There's been a lot of talk about kitebarding in some of the other conversation areas on Boanire talk. Some of the talk I saw was from last summer or fall. Since we need some answers before our trip to Bonaire in March, I thought, at the risk of being demonized, I'd bring it up again to see what the latest is on kiteborading in Bonaire. Has it been banned or not?
I seem to remember when we WINDSURFERS were banned from beaches because surfers and swimmers didn't want us around! I remember hearing that we were too out of control! We took up too much of the beaches, yada yada yada!
Our family has been windsurfing for years. In the last year my husband has gotten in to Kiteboarding. He took lessons in Hatteras and Maui in the last year. He now has his own kite and would like to bring it when we come in March. We were very dissappointed to see all the negative postings about kitebarding. I would have to agree with Rob Conkey that it's the old water skiing vs wakeboarding or snow skiing versus snowboarding argument. (My husband does all of the above.) It's a new and exciting sport which is growing at a quick rate in Maui. (The kitebarders and windsurfers manage to get along there.) It's much easier to travel with your kite and board then windsurfer when going to places like Maui or Bonaire. Is kiteboarding banned in Bonaire? If so he won't bring it with him! He doesn't want to make enemies!