All I can say is wow.
Absolute beginners have the same rights to the bay as anyone else and who would decide anyway if someone was "good enough" to kite there? You? Me? A committee of elected officials? On the otherhand its common courtesy for any and all of us not to choke the bay by standing in the water with your kite low (especially) getting a lesson, talking with others or taking a dump whatever, forcing others to stay out of the "zone". While everyone has a right to the bay- no one should have a right to dominate the place at the expense of others.
But its a fact that sometimes it will be crowded. If you don't like the crowds, head for the reef- lots of room there.
And I'm shocked to hear talk about locals vs non-locals etc.
Go surfing in Calif. or PR, or windsurfing at Ho'okipa if you want to experience the other side of localism. Its racism's distant cousin.
Finally Starboard over Port, and windwind kite riding kite-high over leward are universally accepted rights of way that have nothing to do with the above.
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