Don't be a $*!&, Kitesurfers in SA feel the wrath
An article reminding kiters to watch the weather, kite safely, and respect others.
"AN inconsiderate and thoughtless approach to the sport as displayed by certain members of the kiteboarding fraternity on the West Coast is putting severe pressure on the already? strained resources of the National Sea Rescue Institute.
“It is time the authorities stepped in to put regulations in place to control the sport of kiteboarding,” says NSRI Melkbosstrand Station Commander, Rhine Barnes. “Kiteboarders have been promising for years to regulate themselves but this has not happened.”
Barnes was not amused by the two separate incidents – on Thursday 4 May and Friday 5 May – when the NSRI had been called out to assist kiteboarders in trouble. “Each rescue call for a kiteboarder is a drain on limited resources.”
"AN inconsiderate and thoughtless approach to the sport as displayed by certain members of the kiteboarding fraternity on the West Coast is putting severe pressure on the already? strained resources of the National Sea Rescue Institute.
“It is time the authorities stepped in to put regulations in place to control the sport of kiteboarding,” says NSRI Melkbosstrand Station Commander, Rhine Barnes. “Kiteboarders have been promising for years to regulate themselves but this has not happened.”
Barnes was not amused by the two separate incidents – on Thursday 4 May and Friday 5 May – when the NSRI had been called out to assist kiteboarders in trouble. “Each rescue call for a kiteboarder is a drain on limited resources.”
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