alty said..

Sorry to hear of this accident Pete. Hope you recover quickly. Will we be seeing you at the LOC?

Yes mate already registered.

Statistically, one is more likely to die in a car accident.

maybe should be a bit more aware of your surroundings also..

Except no one has said it here...

Right, must remember to keep looking behind myself for a fifty foot boat that's about to run me over!

Measured response is definitely good advice on this one.
We need these guys - everyone on the water does.
One freak accident (regardless of the cause) is reason to sour what is currently a very good relationship.
Im sure the incident wont be pushed under the carpet. They will do a full internal examination.
As freakishly unlikely it is to ever happen again they will see it as cause to review all procedures.

Suggest that helmets with ears uncovered are the way to go.
Cant understand how anyone can tolerate the ear covered variety in any case.

So glad to hear you are OK Pete!!! Agree with Juddy - someone up there was looking out for you.
Could have been so much worse its scary.

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someawe said...
Right, must remember to keep looking behind myself

Spot on dude

you know, it's good idea to keep an eye out for things that might kill you

Ever heard of the "swiss cheese model/effect"?

should we rename your forum id to nobs as well ?

Each time I read one of these incident threads, and there have been several lately, it's a wake up call. No use pointing fingers. My safety is my own responsibility. As is, it goes without saying, but I'll say it anyway, the safety of others.

puppetonastring said..

puppetonastring said..

Measured response is definitely good advice on this one.
We need these guys - everyone on the water does.
One freak accident (regardless of the cause) is reason to sour what is currently a very good relationship.
Im sure the incident wont be pushed under the carpet. They will do a full internal examination.
As freakishly unlikely it is to ever happen again they will see it as cause to review all procedures.

Suggest that helmets with ears uncovered are the way to go.
Cant understand how anyone can tolerate the ear covered variety in any case.

So glad to hear you are OK Pete!!! Agree with Juddy - someone up there was looking out for you.
Could have been so much worse its scary.

This guy - known here as pilotpete - is seriously freakish.
I had only just caught up with this post (several days post the incident)
The above 'reply to this post' from me was open on our shop screen - almost ready to press 'post my reply' when guess who fronted looking to replace some damaged gear ?????
Woooooooooo ... freaky coincidence you may say. Sure seems so - another one.

Great to see our old buddy in such sound physical condition; enthusiastic about retelling the near horror story - BUT most of all - super enthusiastic about getting back on the horse. Great news all round Pete.

How about telling us the part of the story of the family watching from the holiday home balcony through binoculars as the whole sage unfolded before their very lenses - how freaky is that !!!!!!!!
Betcha they would have been the only ones on earth that could have had a private box to this show!!! And they happened to be seated & watching for the whole performance to play out !!!
You wouldnt believe it if you read it in a Barbara Cartland penny-dreadful. Understandably.

Yes very spooky puppet and thanks for your help with the harness. Got back out for the first time since, had to blow away the images in my head. Foot still sore but I can work with that and given what could have been I feel like I've won the lotto!

PS, I do use the vented ear covers on the helmet, if you have ever smashed out at speed onto the side of your head that ear drums going to get a real shock if not blown out!

And the golden rule of road and sea applies. Treat all others as idiots watch out for yourself and never expect anyone else to give way

waveslave said..


I don't bother with trying to speak with folks on the beach who wear helmets.

They can never hear what I'm talking about,

repeatedly saying "What, what ?"

lol.

But Pete - thats what everyone says to you whether they can hear you or not

pilotpete said..
waveslave you may well be correct but as with most safety equipment its use can sometimes be a compromise in practise. Certainly without a helmet it would have been curtains but to judge the effect the vented ear covers had is not easy, first my speed 30kmh, the head wind 11-14knt (say 20kmh), giving 50kmh over the ears, this would make hearing the boat harder and the boat speed unknown as yet but say 20knt (37kmh). If someone can compute some rough idea how sound would travel in this dynamic situation?

Add to this wind rush and board slap there???s lots to consider before making any assumptions as to how much of an effect this had on this particular situation.

... maybe shoulda turned on the TCAS!!

And the golden rule of road and sea applies. Treat all others as idiots watch out for yourself and never expect anyone else to give way

Excerpt from paper


"War on the waves"

"A HIGH-SPEED collision in the waves off Quinns Rocks has turned into a war of words between a volunteer sea rescue crew and a kite surfer who says he???s lucky he wasn???t killed by their 10-tonne vessel.

Compo claim: Crash victim Pete Morgan, is seeking about $3000 compensation for his kite and medical bills after a collision with a 10-tonne rescue boat. Picture: Daniel Wilkins
Kite surfer and Yanchep Beach Lagoon Cafe owner Pete Morgan, 50, is demanding about $3000 compensation for his damaged kite and ambulance and medical bills.

But the Whitfords Volunteer Sea Rescue Group, which is also out of pocket for a damaged radio tower as a result of the collision, won???t pay a cent ??? instead blaming Mr Morgan for ???stuffing around??? and trying to jump the boat wake.

The Department of Transport is investigating.

The drama unfolded on a sunny afternoon on December 30 when Mr Morgan said he was suddenly slammed ???from above and behind with a huge force??? while kite surfing in a designated area, about 400m off Quinns Rocks, north of Perth.

His GPS watch showed he accelerated from 30km/h to 118km/h in fractions of a second after the impact, which put him in hospital with concussion, a suspected broken foot and bruises.

Doctors said the crash might have been fatal if he had not been wearing a helmet.

???At first I thought it was a shark, I had visions of a great white breaking out of the water on to me. It pulled me straight down,??? he said. ???But as the aluminium hull passed over me I realised it was a boat.

???I was dragged under the water towards the rear of the boat and then I was suddenly pulled forward and up the side of the bow, hitting the anchor and the hull.??????

Mr Morgan, who is racing in today???s Lancelin Ocean Classic kite surfing event, was attached by ropes to his kite and ???luckily it pulled me away from the propellers, saving me from the possibility of horrific life-threatening injuries???.

???At this stage the boat stopped and now seemed to lurch up and down with the bow hitting me several more times around the head,?????? he said.

The boat crew pulled him aboard, administered first aid and transported him to Mindarie Marina.

Rescue group commander Roger Howell, who was not aboard at the time, said his crew were well aware of Mr Morgan, who had been ???pacing??? the boat for more than a kilometre before the crash.

Mr Howell said the skipper decided it was a dangerous situation and stopped the vessel, at which point Mr Morgan slammed into the boat."

So according to their side of the story you hit their stationary boat whilst you were kiting backwards....interesting.........

The laws of physics are not in accordance with the sea rescue story? Or is this more to this story??