I think you guys need to get it down to the individual level. Have the city start giving tickets to kiteboarders who are dangerous. A similar analogy is waterskiing/wakeboarding on inland lakes, if a person skis too close or jumps someone, they get a ticket. Do the same for kiteboarding, easy enough...and it creates revenue for the city. I'm sure the city has some kind of boat they could use to jet out and ticket the offender, as long as the ticket is expensive enough, the city will make money on it.
I would guess that cities go to the ban approach because it is easier for them and they don't care, but pointing out the money they would make in tickets may help change their mind. If they do enact a ban, how do they enforce them, same way right? so either way, they have to patrol and without a ban their income will likely be better. Everyone wins...
I think the other ideas are good as well, but this would be the most effective if the city agreed...
Nick
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