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Swavek

396 posts

Swavek

WA, 396 posts

28 Jun 2015 7:34pm

One of those mistakes you do only twice (on the same day) - the first and the last time!

Got salivating on the first kitable weekend morning in Perth in over a month and it gone down the drain

Gone out 400 m on the river and on the first turn back the right line slipped from the knot

Wasted close to one hour of good wind before I got to shore and set up again - 15 minutes later the wind died....

Spitfire

398 posts

Spitfire

WA, 398 posts

4 Jul 2015 9:25pm

LOL at your avatar. FAIL :)

yendor

NSW

262 posts

yendor

NSW, 262 posts

4 Jul 2015 11:31pm

Swavek said..
One of those mistakes you do only twice (on the same day) - the first and the last time!

Got salivating on the first kitable weekend morning in Perth in over a month and it gone down the drain

Gone out 400 m on the river and on the first turn back the right line slipped from the knot

Wasted close to one hour of good wind before I got to shore and set up again - 15 minutes later the wind died....

Was it a North kite

Brohan

VIC

528 posts

Brohan

VIC, 528 posts

5 Jul 2015 5:32pm

Wouldn't the wind have pulled it tight?

ActionSportsWA

1007 posts

ActionSportsWA

WA, 1007 posts

7 Jul 2015 3:35pm

Dyneema is pretty 'slippy' especially if its bone dry, and you can sometimes get a larks head slipping over a knotted pigtail.
It happens with all pigtails which are knotted then spliced back on themselves, yes it can happen with North, but a quick lick on the pigtail solves it all!!
Toddy

AussieDave

68 posts

AussieDave

WA, 68 posts

8 Jul 2015 12:58am

Cheers Toddy .. have to remember this next time I head out.

Chris6791

3271 posts

Chris6791

WA, 3271 posts

9 Jul 2015 11:12am

geez, I never thought I'd come on here to be told to lick a pigs tail to moisten it up.

flyingcab

VIC

942 posts

flyingcab

VIC, 942 posts

9 Jul 2015 4:30pm

Definitely would have been a North kite.. The same thing happened to myself back in 2005 only I was a few kilometres offshore. Found a floating beacon around 200m away and clung to that for 30mins before I managed to wave down a fishing trawler. When i got back to the beach it was apparent that the pigtail not had slipped over the knot on the connecting bridal. I was very lucky in that the fishing trawler that picked me up, was the last boat to enter the harbour that afternoon. Lesson learned and always before my session I will pull the knot tight to prevent a similar situation occurring. Most other brands these days do use non-slip nylon bridals to prevent any slipping in the lark knot.

peace out ~ Rob

Swavek

396 posts

Swavek

WA, 396 posts

14 Jul 2015 11:13pm

It was my zephyr - yes, would have expected the larks come tighter as you go, but the right line slipped off on the first tack back to shore - i.e. I was furthest away I was prepared to go! Thinking clearly about it now I should have tried to retrieve the line while away from kite and swim around to tie it to kite while in the water. Then swim away making sure I don't get cought in the lines. Would have been worth a try rather than go through full self-rescue straight away. With a bit of luck would have been kiting within 5 minutes

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