No body knows what happened at the end of the video? Blood gutz?
http://www.kiteforum.tv/index.php?optio ... 85&Itemid=

Anyway thats what the 5th line is for. No body down wind will get hurt.

Hey,

They need to finish the video or tell us the guy is ok.

That is great video and I think some of the experts should post it as a training video. Like they say a picture is worth a thousand words.

Clew In

What can we learn from this video?

What happened to this guy?

Did he survive/damage?


Toby, please remove this video (it is double) because this way it makes no sense at all.

maybe that going out on a 16m kite in 30 knot gusts is a really bad idea.!

as a kite instractor plz tell me :
what was his mistake ?
would he relase the kite before tha accident ?
or maybe he didn't turn the kite in power zone ?

Riding way too close to the shore + well powered 16m C-kite + big gust hits...

guy is alive, nothing broken but pissed off because hi's the only one to blame...



In mid-summer most winds we get are from bad/hot/changing weather... go fugure... But going out on a 16m when big and ugly black rain fronts are running around.... definitely not the smartest thing to do..

For these of you who can read French: http://kitezone.ca/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&topic=9880&forum=1

kevin has just 3 wound minor
the wind went up in some second and the kite security did not function
there is no continuation the video one finishes like seeing it to you

in such onshore conditions, you shouldn't be that overpowered. Or at least keep enough distance and if too close, release the quick release!

So, 3 mistakes:

- too onshore wind
- too powered
- not releasing once he got too much speed and too close to shore

We all learn from our and other mistakes...

to kite like this way isn't much fun anyway: continuously slowing down in order to control, but......... you can see the end

It is good someone caught this on video. It details nicely what can happen during progressive overpowering ending in lofting/dragging. Some additional info would help like;

1. What was the average wind speed and gust range?

2. What size kites were the other guys on that didn't seem to be overpowered at least when they appeared in the clip?

3. Were there storms in the area perhaps related to a cold front? Did one come in when the wind speed increased near the end of the video?

4. It didn't look like the rider tried to activate his quick release in the video clip. Did he actually try to do this at some point and it failed to open? If so, does he know why?

5. What was the date and approximate time of the accident (4 pm on June 2, 2007)?

Thanks