This could be the start of an interesting thread, but I wish I had a photo to show you what happened to me today.

I was riding at speed and decided to do a boost of a wave. Yeah i soared but as I was coming down one of my feet slipped off the foot strap and I had the board dangling off my right foot. But I was only 3 feet in the air when this happened and had little chance of grabbing the rail and readjusting my left foot back into the strap. Instead I landed with my left foot into the sand but my right foot pulled out by the board skimming on the water. To add to this, the kite was pulling me back. So left foot stuck in muck and right leg spreading out, spreading, spreading to what essentially was me pulling a leg muscle doing the spilts!

I am lying down with ice just under my groin. Yeah it hurts.

So what embarrassing moves did you do?

Nice. The camera is never there in these moments.
Nice air, board drops off, had already sent the kite off to the right, so I hit the water skimming with speed. I managed to clean lose my pants. Didn't realize till I stood up. From that day I wear a wetsuit......

Kazan said..

But I was only 3 feet in the air when this happened and had little chance of grabbing the rail and readjusting my left foot back into the strap. Instead I landed with my left foot into the sand but my right foot pulled out by the board skimming on the water. To add to this, the kite was pulling me back. So left foot stuck in muck and right leg spreading out, spreading, spreading to what essentially was me pulling a leg muscle doing the spilts!

Why not just kick your board off and land on your ass?

Actually, Kazan, you were very lucky.

In windsurfing some years ago, Byron Marsh?s dad (a very experienced windsurfer) did a small jump and landed in the same split position as you. He severely damaged all of the tendons in both legs in the groin area and was off the water for 6 months, 4 of them flat on his back.

Just goes to show how easily accidents happen.

I had a similar thing to you Kazan, boosted into the air and just as I was about to land one foot slipped out of binding. Instead of doing the splits unfortunately the tip of the board got properly wedged between my legs as I hit the water. Tried kicking the board off in a tanty but it wasn't going anywhere. I would have been less freaked out if a shark had taken my arm in it's mouth.