Did my good deed for the week.

Now today was SW wind and that direct cross shore which means super gusty launch area as the wind is coming over the buildings upwind.

Wind was 16-25 knots and this guy was on a 11m rev. I launched him and everything looked good. So I started packing up my gear.

I see he has the kite at the zenith.. thought to myself at the time thats abit odd in this gusty turbulent wind.

A lull hits his kite drops into the powerzone then slam another gust and this guy gets catapolted foward. A few loops and a bit of dragging later he manages to pull the safety.

He slammed hard on his should and was in a alot of pain. So we cleaned him up and i took him to hospital.

So whats the morrel of the story for the newbies?

Keep the kite low until you hit the water!. particularily in gusty turbulent wind.

Biggest mistake is thinking you can't get thrown with the kite low... when it happens it's not pretty.

Moral of the story is: know your limits and learn to judge the wind and graphs!

I'm always applying pressure to my bar for control...

Triggerhappy said...
The Moral is a good one. Gusty or turbulent winds never keep the kite above you. If it lifts you, you loose control and if the kite drops, expect the worst. So keep the kite at 45 degrees pointing out to sea and apply pressure to the bar for control.

^ what he said, is what instructors say.

theDoctor said...







I'm always applying pressure to my bar for control...

I apply pressure on others to control my bar....I'd rather not touch it myself.

breakzmaker said...
Keep kite low and ensure this sticker is somewhere on your board/car/



yew!!

oh yeah! thats it.