NEWS - Kevin Recovers!

[PrayFaWind27]

this post brings out the flames of hades out of me . All of you guys that are bitching and pointing fingers at Kevin needs to go **** off, it was a accident, watch the video he's not the only person out that day,A handful of us was out that day in Nassau too.everyone who lives near the coast line and have experienced hurricanes know right before it hits or passed it brings Epic conditions, yall talking shit, bout, " oh! you're making the sport look bad giving it a bad name" **** YOU!! you guys are acting like he went out and deliberately or have some hidden agenda to destroy the image of kiteboarding.You guys come on here talking like you're without sin and practice safe riding all the time, NONE!! of us are without sin all of us do big boost or tricks near the beach or launch and land our kites in places where we know we shouldn't,the only difference between us and Kevin is that we are lucky that we haven't gotten hurt yet.What happen to Kevin could of happen in a normal kite session when the winds are strong.Can't believe you used tampons are trying to tell Kevin what to say on his next interview or bitching because he's going on another, Kevin! why the **** are you explaining yourself to these, sit down when they pee pussies, you don't need to justify or explain your action to no one dude. Do what the **** you want and say the **** you want, this is free country.

[marleykiter]

Originally Posted by PrayFaWind27

this post brings out the flames of hades out of me . All of you guys that are bitching and pointing fingers at Kevin needs to go **** off, it was a accident, watch the video he's not the only person out that day,A handful of us was out that day in Nassau too.everyone who lives near the coast line and have experienced hurricanes know right before it hits or passed it brings Epic conditions, yall talking shit, bout, " oh! you're making the sport look bad giving it a bad name" **** YOU!! you guys are acting like he went out and deliberately or have some hidden agenda to destroy the image of kiteboarding.You guys come on here talking like you're without sin and practice safe riding all the time, NONE!! of us are without sin all of us do big boost or tricks near the beach or launch and land our kites in places where we know we shouldn't,the only difference between us and Kevin is that we are lucky that we haven't gotten hurt yet.What happen to Kevin could of happen in a normal kite session when the winds are strong.Can't believe you used tampons are trying to tell Kevin what to say on his next interview or bitching because he's going on another, Kevin! why the **** are you explaining yourself to these, sit down when they pee pussies, you don't need to justify or explain your action to no one dude. Do what the **** you want and say the **** you want, this is free country.

thanks I originally posted to get some senior members suggestions on what I should say if I do the interview.

I've contacted members privately with discovery's responses. They will be doing the show with or without my interview. There will be noaa meteorologists discussing fay and storm conditions it will be nice to have the kiters input along with theirs. If i do the interview i'll have proper input from safety gurus.

Its going to be an informational show. I'll do what I can and if the show seems flaky i wont do it. Thanks for the input so far everyone the decision will be up to me

[The Kite House]

Prayforwind i think you need to pray for more kitting and less stress, what a rage...interesting

[The Kite House]

p.s. something to ponder.....you are responsible for what you do, you take risks, well we are all held responsible for what the result is, like it or not. This accident has been used a platform now to show how dangerous kiteboarding is and why you should not be alllowed to do it in places. So right , wrong or otherwise, being in that condtion in onshore, with huricane, you know the risk you are taking and chancing, so you have to deal with the results. NO one made the choice for him, no one wanted to see him hurt, but fact is he screwed up, the world saw it and some real bad interviews, so is better to let this go.....look defensive the media will eat you

look at this another way, what if that happened and the kiter hit someone else and hurt them or worse and the kiter wasnt hurt bad....how would the reaction be? It could have happened that way you know

just take responsiblity for what you do and think about the risk before you do it and be prepared to be responsible for yourself after

[conchxpress]

Kevin

No matter how media savy a person is, the media can and will slant the interview to conform to what they want to say, not what you want to get across. AND, they have the tool of post-production editing. You can't win. The show they propose is meant to grab the audience with sensational footage. Do you think that the production staff really wants to hear your side of the story now that you've had a few months to think about it? Besides, I 'll re-iterate what another poster said. They're going to replay the video, with or without you.

So, IMO, just lay low. Live to kite a smarter day. Take one for the team.

[LSUkiter]

Man, prayfawind, you really oughta calm down. Like I said in the original post I made-I'm being nice, and trying to be political. He asked for opinions. I gave my opinion that he shouldn't do the interview. I in no way commented on his kiting or the conditions he rode in. I commented on what has happened in his other interviews. They didn't end positively. Sorry that Kevin wanted a "senior member response", which I'm not. I've only been in the sport for a year. But, it doesnt take a senior kiter to know that the media will sway things the way they want, and that Kevin's interviews didn't portray us in a positive light.
I again say don't do the interview. Let someone like Rick who studies kiteboarding sagety do it. And prayfawind, there was no attack here, so calm down.

[bayflite]

kite free or die
do what you want kev
i love freedom!

[PrayFaWind27]

Originally Posted by The Kite House

Prayforwind i think you need to pray for more kitting and less stress, what a rage...interesting

:-) been praying for some wind and waves, but nothing yet. This post just brought out the evil in me. The dude is already hurt physically and emotionally and all you guys just making him feel even worse,with all the," you're making the sport look bad!" and other verbal bulll.Who lives along the Florida and Tampa Coast that doesn't go out when a storm is near, the summer brings 3 sometimes 4 week wind drought then all of the sudden there's a storm moving and then you see 20 plus knots and 10-15 plus foot swells forecasted after your feet being dry for so long who wouldn't take that risk,who?
Kiteboarding Tampa bay said it right the dude is no different from anyone of us. All kite boarders are guilty one way or the other when it comes to the lack of safety while riding It doesn't take a storm for shit to go bad with kiteboarding so why bash the guy. Another poster said no body is attacking Kevin how in the hell you could read some of these post and not take them as an attack. Instead of bashing the guy we suppose to be showing him our support because ANYONE!! of us could go out make a mistake a freak accident happens and get hurt. The old folks here had a saying while i was growing up, "if you don't have anything positive to say, shout the **** up!"

[BizGuru]

Here are my thoughts,

If they are gonna do the story everything before your interview is gonna make the sport look super dangerous. I do appreciate that you are trying to make the best of accident and use it to promote safety. However, I think the interview should be done by someone else who they can not put on the spot about the accident itself. I would suggest finding if someone else can take the interview about the sport and safety (Maybe if Rick would be willing to do it?). If not Rick I than someone with similar credentials.

I think if you could talk them into interviewing the right person it would be better than no interview. That way it can be Bad and Good publicity instead of just Bad publicity.

As far as the raging, everyone relax I think what has needed to be said has been said and Kevin understands his mistakes, however at one pointed it needed to be said which it has, so lets look forward.

Let's enjoy the season and keep the accident in the back of are minds next hurricane season so no one makes the same mistakes.

[OttoNP]

You guys are too hard on him, he said he was not thinking right on the first interview. I've seen it a number of times and he looks pretty out of it. I'm sure now that he is better he'll be fine. I think it would be better to have words coming from him taking back his previous statements.

I just hope he says something about how those conditions were unsafe and no one should kite in them.

Kiting is a safe sport if you are properly trained and kite in proper conditions. These are conditions where the wind is consistant.