So I found my board.
Well 95% sure it's my board anyway. We can all recognized our loved, and sometimes miss treated surf boards over time.
I approached the guy carrying it up the beach, asked if he happened to have find it a couple of weeks ago. "Na mate, owned it for years".
Now I'm no detective, but the way he talked and the fact he told me he had kited from Port beach to Trigg (I saw you getting in at Swanbourne).
Makes me think your not totally on the level.
But what do you do? Stand on the beach and tell a man he's a lair. I live in the real world and I didn't have the serial number on me, so no proof.
You know, I been visiting this website/forum for a while now. And all that comes out of WA is people b%&$#ing at each other. Or windsurfers!!
I know the kiting community here is growing fast, and that in its self will cause problems. But we all need to stick together and help each other out.
We need to look out for other beach users, and if you need to tell your mate to pull his head in. Do it. Otherwise we will all loose out.
A bit of a rant I know, but I like to think that we can stick together and have a bigger voice.
There's definitely a few slabs in it for the return of my board.
Any how. See ya round Blue 9m Nash kite guy. Enjoy my little Cabrinha Skillet while you can, because it's going to pop out of a wave and smack you in the eye one day!
P.S If you like a girl, don't try and hit her in the head with your kite when she's deflating her kite on the beach at Trigg.
She won't like it, and it makes you look like a tosser.
Yea, lost it about 3 weeks ago. Posted in lost/found on here. It had a name and number in permanent black marker written on the tail.
Granted it may have been in the sea for a week, but I still think the name would have been visible. Must have been removed.
Thanks.
A few weeks ago the it was hot and the sea breeze was a little funky. I was quite far out when at about 4 pm the 18 knots wind just stopped. Forecast was for for 25 knots. Well that didn't happen. When the wind picked up again, and I managed to get my kite in the sky. It was blowing SE. Cross off. I body dragged back to beach, but board was on it's way to Africa. Turns out it must have landed on the rocks North of Trigg somewhere. I think this is where it would have been found. Any info call Shaun. 045 111 5712. Beers in it for ya.
That sucks you lost your board bud...but I'd want to be super sure it was mine before I went accusing a random of stealing on the beach..what are the markings to look out for?
Yea. When I looked at the board it just looked like mine. All the wear marks etc. But could not be 100% so I didn't push it on the beach.
But what really gave it away as the way he acted. On the beach before I approached him (after looking at the board sitting on the beach). The way he was in the car park. The way he tried to drive away so I didn't get his number plate. I could just tell he was rattled by my presents.
If it blowing SE all night your board would have been sent way offshore and probably north of two rocks . The next sea breeze probably landed it around lanclin or somewhere up that way.
Ps, if there is an easterly change forecast around 7 or 8 pm and the sea breeze isn't as strong as was predicted, chances are it's gonna swing easterly early so a d.windler is a dangerous call. Surface pressure trough on the coast is another tell-tale sign of an early easterly. Closely check the forecasts on days like that to avoid another kitemare. Hope u do find your board though mate. Cheers.
I totally think that board would have traveled quite a way north. I was quite interested to find out how far. Good call on the wind. Just one of those days when keenness overtakes sense. P.S I already have found my board. It's living in some munters garage with my name cleaned off. I can handle loosing boards, that my bad. But when they don't come home because another kite surfer cleans your name off and keeps it. That gets my goat.
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So I found my board. Well 95% sure it's my board anyway. We can all recognized our loved, and sometimes miss treated surf boards over time. I approached the guy carrying it up the beach, asked if he happened to have find it a couple of weeks ago. "Na mate, owned it for years". Now I'm no detective, but the way he talked and the fact he told me he had kited from Port beach to Trigg (I saw you getting in at Swanbourne). Makes me think your not totally on the level. But what do you do? Stand on the beach and tell a man he's a lair. I live in the real world and I didn't have the serial number on me, so no proof. You know, I been visiting this website/forum for a while now. And all that comes out of WA is people b%&$#ing at each other. Or windsurfers!! I know the kiting community here is growing fast, and that in its self will cause problems. But we all need to stick together and help each other out. We need to look out for other beach users, and if you need to tell your mate to pull his head in. Do it. Otherwise we will all loose out. A bit of a rant I know, but I like to think that we can stick together and have a bigger voice. There's definitely a few slabs in it for the return of my board. 
Any how. See ya round Blue 9m Nash kite guy. Enjoy my little Cabrinha Skillet while you can, because it's going to pop out of a wave and smack you in the eye one day! P.S If you like a girl, don't try and hit her in the head with your kite when she's deflating her kite on the beach at Trigg. She won't like it, and it makes you look like a tosser.
Yeah, mate, I feel for you. Duno what I would do if faced a guy with my board. I guess will never find out since have a feeling some Euro turist pinched it of grassed area at the river...Probably down south by now. Or over east.
Gee, what this has become...
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Yeah, mate, I feel for you. Duno what I would do if faced a guy with my board. I guess will never find out since have a feeling some Euro turist pinched it of grassed area at the river...Probably down south by now. Or over east.
Gee, what this has become...
And I have a feeling it may be an Aussie - keep your narrow minded, uneducated guesses to yourself unless you are privy to some information that you have not shared. Why point the finger to a particular group when the worst offenders are in your own back yard.
Select to expand quotethefacts said.. dbabicwa said.. Yeah, mate, I feel for you. Duno what I would do if faced a guy with my board. I guess will never find out since have a feeling some Euro turist pinched it of grassed area at the river...Probably down south by now. Or over east. Gee, what this has become...
And I have a feeling it may be an Aussie - keep your narrow minded, uneducated guesses to yourself unless you are privy to some information that you have not shared. Why point the finger to a particular group when the worst offenders are in your own back yard.
When pointing out someones prejudice think what you just wrote as your first post. Let me remind you "keep your narrow minded, uneducated guesses to yourself". So who's judging now? What about YOUR narrow mind?
But hey, I'm an Euro. What would I know anyway. Or do I?
You forgot to add and respond to the rest of the sentence "unless you are privy to some information that you have not shared". My mind has only narrowed on you due to your "feeling" that it was particular group and highlighting it for everyone to see. Care to substantiate the "feeling” with some facts?
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I'm an Euro.
Grammatically correct? Doesn't sound right! 
nuboy, the guys are right about the board going further north than you expect.
When I lost my board recently under exactly the same conditions and situation, it showed up 4 weeks later at the Abrohlos
abrohlos ???! wow!
sorry to hear and read this..any kiter using the same board in same general area will ultimately get caught or seen.......that would be massively bad karma and shows the ultimate in rude nerve
i had a friend whose gf's pushbike was stolen.he basically found it grabbed it..and got it back and refused to let go.if the guy would not communicate with you properly on the matter thats a true sign and believe u
other side is perhaps the same make board gets wear tear dings in same areas?..but possibly unlikely.
hope u see him again grab it..and he sits and communicates with u properly with no lies (if it is yours...
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good luck
Yea, I too think it went along way north. Thus the guy who found it ( or "stole" it when he cleaned the my name off ) would not know where it came from either. So funny we did the same DW run at the same time. I've have learnt a few things from this experience. Firstly - if your kite falls out of the sky because of a hole in the wind, don't assume the wind will come back straight away. Get to your board and sit on it. Secondly- If you loose something, or have it stolen and you see it again. Don't give it up. Ask for it back. If you get told it's not yours, and you think it is. Call the cops and get them to get a name and address. Let him lie to the cops. That way when you can prove it's your later on, and they can go round and get it. I think I was a little to passive in this situation and just let the opportunity slide by.
don't know if you were too passive or not. you didn't actually know 100% that it was your board. The guys behaviour definitely seems to hint that its your board. Have you seen him again ? I don't think i could let that one go myself. It looks like a really nice board. Have you seen him again ? How much does it cost to replace ??
Ok,
my board was taken, stolen, when two backpacker wans were parked 20m from it. One stayed over night (so illegal by all means, that would be a hefty fine in the EU ), they were nice ppl tho.
The other one however was gone before I was back looking for my board. So, if I'm backpacking, yep, a free board. No second thoughts. Also, there were 80% Euros that time on my local. Myself included.
Think why our good Police forces are taking on board guys who did some time. They think as "them". Which is handy.
I am not writing a Phd thesis here, so no need for hard proven facts. Also, I'm not writing on my native language either. I could however present here how this backpacker wans look like, but now you lost me...
Select to expand quotebene313 said..dbabicwa said.. I'm an Euro.
Grammatically correct? Doesn't sound right!
Yep, correct. And I do not care:)
