Hey Ryan,
A friend of mine, Dangerous Dave (the original) was kiting at Dolls Point many years ago. On this day Dave mastered a whole run on his toeside edge. He was so stoked he came in to the beach to soak up the moment and tell a few friends. In his euphoria he neglected to notice he was 8 metres upwind of the rock groyne.
D Daves kite luffed and before he knew what was happening it fell back in the wind window and powered up (luff bang). Dave flew through the air and landed on the rocks full force on his hip and thigh
. He compound fractured his Femur and then was flung downwind and landed on or near the Kitepower Jetski on the beach
.
Dave's Femur was reset with many pins and screws and plates and stuff with lovely metal bits protruding from his skin for weeks between his ankle and his hip. He spiral fractured the Femur and after 6 weeks the bone had not knitted together properly, so after several operations the break is so bad and causes so much discomfort that Dave still walks with a limp years later and to the best of my knowledge he never kited again. He became an avid kitesurf photog.
Bummer about your leg, but compared to Dave, you got a minor scratch.
Good winds, you'll be back before you know it,
Anyone reommend good bindings that have good support and are comfy?
