhere near where the racing is taking place and have no intention of "screwing it up" for the sailors.

Perhaps they put these rules in place for kiters like Agent 554 and StinkyPete who probably have the kiting ability to keep away from the sailing race. The exclusion zone needs to be 1000 times larger than the race course so there is no risk of those kooks going through it.

I can picture these blokes screaming out of control through the fleet as they were unable to control their kites or burn off speed.

Skillful kiters will do the right thing and stay out of the way.

Kiter80 said...

Skillful kiters will do the right thing and stay out of the way.

How about you set a good example then? How many learners and noobies are going to be on the beach and not know about the exclusion zone and blindly follow you and others out for a session?

Kiter80 said...

I am going to ignore it but I am not going to go anywhere near where the racing is taking place and have no intention of "screwing it up" for the sailors.

What a fine example you are to all the visiting kiters.

If the locals do it then clearly its ok. Why not use the opportunity as a good reason to broaden your horizons and kite somewhere else? If you try hard enough you can find a negative in everything. Why bother?? Its so easy to make it a win/win deal its not funny.
Coming on here and crying like a child because some one else wants to use your sandpit is pretty tragic. If your going to all the trouble of being an example you may as well be a good one.

to be fair the zone seems a bit big ,33 sq km some countries are smaller than that. gotta love wa though only here in the world would they even think of having an exclusion zone that big .its all over soon so i wouldnt sweat it too much

Thanks for your support Phatman.

I tend to look at the silver lining on this - less kiters on the water because a number of the people below are content to sit on the beach and watch the sailing which is 1km off shore. BOOOOOOOOORING.

Kiter80 said...

I say kite where you like. kite hard, but do it safely.

A few kiters out at Leighton are not going to get in the way of the sailing. If the sailors are any good they should be able to integrate and work with the local conditions including the local traffic.
If you are any sort of a kiter you should be able to kite safely without getting near their racing.

lowkite as your your comment - "I hope that dickheads that are not aware of the exclusion zones will not ruin it and give our sport a bad image". Merely because someone is not aware of the exclusion zone does not make them a "dickhead". It makes the DOT and ISAF look bad for not making the exclusion zones clearer. Quit your whinging.

Get on the water people - it is our ocean to.

" It makes the DOT and ISAF look bad for not making the exclusion zones clearer."

If YOU know of the exclusion zone, why are you still kiting there?

"- it is our ocean to."
I can clearly see that you sat in the back row in school judging by your inability to use the correct form of "to" at the end of the your sentence.

Maybe you should have said "- it is our ocean too" or "- it is our ocean as well."

Your lack of respect for anyone else has clearly been a large part of your life.

You are not the only person on this planet. You are not a unique and beautiful snowflake. You are not the kite you fly.

Kite somewhere else for a little while. I'm sure your fellow kiter's wouldn't mind sharing their piece of the ocean with you for the duration of the sailing event.

Then you can go back to your own little slice of ocean and continue being the tool you are.