Kitesurfers likely to face ban
- Mon 24th Feb 2003
Saturday night was the first meeting of the Hayling Kitesurf Association at the Inn on the Beach.
The low down is that the golf club at Hayling (who own the beach) have written to Phil (Chairman of the HKA) advising that the local byelaw banning kitesurfing will be upheld this year.Basically we (the members of the HKA) are putting proposals to the golf club- the proposals are summarised as follows:
1) members & signed in guests only
2) guests have to be checked for proficiency and pay a day fee
3) all members, guests & probationers to be identified by rash vests
4) members & probationers to pay an annual fee to cover costs of running the HKA & affiliation to the BKSA
5)Learning, probationers & members kitesurf areas to be strictly controlled & marked on the beach - basically, members can go from the usual launch area (but this will be clearly marked out), probationers to go from the area close to where Phil runs his lessons ie well out of the way.
Remember.these are the draft proposals only & await the agreement of the golf club......we really are at their mercy!!
Apparently they have had lots of complaints from non watersport beach users throughout the year & reading between the lines are losing their sense of humour.
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By forum user, Mat
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