Onshore Wind and Distance

[Eagle]

There were some incidents at the east beach this morning where for whatever reason, kiters were too close to the beach and had some close calls. The wind really cranked up between 10 and 11 am and a few people found out the hard way that mother nature, traction kites and onshore wind can get nasty.
Common sense says when the wind is onshore or close to onshore, distance from things that hurt, maim and sue is a pretty good idea.
If you crash in the water following a jump, transition, wind jacking up or a look ma no hands and you or your kite crash and/or gets dragged onto and across the beach, you might be too close to the beach.

Teaching in onshore wind on or near the beach is something that should not be happening at East Beach, there simply is not enough space for this to be even remotely safe.

300 feet is ample room in reasonable conditions to regain control of an out of control kite and situation.
Distance is your friend.

Kite safe

E