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An illustration of wind shadow or rotor and surface features. It doesn't take much land relief to seriously disturb the wind and put kiters at risk. The higher and/or closer the surface feature, potentially the more severe the wind shadow or mechanical turbulence resulting in excessive lulls and gusts. All those multicolored squiggles represent undulating air flow which equate to serious changes and directions in wind speed. Don't let the squiggles get you, they can hurt! MORE about wind shadow and land features to be avoided at: http://www.kiteforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2354972 .
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I wrote this about Kinsley ThomasWong's terrible kiting accident 2010. It was too soon to share all the specifics of the accident but using the Kiting Scenario series it was be possible to pass along some important hard won lessons from this awful accident. I moved the scene from the ocean to a lake but preserved critical aspects of what went wrong and ideas as to why. In time, the accident cost him his life. Kinsley was a fighter and truly upbeat person and strong example to us all. Here is an interview after the accident showing the drive and passion of this pioneer in our sport. https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/l...e39149124.html Also a tribute to Kinsley during the event he founded: https://santamariatimes.com/news/loc...bef3deb21.html Rest in peace Kinsley
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