As a professional pilot and long time kitesurfer, I have witnessed first hand the [power of a thunderstorm and the micro bursts that they can create. Even though the wind wasn't really strong enough for kiting today, a large storm passed through Adelaide, and you can see from the BOM wind recording, how quickly the wind can come up. If you were stuck on the water with this gust front approaching, I would think that you would have no choice, but to release your kite completely, because even going to the safety, I would think that the kite would still have too much power in it. Has anybody ever been in this situation, and if so, what would be the best way to survive this?