I am reposting this in an effort to bring more attention to this problem, as its only gotten 50 views and 0 replies in the SW Fla. section.
The City Commission has proposed kiteboarding restrictions off the Public Beach. On the surface, these restrictions "may or may not" be all that different from guidelines we discussed for the area almost ten years ago. The devil is in the details however and local kiting interests will want to be involved in discussions ideally before and during the public hearing on June 23.
Complete newspaper article about restrictions at:
http://www.pelicanpress.org/content/2096_1.php
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FKA, Inc.
transcribed by:
Rick Iossi
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Sarasota kiters need everyone's help to avoid excessive regulation, and are up against this:
However, parasailing and kite-surfing were another matter. "Kite-surfing is a very, very dangerous sport," said Commissioner Jon Thaxton. "Not only for the participant but for anybody who gets in the way."
The commissioner obviously is misinformed about kiting, making untrue statements, and generally lumping kiters into the same category as Parasailing.
Whomever (if anyone) is heading up this effort, please contact me as I would like to help however possible.
Steve Sadler (813) 389-3683
www.kiteboardingtampabay.com
www.actionsportsfoundation.org