Hey guys, I was out kiting for the first time in a beach today. It was unreal for the short time i was up and riding! but then my kite got caught in the shore break and a wave poped my LE bladder which in turn blew out the material

The blow out is like 6-7 inches long Is there a good repair shop i can take my kite to? Its an 07 waroo.

Learnt a few lessons today, dont pump kite up real hard in surf, realease the kite if its going to get munched by a wave.

Looks like ill be buying a new 9m sooner then i thought

menox said...

Hey guys, I was out kiting for the first time in a beach today. It was unreal for the short time i was up and riding! but then my kite got caught in the shore break and a wave poped my LE bladder which in turn blew out the material

The blow out is like 6-7 inches long Is there a good repair shop i can take my kite to? Its an 07 waroo.

Learnt a few lessons today, dont pump kite up real hard in surf, realease the kite if its going to get munched by a wave.

Looks like ill be buying a new 9m sooner then i thought

Thats a bummer Menox, but bring or send it up to us, we can fix anything, including the internal bladder, doubt you need a new kite.

Releasing the kite early in surf is important, but won't always save the kite from getting torn up.

Please dry the kite out and get any excess sand off it. You can even just post it to us, but send it in a bag if you do. If you post in a box they measure the box and it works out much more than just sending in bag.

Cya and

Goodwinds

Steve

Shouldnt be too hard to fix mate ( i saw the blow 1st hand when he came in)

Dont let this get to you and ruen the fin that can be had on the beach, would have been perfect on the 11m out there today I was a bit underpowered on the 7m.

Yeah Menox Calala, and heaps of places down your way - even go as far south as Green Island or Conjola (same place), get more experience in flat water or out the back of the waves before attempting to actually ride the waves.
I'm sure the kite is fixable, especially since Macca has seen it and thinks its not too bad.
Macca's 7M is on 07, he picked it up recently on closeout, no 7's left, do have a 9M used, cheap.

Cya and

Goodwinds

Steve

menox said...

The blow out is like 6-7 inches long Is there a good repair shop i can take my kite to? Its an 07 waroo.

same thing happened to me, but tear was about a foot and a half long. a few guys said they could repair it, but still had a leak.

in the end it went to Moti Levi, i think they charge $30 for a foot of dmg. guarentee to be able to repair pretty much anything. and less than a week after sending i was back out on the water.

www.kiterepair.com.au/