Kite boarding during a Hurricane ??????
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wont play for me.
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ahiman wrote:
If that guy had been a little more ummmmmmmmmmmm how should I put this nicely..........rotund like Mentalfloss that never would have happened.
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If that guy had been a little more ummmmmmmmmmmm how should I put this nicely..........rotund like Mentalfloss that never would have happened.
LMAO
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fish4me wrote:
I saw that this morning on the news. You would think after hitting the ground the first time you would let go.
I don't think you can just let go...........
Aren't they harnessed in I saw a couple guys out in NOrwalk and they had a harness on and were actually letting go with one hand at a time, maybe to give the arms a rest. If they simply held on, everytime they fell, they'd have to swim a mile to go after the kite...........
Dumbass never shoulda been out there in the first place.........
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Ya can't fix stupid.............
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I saw that this morning on the news. You would think after hitting the ground the first time you would let go.
I don't think you can just let go...........
Aren't they harnessed in I saw a couple guys out in NOrwalk and they had a harness on and were actually letting go with one hand at a time, maybe to give the arms a rest. If they simply held on, everytime they fell, they'd have to swim a mile to go after the kite...........Dumbass never shoulda been out there in the first place.........
Ya can't fix stupid.............
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what a moron...lol
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MakoMike wrote:
fish4me wrote:
I saw that this morning on the news. You would think after hitting the ground the first time you would let go.
They're harnessed in and can't let go of the kite. Guy needs mental help or maybe the storm beat some sense into him.
I didn't know that. Well that explains why the JO didn't let go.
fish4me wrote:
I saw that this morning on the news. You would think after hitting the ground the first time you would let go.
They're harnessed in and can't let go of the kite. Guy needs mental help or maybe the storm beat some sense into him.
I didn't know that. Well that explains why the JO didn't let go.
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Wiki
Do not remove or disable factory-installed safety equipment or releases.
The most basic is a quick-release harness safety system. Harness safety systems come in different configurations; most allow the kite surfer to release the kite with one tug or push, leaving only one line which is attached to a kite leash. This one line ideally will cause the kite to lose its shape and fall from the sky, without power. Redundant safety releases are even better; do not remove your kite release because you assume you can simply unhook. "Safety equipment" also includes the bar floats, the foam floats on the outside lines of most kite bars; most kite lines sink, and without bar floats sunk lines are more likely to tangle around an underwater obstruction. This could even happen with the bar floats, but they do help. With the kite in the water, a tangle like this could drag you underwater and hold you there.
Do not remove or disable factory-installed safety equipment or releases.
The most basic is a quick-release harness safety system. Harness safety systems come in different configurations; most allow the kite surfer to release the kite with one tug or push, leaving only one line which is attached to a kite leash. This one line ideally will cause the kite to lose its shape and fall from the sky, without power. Redundant safety releases are even better; do not remove your kite release because you assume you can simply unhook. "Safety equipment" also includes the bar floats, the foam floats on the outside lines of most kite bars; most kite lines sink, and without bar floats sunk lines are more likely to tangle around an underwater obstruction. This could even happen with the bar floats, but they do help. With the kite in the water, a tangle like this could drag you underwater and hold you there.
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MakoMike wrote:
I've never done it, but I have seen it done and from what they tell me its a lot easier if you stay in the water!
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I could tell, you thought they were strapped in with no way out.
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That'd be like skiing downhill with no releases on your ski bindings, you'd be just asking for an early death.
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I've never done it, but I have seen it done and from what they tell me its a lot easier if you stay in the water!
I could tell, you thought they were strapped in with no way out.
That'd be like skiing downhill with no releases on your ski bindings, you'd be just asking for an early death.
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Defintiely a Darwin Award contender if he croaks....
I oculdnt help but laugh at the idiot LMAO
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I oculdnt help but laugh at the idiot LMAO
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