Excesssively gusty winds ... ?

Deer in headlights is right. I can't even begin to tell you HOW happy I felt when i sat up and realized I was alive and it was over. I was actually laughing when Eagle drove up to see if I was ok. Not because I thought anything was fun but because I was sooooooo happy to be alive, I felt like i had just skirted death or serious injury and I was damn happy about it.

It takes experience to be able to read the weather.. especially when it's the subtle hints like lulls and slight directional changes.. (like Eagle said he felt it and got off the water)... those are small warnings of something bigger to come. In some cases the sky clears before the BIG blow. Sometimes it's unnoticed until it's too late.

Anyway... check that release. If your weather awareness fails or has not yet been fully developed (as is/was my case), you need to be able to get that kite off quick, on the first try.

-tom