I dont think wrong call as it dosnt sound too close a call,

I always look at the other kiter from the air so their aware Im aware of them.

^ ^ ^ didn't look at diagram at all, or read the post.

If you were a lines length away and down wind then you should pass with your kite low. Jumping means your kite will be high so I can see his frustration.

But if youre experienced, confident and made the call, then who gives a fk if he spat chips ha!

^^^
As mentioned, kite will always go higher when you pop, but will also go downwind as you say float away...

The jump is much faster than tacking upwind. Ads a bit of close call but we are skilled
enough. It's not that big beach with 15-20 riders at the time...

If is a newbie I wouldn't jump in front of him.

DC23 said...
Are you sure he wasnt souting F@#k in amazment of your awsome jump????
:-P

:)
I would thought so if he didn't approach me screaming loud:(

Yes I had a similar experience except the swearing bit yesterday. Problem is with the edges the hangtime longer than I anticipate always...

so I have decided I will only jump downwind of people from now on...just in case. even if they are a considerable distance away...Was turning a double back rotation, slowed it down as had some height and half way around my second rotation saw someone downwind of me and had to pull out and crash...yeh I'm just gonna go downwind and not risk it hey.

except if it my brother, I will attempt to jump and clear him...its a game we play that will only end in disaster one of these days! LOL.

eppo said...
Yes I had a similar experience except the swearing bit yesterday. Problem is with the edges the hangtime longer than I anticipate always...

True, I started to anticipate this as well with the new Varial X (second sesh with it).

^^^

Yep, that's a b*tch. Long time ago ended a few times wrapped in someones lines like that. I'm in due for one...

polykarb said...
You could just wait 10 seconds until you have both passed each other.......

I'd prob yell at ya, if I had to raise my kite up because of yours going vertical.

But yeah, real first world problem when the biggest issue in your life is your local kiteboarding spot is getting too busy.....

It's a hard life.

I'm with you, life is good atm:)

dbabicwa said...

Yesterday I was presented with a lot of yelling after I've jumped on a little flat water ramp.
From my perspective there was a fair distance ie kite lines length and knowing the other rider is quite skilled, I've made a call and jumped.

Important part is that I always go downwind when jumping, sometimes a lot. For sure if the other rider goes downwind, the kites might collide. Which is true in any circumstances if my kite is higher.

Now, was it a wrong call?

Thanks

PS Other rider well upwind of me and at least 30-50m far going to my direction.

if your diagram is accurate I don't see the issue. You are downwind of him and jumping will see you get further away.

On the same topic a few weeks ago I boosted off a ramp on the way out (25knts 10m kite so a massive boost). A kiter who was about 50m in front of me on the same tack turned around on an incoming wave only to be faced with me and an impending collision with their kite. He took evasive action with the result just a close call(not much I could do in the air). Anyway I felt bad for scewing his wave and waved sorry, but the more I think about it I don't think I was in the wrong, I was airborne before he turned around, we had been kiting near each other for a while and 9 out of 10 tacks he was heading way out the back on an upwind tack. Anyway I think when its really blowing you need to allow double the room you normally would for jumps

Yep true that. When its me, my bro and another guy dog styling it in the waves it's game on. Three blokes in the air at the same time all jumping in different directions and trajectories. Funny sh1t.

ive learned the hard way to not jump when uwind, ,even if you think you have enough clearance. ...

dbabicwa said...

Yesterday I was presented with a lot of yelling after I've jumped on a little flat water ramp.
From my perspective there was a fair distance ie kite lines length and knowing the other rider is quite skilled, I've made a call and jumped.

Important part is that I always go downwind when jumping, sometimes a lot. For sure if the other rider goes downwind, the kites might collide. Which is true in any circumstances if my kite is higher.

Now, was it a wrong call?

Thanks

PS Other rider well upwind of me and at least 30-50m far going to my direction.

Sorry Man! Wrong call this time. Had you been a little further apart like 100m (from opposite directions) there would be not dispute. But you said that you were 30m apart (approx your line length give or take). This means that you should have kept your kite low and he should have kept his high). So when you quickly raised your kite up to jump he understandably got the ****s. No matter how experienced we are we cannot predict what the other kiter is doing unless the other kiter makes their intentions clear.

From the other guys perspective you were approaching downwind in the opposite direction with your kite at approx 45 degrees (give or take) and when you were about a lines length away you threw your kite up towards 12 to jump while he was expecting you to keep your kite low as an experienced Kiter. That's why he probably yelled profanities at you.