Of course I started this topic to tell my story, so I'll begin this thread I hope to get many laughs out of.

The day I really joined the Penguin Club I was kiting at Redhead back beach, north of Foster, essentially north Tuncurry. You haven't heard of it as a kiting spot because it's not.

I didn't know enough to know how much I didn't know.

It was nor east, which is a little off shore there, yep.

Dropped the kite almost immediately on entering the water, started getting blown out to sea.

Then I saw a shark fin pointing towards me in an area I now now to be a shark breeding ground.

Pulled the safety, scrambled for the rocks, cut myself up, spent 20 minutes picking the lines out of the rocks to wind them up before POP, the LE of my kite exploded on the rocks.

F@#k it, I'm going home.

actually i said,
f&^%$ S^&% C^&&%
i'm going to the F%^$ Pub to have a F^&% brandy or whiskey or stones or something

collinwill78

I replaced a leading edge bladder once, very challenging job. At the end I was rewarded with a bladder that was worse than before. I'm not saying I wouldn't do it again, but, that is exactly what I'm saying.

You switched 2 kites worth of bladders out, in the field, in the rain and cold? I'm impressed with your ability and determination, but a little concerned about your mental state my friend.

i was a little crazy for a few months after that
I've had plenty of practice changing bladders including leading edge bladders.
my previous "FIIGH" story involved crashing a naish x4 into a box thorn
Between nasih, north and Darwin, loads of practice.

Joe Cron said...

Rick, are you still flying that kite?

Looks like the one you had out the other day.

Yep it's still flying withthe makshift repair.
We stuck it back to gether with some of lachs tearaid and I had a heap of stickyback sail cloth
U wouldn't know the difference

wdric said...

Joe Cron said...

Rick, are you still flying that kite?

Looks like the one you had out the other day.

Yep it's still flying withthe makshift repair.
We stuck it back to gether with some of lachs tearaid and I had a heap of stickyback sail cloth
U wouldn't know the difference

You know what they say Rick
"If it ain't rebroke, don't refix it."

best you enjoy his company while he's still with us.

you look heaps like surfer62