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diginoz
diginoz
WA
317 posts
WA, 317 posts
9 Mar 2011 5:26pm
Quick thankyou to toddy ( I think ) and his m8 tuesday arvo . Breakdown =
chicken loop comes out,kite loops inside itself and over,so no chance of relaunching , getting ready 4 self rescue ,pass board over to be taken back 2 beach, kite relaunches with half my lines around the bar and rips the bar from my hand ( breaking my fourth finger into 3 yes THREE pieces ) which breaks the bar in to 2 pieces and rips the safety of my harness as well, get towed back into shore by toddy and then he goes back out to get my kite and board .
I will drop a carton of asap, got an op on sat morning to tie some wires around me little finger .
chelles888
chelles888
WA
100 posts
WA, 100 posts
9 Mar 2011 9:07pm
ouch mate sounds extremely painful at least your all right...good onya Todd:0)
GalahOnTheBay
GalahOnTheBay
NSW
4188 posts
NSW, 4188 posts
10 Mar 2011 12:39am
Ouch! Good to hear things didn't go worse.

A virtual case of beer for Toddy from me!
otania
otania
WA
18 posts
WA, 18 posts
9 Mar 2011 10:18pm
Sounds horrid glad it wasn't worse. Well done Toddy (I think) and mate.
toddws
toddws
WA
469 posts
WA, 469 posts
10 Mar 2011 8:17am
No Problem mate
PhilMb actually towed you in, and i got your kite and board, wasn't the only rescue of the day though.
The reason the kite powered up was you needed to wrap up your centre lines first (at least the length of the leading edge) before wrapping all the lines around the bar.
Rookie error but a painful one.
To the other guy who required a rescue at sunset, You might be able to jump, go upwind, ride toeside and everything else, But get a lesson and learn how to self rescue. It worrying when you tell someone to deflate the leading edge so they can wrap up their kite and you can tow it in, they say "whats the leading edge?"
If mates are gonna teach mates, teach them the safety stuff before they need it.

Pinnaroo Point Tuesday afternoon,
Riders dragged in 2
Kites dragged in 2
boards brought in 6

AKSonline
AKSonline
WA
925 posts
WA, 925 posts
10 Mar 2011 8:23am
Todds recovery service. Works for beer!

Good onya mate.

DM
treedweller
treedweller
QLD
59 posts
QLD, 59 posts
10 Mar 2011 10:54am
ouch, it is possible to relaunch and fly your kite back to the beach even with lines crossed. not saying you could have but it is an option to consider when it happens again.hope the finger heals asap
Shan
Shan
WA
129 posts
WA, 129 posts
10 Mar 2011 9:29am
Ouch, that sucks big time. I hope you recover quick so that you can get back out on the water soon.

I also helped a mate yesterday at pinnaroo who lost his kite after his suicide leash broke. His kite was going out to sea faster than he could swim so i handed him over my kite so that he could chase it down. All good in the end :)

Gotta love the people at pinnas, there is always someone around to help :)

PS: Someone took my red ozone pump from the beach yesterday and didnt return it. If you ended up with it please return it to the AKS trailer - i need the special nozel for my ozone kites.
NickT
NickT
WA
1094 posts
WA, 1094 posts
10 Mar 2011 11:34am
Thanks Todd for rescuing me aswell
RPM
RPM
WA
1549 posts
RPM RPM
WA, 1549 posts
10 Mar 2011 11:43am
And me also..

Whats a self rescue by the way?? Is that when the helicopter comes??
seafever17
seafever17
WA
360 posts
WA, 360 posts
10 Mar 2011 9:59pm
Cheers for the jump start Todd.

Could have been there for hours.Maybe died of thirst.
juicerider
juicerider
WA
790 posts
WA, 790 posts
10 Mar 2011 11:33pm
Shan said...

Ouch, that sucks big time. I hope you recover quick so that you can get back out on the water soon.

I also helped a mate yesterday at pinnaroo who lost his kite after his suicide leash broke. His kite was going out to sea faster than he could swim so i handed him over my kite so that he could chase it down. All good in the end :)

Gotta love the people at pinnas, there is always someone around to help :)

PS: Someone took my red ozone pump from the beach yesterday and didnt return it. If you ended up with it please return it to the AKS trailer - i need the special nozel for my ozone kites.


Thaks very much Shan. I reely appreciated that. Pinnas definatly the friendliest place to kite. Sorry had to rush to work. I owe you a few bears too.
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