Cured of the Board Leash.....

TheJoe · **Joined:** Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:13 pm **Posts:** 68

Pictures are worth a 1000 or so the saying goes. This happened today in about 20 knots in pretty choppy surf. I am a beginner and got a leash so I would spend less time retrieving my board and more time on it. I was wearing a helmet and the leash was a long real leash made for kiting not a surfers board leash. Lets face it I'm lucky that all I got was 13 stitches and a trip to the ER. This had the potential to be life changing or ending.

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Windrider · **Posted:** Sat Nov 21, 2009 5:46 am

Glad you made it. Glad you wore a helmet. Glad it wasn't one inch higher.

Thanks for posting. Keeps us in touch with the reality of things. 13 stiches... That's plenty.

Galeltic · **Posted:** Sat Nov 21, 2009 6:01 am

whoa !
u dint get drown !
go to kiteboarder online and look for pages 86 about surfkiting with leash or not as good concern
hope u get well soon

jakemoore · **Posted:** Sat Nov 21, 2009 6:43 am

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Glad it wasn't one inch higher.

Glad it wasn't 4 inches to the right.

wondamic · **Posted:** Sat Nov 21, 2009 7:26 am

Ouch brah, glad you made out on that one. What happened? Stacked it, tumbled by the surf, leash became slingshot and board death weapon?

TheJoe · **Joined:** Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:13 pm **Posts:** 68

wondamic wrote:

Ouch brah, glad you made out on that one. What happened? Stacked it, tumbled by the surf, leash became slingshot and board death weapon?

Pretty much a beginners wipeout. Wave caught the board as I was trying to build up speed after a water start. As I came up out of the water to regain my footing that is when the board caught up with. I have come to realize what everyone was saying about how dangerous they where. I wish that I could have heard about a story like mine to have understand just how bad it could be to me but a slingshot kiteboard catapulting past you could end up hurting someone else as well. I'm not going to say anyone should or should not use them that is their choice to make. Just think it is good to share what can actually happen. I can replace a lost or damaged board I can't replace my head.

mmunzer · **Posted:** Sat Nov 21, 2009 9:19 pm

Did the leash launch the board at your head or did the wave toss it at your head? I have had a similar incident in waves where my board was thrown into my head because of the wave. I wasn't wearing a hemlet at the time and got a decent cut, but covered by my hair. Yours looks like it hurt a lot more.. :-(

/Marc

wallyman · **Posted:** Sat Nov 21, 2009 11:15 pm

These leashes are okey provided you use 2 sacrificial hair ties to connect the board to the leash . These will break under pressure saving any injuries

SheetzFaced · **Posted:** Sun Nov 22, 2009 12:02 am

Hey dude, glad to see that you made it out alright, and twice as glad to hear you've been cured.

Can we put your testimonial up on our website www.kiteboardleash.com , to warn other people to not use the board leash?

moblvet · **Posted:** Sun Nov 22, 2009 2:54 am

what board leash were you using?

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