Sad news best wishes to his family

My thought go out to his family and friends

I've just heard this terrible news.
I can't put my feelings into words on here that will make much sense.
Mike was a friend and the guy I admired most at my local beach, Hayling Island.
I used to think 'I hope I will still be doing just half as much as him when I reach his age'.
I sorted Mike out with kites and boards a few times and was always happy to get a call from him asking for some advice.
I'm totally stunned by this news and my thoughts are with his family and Pete who was with him at the time.

Stu (Hayling Island)

While the rugged allure of South Coro may still be as strong as ever, there is now also a degree of sadness in our hearts when we venture to this beckoning shore. In knowing that it is here, in these pristine waters, that circumstances conspired to bring such tragedy upon a fellow kitesurfer, the bright and seemingly endless blue sky of South Coro will be forever tainted by a shadow of darkness.
Yet we shall return, and we shall remember.

"South Corro" is a pretty uninspiring name.Who is up for a kite at "Mikes"?

I would also like to add my condolances to Mike's family and friends.

Bob

very sad news.

we'll miss seeing Mike around on hayling.
as others have said he was an inspiration & lived life to the full.

he learnt to snowboard just a few years ago & also mountain biked in the hills near us.
many of us have often said that we hope to be as active as mike when we're his age.
condolences to his family & friends.

Jon, Ray & Nick.

keke said...

What kite was he flying?

What the hell difference does that make.

Condolences to Mikes family and that special group of his Hayling Is. mates who visit our WA beaches regularly.
Tragically sad news for kiters everywhere.

What a nightmare... I´ve gotten entangled one time, but it was only around my ankle and I managed to got out quickly before anything bad happened.

I used to have a line-cutter in my harness, but I don´t have it anymore. A line-cutter maybe could have saved the mans life in this case.

I sat on the wall outside the dongara surf club with mikes wife last night ,she talked about how active a bloke he was, sounded an inspirational bloke, she was going up to south coranations to spread his ashes there as it was his fave spot and had made the trip on 4 occasions from the uk, it was just a tragic accident that happened to nice family and a good bloke,