Re: better interaction between kiters and windsurfers at 3rd

From: Ken Poulton (poulton@zonker.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com)
Date: Wed Aug 29 2001 - 22:58:33 PDT 

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Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 22:58:33 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ken Poulton <poulton@zonker.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>
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Subject: Re:  better interaction between kiters and windsurfers at 3rd

I strongly agree with Mark on this. There is no excuse for sailing
or kiting in ways that will injure someone else if a jibe or a trick
goes wrong.

I propose a very simple standard:

    ******************************************************************
    You need to be far enough away that if you or the other person
    completely blows your jibe or jump or trick or waterstart, no part
    of your rig *can* hit the other person.
    ******************************************************************

So what comes from this?

    If possible, pass with the kiter downwind.

    Give *lots* of space when maneuvering, enough so a slammed rig or
    kite can't hit anyone. At 30 mph, you go 90 feet in just 2 seconds.

    No jumping over people. (Duh)

A little seperation of traffic would help. There is one key collision
area at 3rd: the narrow lane running from the main launch ramp out
crosswind to the channel. Most of the windsurfers naturally sail there
when they are not out in the channel. If the kiters will simply avoid
being in this zone, 80% of the hazards go away.

I have no objection to kites crossing that lane; I expect to get dragged
through there myself when I take it up. But if we could agree that kites
should avoid that lane, we would be way ahead of the game. In return,
windsurfers should try to avoid the kites when sailing outside the lane.

Discussion? Do we have some kiters here?

Ken Poulton
poulton@labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com

"Good judgment comes from experience.
Experience comes from bad judgment." -- Buster Bunny (Tiny Toons)

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