I know how much fun the inside butter can be a lincoln beach but this is also the best place in UT to learn to Kite, for the first time yesterday I had a student stop his lesson becuase several kiters, just needed the extra 30 yards of reach into the shallow water right in front and or behind several begginers.
I now have to go out on another day and teach instead of being able to kite persoanlly, since I could not use the shallowed water inside to share the stoke of our sport during a great wind day with another new kiter.
It is just heart braking to watch a begginer finnaly get their board on and become brave enough to sign there kite and make a power stroke only to have a rider come ripping in only 5 yards down wind then turn around and reach right back out in frount so that the student has to stop and start all over again, most times haveing to walk back up wind to make up the ground they lost only to get ready to power stroke again when the same rider comes planing back by to start the cycle all over again, Then five minutes later the same rider is trying to help someone with relaunch in deep water, not even realizing how much they just hindered the inside rider, at one point another rider blocked the student from kiting 5 or 6 times in a row while trying expert, unhooked moves right after.
Perhaps I am out of line wanting to provide a nice safe environment for other kiters to learn, maybe I have chosen a poor spot at lincoln, up wind in nice safe shallow water, with plenty of room down wind to be safe. Perhaps I am being rude by hoping people whould be kind enough provide some space around the begginers but thats what I am asking.
Please stay up wind of the new folks where they are down wind and have the right of way so they can try to kite!
Also please be aware they are not going to lower their kite while standing out in open water not moving, I heard more then one kiter yell "lower your kite" as they buzzed 5 meters up wind from a guy flying a kite in the water for the first time ever. If a rider is riding they must yield to one that is not. That means passing in a matter that is safe, that means if you can't place your kite between you and the non moving rider with out them lowering there kite, YOU are unsafe and at fault.
I wish I could express the frustration these begginers are faced with and how much more diffacult it is for them to learn becuase of the actions and poor decisions made by "very" experanced kiters wanting another 30 yards of kiting in shallow water. I watched riders huck spinning grabby tricks blast up wind in sick control of their kites proving what sick kiters they are, then scare the crap out of a guy flying a kiting in the water for the first time ever. This is horrible to the begginers, and has aggravated me, and increased they time nessasary to learn meaning I personally miss out on kiting also. I think I am a great ambassador in the sport but last night was the first time I wanted to yell and scream at others out in the water. Please help me out by providing space for other to learn on the inside. I know I have probably helped you out at some time or another? Plus when you make my lessons longer you increase my work time and shorten my play time so your screwing the student and me!
I would also like to thank the other riders who did make courtous decision, turning around well away from the begginers and giving them plenty of room, funny thing was most of these riders where just begginers a few years back like my self and perhaps remember what it was like to be spooked, while expert riders were mear meters away treating the new guys like they should be seasoned pros!
Please be courteous!!!!!
Thank you!
Billy
