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Old 03-15-2010, 03:25 PM
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Default Video - Out of control

Or so it seems. This guy is a very accomplished rider but just because you're good doesn't mean you can take back or heal injuries you cause others. It just means you should know better but inexplicably, don't. If you see someone riding like this putting others at risk, grab a bunch of your friends and have a convincing talk with him. None of us need this sort of riding behavior to lead to an obvious accident and all that might entail.

p.s. - I understand there was yet another rider, kiting way too close on a foil, lost control and about took out five people on the shore and in the parking lot. Again, a well experienced kiter who should know better but doesn't. This was not captured on this video but happened the same day.

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Originally Posted by patrickrynne View Post
another sketchy day at Hobie. West winds ranging from 6-20 knots...maybe gusts a bit higher.

the final count was 3 kites in the seaquarium wall. Each incident happened when the rider cut upwind too close to the wall and either botched a manuever or hit a lull. End result each time was kite in the water, and little distance to work with to relaunch or pull in for a self-rescue. Totally avoidable by staying farther upwind of the wall.

later in the day 3 riders were doing some freestyle very close to shore...airs, kite-loops etc... One rider on a foil kite stalled on the landing, tried to recover but was forced to release from the kite as a gust hit him. Kite went up, up and away, but snagged a palm and started looping and then crashed down hard in the parking lot. Not sure about injuries. Todd went down to check it out.

NOW, as if this wasn't enough. One of the original 3 riders who had witnessed the accident began pulling shoreside tricks again!

By this point I was pretty blown away by the lack of judgment, and decided to go down and take video. Judge for yourself, but to me this is as dumb as it gets for a clearly talented rider.

We keep asking why beginner/intermediate riders do stupid things, especially at Hobie? Well for me this is the answer....if our instructors, locals and overall experienced riders are doing stupid things, everybody else will follow their lead.

the video


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWduyZV3tHo

lets try to stop this before some kid/mother/grandmother/friend gets killed...if you see something stupid taking place, call them out.

~patrick
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