The only legal action that is needed is against the IKA and their disgraceful representation of kiteboarding to kiters around the world, non kiters and voters to everyone in the 2 olympic reports to ISAF.
I was thinking about this today that not one highly experienced grassroots kiteboarder was involved in writing the report, and how messed up it is that the writer of the report (Markus) publicly asks kiteboarders that support the olympic cause (fine by me) not to comment... what a bunch of political bull. I just want to keep my fellow kiteboarders in full control of the safety of the sport not answering to sailing clubs, sailing committees and have actual kiteboarders making the decision 100% of who to send to olympics, not a group of "suits" that may decide it is better to send someone else cos they are not towing the line of isaf completely for example - that is my simple motive to these comments.
The whole sordid affair has really turned me right off kite racing (temporarily I hope), and i was super motivated before all this absolute political crap came up, smoked riders on raceboards with a surfboard in high winds, and didn't do too bad.
Most countries cannot afford box rule at top level, alright for Europe and US though i guess
Saying u can launch a kite 3-4 knots of wind in reports, but never mentioning if that is with assistance on boat or land for example so no reader in the wiser - just simply dishonest.
3 kite limit by isaf for event run over days - , ok so it is a shame it is more expensive but to have that outweigh safety and enjoyable riding in high winds - THE most fun conditions in ludicrous - no experienced kiter from maritime weather pattern countries would buy into that.
I have been personally attacked for my opinions by Markus at IKA calling me an anarchist! I remember all those discussions taking the piss out of the IKA when it started on this forum a few years ago...
Ahhh politics...lol Yawwwwwwn Anyway, I happy - i learnt some new tricks - and am inspired to make a vid like Toby's airstyle - but called allstyle. Keep it real, kiteboarders stay in control of their own sport and absolutely smoke them all Marc Jacobs tomorrow!