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Encee Member  Member#: 1149 Location: Registered: 05-12-2004 Diary Entries: 70 Mood: Itchin' to get out.......... |
21st August 2007 Kite surfing: Daymer Bay Wind Direction: NNW Wind Stength: 18 Knots +/- Surf / Sea State: 1- 2 ft chop Air Temperature: Warm Sea Temperature: Cool Weather: Cloud/sun Max Speed: Distance Covered: An evening session and a good hour or so until the wind dropped off. It then picked up again around 7:30 so back out in a marginal wind leaving my floatation jacket on the beach !!! Half way back across the estuary and into a wind shadow, the kite dropping like a stone. Unable to relaunch I started a drag/swim to the shore. A shift in the wind meant that I couldn't get back in so was just being dragged towards Padstow. Fortunately a passing boat through me a line and began to tow me back to shore. As I was being dragged the kite relaunched itself and, as I had the tow line wrapped around my wrist, it tore straight across my hand. In the end I had to release the safety on the chicken loop climb into the boat and the guy kindly took me retrieve my kite. The hand was badly bruised and swelled like an inflated rubber glove putting me out of action for the rest of the week, which was a pity as I missed some classic conditions. Anyway a comedy of errors with a couple of lessons learned 1) Be courteous to other water goers you never know when you may need their help. 2) Don't leave your floation vest on the beach............. it's a lot easier to float with one on !! |
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