Can any one give me some advice on what to do when kite comes down in surf and wave takes kite which then pulls you under the water!
I got to the stage that i was thinking i might have to QR because i was running out of breath but did not want to because i did not want the kite to take of up the beach by its self . I did not end up using QR i was just able to stand up .
It made me think that if i was in deeper water i would have to QR is this what you have to do or is there any other tricks for this problem ?

if a kite drops in the surf and a wave catches it you should pull the QR straight away. IF you don't chances are you'll be walking out of the water with 2 kites. Pull the QR so it takes all the pressure off the kite. I saw a kite get caught in some small waves at Altona and the guy held onto and ended up snapping one of his lines. Surprised he didn't rip the canopy

as the big eeezzzzee said pull your release as soon as the wave begins dragging your kite........ unless you like buying new ones.

even a small 2ft wave will rip a kite apart.

oh - and do not drop it in the water in the first place.

It may sound flippant, but is rule 1 through to 5 in wave kiting. Avoid dropping the kite under any circumstance. A kite down in wave zone is bad news and it will only take few times or less and you will end up with a damaged kite. It gets expensive real quick.

if i remember correctly a square meter of water weighs 1 tonne. Thats a lot of extra stress being put though the canopy and it will definitely find the weakest point and go right through it

kitcho207 said...

1 CUBIC meter = ~1.03t of sea water dependent on how salty the water is

Ooh that hurts when I think

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