I agree - of course you can reasonably assume that you will in 99%+ of your sessions remain attached to a functioning kite until you return to shore. I was merely saying that that can't be the basis for your exit plan. Rather, you have to plan for that one freak time when something goes seriously wrong or you lose your kite. Consequently, you should never allow yourself to ride further from the shore than you can swim, even when kiting in on-shore wind. Do you agree, so far?JGTR wrote:FYI I always go out with the assumption that I will with a high probability remain connected to my kite!!
Yes, as I said, you have to be ready to ditch your gear! If your kite is down and you can't get it to relaunch, and you are getting close to the point where you know that you will have trouble swimming in, then you must be ready and willing to let go of your kite and start swimming.JGTR wrote:Most people remain connected to their kite and this is the reason why off shore winds are dangerous
Agreeyou should never allow yourself to ride further from the shore than you can swim
when the wind turns from on-shore to side-shore?
No. See belowwith off-shore wind. Can you see that as long as you actually stick to the same rule
Too late.If your kite is down and you can't get it to relaunch, and you are getting close to the point where you know that you will have trouble swimming in
Well I suppose if my psycho ex girlfriend is on the beach then yesI don't agree that kiting in off-shore wind has to be more dangerous than kiting in on-shore wind.
Yeah maybeknotwindy wrote:this is one of those moments
if you think you can not ride safely in off shore winds, you are probably right
if you think you can ride safely in off shore winds, you are probably right
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