Similiar thing happened to me. Was riding downwind of a learner when all of a sudden I get hit by his kite. My right arm got tangled in the lines running from LE to the bridles, the kite powered up and relaunched and snapped off my arm. Luckily it wasn't wrapped all the way around my arm but just this "little" thing still created a swelling of half my lower arm and a few cuts. Looked real nasty and felt even worse. Got a tetnis shot, x-ray cause I can't straighten my arm all the way out but nothing serious. No kiting or work for a week and then I'll get a big nice bruise for a bit Another injury to add to the collection! At least this time I wasn't the cause of it!

DaveSpruce said...

Similiar thing happened to me. Was riding downwind of a learner when all of a sudden I get hit by his kite. My right arm got tangled in the lines running from LE to the bridles, the kite powered up and relaunched and snapped off my arm. Luckily it wasn't wrapped all the way around my arm but just this "little" thing still created a swelling of half my lower arm and a few cuts. Looked real nasty and felt even worse. Got a tetnis shot, x-ray cause I can't straighten my arm all the way out but nothing serious. No kiting or work for a week and then I'll get a big nice bruise for a bit Another injury to add to the collection! At least this time I wasn't the cause of it!

Exaggeraing a little?

Good on you TTone for posting an apology. A good attitude makes up for many indiscretions. These things are bound to happen when you're starting out, happens to the best of us.

A word of advice to any newbies reading this: if you can, be aware of where your kite is in relation to others, ie, if someone's approaching and upwind then keep your kite low and vice versa if they are downwind keep your kite higher.

J-P

for what its worth your trying to learn in COMPLETELY the wrong place at peli, and if you check out WAKSA etc you will notice it is NOT recommened as a beginners site.

Tonewolf said...

Happened to me too...but around my neck....my head ripped straight off ...all the blood attracted white pointers and they ate every other kiter out there.....twas a tragedy.

Sorry...just watched "30 days of night". vampires rnt real r they?

Bite me!


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