Got lucky at gandy
Thought I'd share my exp. At gandy on Tuesday I was on my to lassing when I saw kites at the west end of the gandy bridge. Looked like sketchbooks to me with powerlines and a highway down wind, not to mention the jagged rocks to the west. I pulled in with a buddy of mine and talked to a few of the guys already riding, seems the wind had shifted to S fir lassing. So we decided to launch and just keep distance from shore, later in the day the wind picked up. Alot. I was pretty lit on my 12m thruster, my buddy landed his 12m ion and I grabbed my Watson for one last set. I was def at the top end of my kite. About 10 min in. Half way thru a kite loop. I snapped a back line and crashed as the kite started to death loop twards the highway almost simultaneously the front line snapped and the kite flagged straight out. I got lucky both lines broke at once. At a closer look both lines snapped about 5 inches below where the pigtail ties in. Lesson CHECK YOUR GEAR On A REGULAR BASIS!!
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