When you trash your first kite within 20 minutes after having pumped it up, to then get the biggest wipe out you can remember (the kind that seems to happen in slow motion and makes you wake up the morning after with the strange feeling you've gone under a steam roller) with the second one you took out.
Meaning the second kite is.... Hm... how to say that accurately?... Shredded?
You know, when you look at it and you feel like asking it : "hey mate, does it hurt a lot?". (Yes, I speak to my kite, so what!?)
All together, this brings us to the very admirable count of 2 kites in 2 hours...
And to add to the thrill, as you finally manage, after what seems to be an eternity, to get out of the giant washing machine, you find a half eaten shark on the shore...
I had never trashed a kite before... Let alone 2 in a row...
It's a pretty dreadful sensation to be able to feel it tearing just from the safety line (and fill up with water, and dragging you along like a bloody submarine), and well, even though it happens to the best of us... I'm feeling like some sort of murderer...
Oh dear... I've killed my kite... No wait... It's actually a lot worse than this.... I've killed 2... Oops...
Can somebody come up with a worse story than mine about destroying a maximum of things in a minimum of time, so I can think: "oh, well, whatever. After all, it's really not that bad..."?

Hey Em,

you sound like a very hardcore lady. Hope you can get some new kites from somewhere or get yours fixed. I hope it wasn't you that bit the shark.

I can lend you my switchblade 2 for a little while if you like?



you gotta treat it nicely though.....
Andy

Hey Em
What were your kites' names? Is it okay to talk about them like they're gone or are they still in ICU?

Oh dear...
to date I have been sooo lucky. It is a sick feeling when your kite catches the wave instead of you. Knocking on my forehead (touch wood) right now....

On the posi side it may be like the heartache of kissing a lover (or lover 2) goodbye only to hook up (or unhook if your that way inclined ) with and new dead set mattress buster!!! Your new kite that is... maybe a chance to try a differant style or brand(bow/hybrid or even C).

Em I have a feeling that with your positive contributions to this site (not at all hindered by your glamourous aspects) you may find a sponsorship/discount coming your way before too long.

Geez I wish I was a hot babe sometimes (oops did I write that or just think it). Of course if that were the case I'd never leave the boudoir ... well maybe if was cranking over 25kts... na probably not

Good luck finding lover 3

im still mourning after my beautiful globerider had its last flight

you drinnk loike me on a wed night by your self

You wake up in the morning and you see my face in the mirror

Hey Em,

What a sad story.....poor thing, but at least you're OK!

Try Barracuda Sails in Caringbah. They repaired by stuff very quickly and are great..not sure if they've done big kite repairs but worth a go. Steve from Kitepower might have their number or they'll def be in yellow pages.

Good Luck!

Thanks for the support but I had to let go.
"Lover 2" was too badly injured to consider surgery... I had to burry it (meaning... use it to make a canvas... (will exhibit soon! Just need one more destroyed kite... but if it could not be one of mine, that would be awesome!!!))
In terms of kite damaging, it was a pretty impressive work... I saw a lot of destroyed kite but this one really had gone through a shredder.... I know at least 2 very good kite repairer in Sydney (use to do a bit of sewing machine fixing myself back in my days in the red sea...), but the amount of work was so huge that the repair in terms of time and cost wasn't worth it. **** happens.... That's how you learn...
I've learnt I just shouldn't ditch my kite in massive swell..... Accessorily in shark infested waters....
But "Lover 1" is recovering well and we will have a play this arvo, so, according that I like my glass half full.... everything is somehow still perfect in the most perfect world.....