Comments on: ING Says “No” to Kitesurfing in Cornwall http://matadorchange.com/ing-says-no-to-kitesurfing-in-cornwall Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:21:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: 5 Matador Members to Meet Right Now: The Surfers’ Edition http://matadorchange.com/ing-says-no-to-kitesurfing-in-cornwall/comment-page-1#comment-7859 5 Matador Members to Meet Right Now: The Surfers’ Edition Mon, 14 Jun 2010 06:38:27 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=903#comment-7859 [...] Peep Alex Hapgood’s Matador profile and you’ll see him ruling a wave in Cornwall. Though he’s written about surfing in Portugal and Spain for Matador, he knows his local territory best. Check out his article about ING’s kitesurfing ban in Cornwall. [...] [...] Peep Alex Hapgood’s Matador profile and you’ll see him ruling a wave in Cornwall. Though he’s written about surfing in Portugal and Spain for Matador, he knows his local territory best. Check out his article about ING’s kitesurfing ban in Cornwall. [...]

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]]> By: Rory http://matadorchange.com/ing-says-no-to-kitesurfing-in-cornwall/comment-page-1#comment-7249 Rory Wed, 21 Apr 2010 09:32:45 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=903#comment-7249 The latest from the Kernow Kitesurf Club on this is in the recent AGM notes which are at http://www.kernowkitesurfclub.co.uk/AGM-2010.htm : "There has been a lot of targeted lobbying over the past six months to re-open a meaningful dialogue with the right people - those with responsibility and accountability for activities in the estuary. Our local MP Andrew George has proved invaluable in opening doors for our concerns to be raised. These meetings resulted in fresh discussions with ING representatives at the end of January. We are more optimistic than at any time in the past three years that these talks could deliver a solution for kitesurfing. But we do need to do all that we can to ensure success, and all kiters can please contribute by carrying on being safe, responsible ambassadors for the sport - an incident at The Bluff now could scupper a lot of hard work and jeopardise current and future opportunities. I hesitate putting a time scale on events as these things invariably seem to take longer than anticipated and we want to end up with the best long term effective solution. " Rory The latest from the Kernow Kitesurf Club on this is in the recent AGM notes which are at http://www.kernowkitesurfclub.co.uk/AGM-2010.htm :

“There has been a lot of targeted lobbying over the past six months to re-open a meaningful dialogue with the right people – those with responsibility and accountability for activities in the estuary. Our local MP Andrew George has proved invaluable in opening doors for our concerns to be raised. These meetings resulted in fresh discussions with ING representatives at the end of January. We are more optimistic than at any time in the past three years that these talks could deliver a solution for kitesurfing. But we do need to do all that we can to ensure success, and all kiters can please contribute by carrying on being safe, responsible ambassadors for the sport – an incident at The Bluff now could scupper a lot of hard work and jeopardise current and future opportunities. I hesitate putting a time scale on events as these things invariably seem to take longer than anticipated and we want to end up with the best long term effective solution. ”

Rory

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]]> By: Mr T http://matadorchange.com/ing-says-no-to-kitesurfing-in-cornwall/comment-page-1#comment-7230 Mr T Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:31:30 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=903#comment-7230 ING are talking out of their *** as per! Iv seen this sign before and got highly stressed over it! Someone please tell me where they get off and have the rite to even say someone can not kite surf!!!!! What exactly are they going to do, send the lifeboat out and arrest you?!! They have no rite saying that, they do NOT own the water and i would question their authority over the beach in specific places! I totally agree with 'biggie'! Why has nobody done anything about getting them removed? ING are talking out of their *** as per!
Iv seen this sign before and got highly stressed over it!
Someone please tell me where they get off and have the rite to even say someone can not kite surf!!!!!
What exactly are they going to do, send the lifeboat out and arrest you?!! They have no rite saying that, they do NOT own the water and i would question their authority over the beach in specific places!
I totally agree with ‘biggie’!
Why has nobody done anything about getting them removed?

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]]> By: Stephen http://matadorchange.com/ing-says-no-to-kitesurfing-in-cornwall/comment-page-1#comment-7103 Stephen Thu, 08 Apr 2010 20:44:06 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=903#comment-7103 This is terrible! surely it cant stand, how can you own the coast? Has anyone heard of this being enforced? This is terrible! surely it cant stand, how can you own the coast? Has anyone heard of this being enforced?

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]]> By: jon facey http://matadorchange.com/ing-says-no-to-kitesurfing-in-cornwall/comment-page-1#comment-5359 jon facey Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:46:04 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=903#comment-5359 I too think that from the water line is owned by the queen and only the beach can be privatly owned, as when many years back in croyde bay ruda was either going to or try to buy the beach. The rumor was they were going to stop surfers using the beach so the answer was to hop off the rocks avoiding the beach, so if you were to launch outside of the restricted area nothing can be done and then land the same PS - I have not tried it yet !!!! I too think that from the water line is owned by the queen and only the beach can be privatly owned, as when many years back in croyde bay ruda was either going to or try to buy the beach. The rumor was they were going to stop surfers using the beach so the answer was to hop off the rocks avoiding the beach, so if you were to launch outside of the restricted area nothing can be done and then land the same
PS – I have not tried it yet !!!!

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]]> By: limirl http://matadorchange.com/ing-says-no-to-kitesurfing-in-cornwall/comment-page-1#comment-4014 limirl Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:46:30 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=903#comment-4014 How can a company own the water, I thought no one had that right ? Maybe they own access to the water but I hardly doubt its legal that they can claim jurisdiction over part of the sea. How can a company own the water, I thought no one had that right ? Maybe they own access to the water but I hardly doubt its legal that they can claim jurisdiction over part of the sea.

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]]> By: biggie http://matadorchange.com/ing-says-no-to-kitesurfing-in-cornwall/comment-page-1#comment-3901 biggie Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:07:27 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=903#comment-3901 There is no legislation in place making it an offence to kitesurf in Hayle Harbour. This sign needs legal action to be taken down now and whoever put it up needs to be sued for defamation for making out that kitesurfers that ride here are criminals. There is no legislation in place making it an offence to kitesurf in Hayle Harbour.

This sign needs legal action to be taken down now and whoever put it up needs to be sued for defamation for making out that kitesurfers that ride here are criminals.

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]]> By: Hal http://matadorchange.com/ing-says-no-to-kitesurfing-in-cornwall/comment-page-1#comment-3866 Hal Fri, 07 Aug 2009 23:03:50 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=903#comment-3866 Very interesting. Of all the victims of big business whims, you usually don't think of kite surfers! Very interesting. Of all the victims of big business whims, you usually don’t think of kite surfers!

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]]> By: Eva http://matadorchange.com/ing-says-no-to-kitesurfing-in-cornwall/comment-page-1#comment-3865 Eva Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:16:52 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=903#comment-3865 What a bummer! I always liked ING and their paperless ways. Beyond the implications for kiters, too, I'd love to hear more about this whole foreign-bank-buying-up-shoreline thing. Sounds sinister. What a bummer! I always liked ING and their paperless ways. Beyond the implications for kiters, too, I’d love to hear more about this whole foreign-bank-buying-up-shoreline thing. Sounds sinister.

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