Well, like you said, nothing happened BECAUSE the wind was very light, and while it's no excuse to be off your guard, we do generally understand light wind conditions as safer. I can, however, think of at least 3 exceptions where light winds are more dangerous than strong winds: offshore winds, big...

This has nothing to do with the thread really other than I'm really tired and I read the title as Pube Lump.

Fly high dude. RIP.

That is incredibly complicated!
Why do I need a compass? Is it not dangerous holding a compass while launching a kite?

I'm a big boi, I inflate my blades to 9psi (which is actually in range for them) but when I had an evo I used to ride at 8psi with little to no drama, I was jumping less back then though.

The (now last years) Bandit 12 is what I use now, after using many kites from C kites to Enduro V2, FS Soul, the Bandit is by far the best kite I have flown, the main things I like about it are precise handling, stays where you put it but turns quickly when you want, really nice bar feedback, boost...

I can only comment from personal experience which may or may not have any relevance to others and should be taken with a grain of salt. Love Evo's, I rode them for my first 3 years and are still my favourite all round kite. Conversely, the only time I tried an F-one bandit it backstalled constantly ...

Seen some foil board and foil kite self rescues which look scetchy even when demonstrated in flat water. Attach to your gear while you pack the kite down to reduce stress, free hands. Maybe helpful. I think I did about 6 packdown and swims last month I was really stretching my limits. It's incredib...

Yeah, I'm heavier than you, it's fine. Number 1: Get lessons. Then you want a board a bit bigger than all the "normals"I ride a 145/45 in most conditions with a monster door for light wind, you can drop this down when you know what you're doing but a big board makes it that much easier to learn. 10m...

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Sat Aug 10, 2019 2:19 pm

do we know the name of the poor guy?
cant be many kite surfers on the IOW,
I do know two guys who kitefoil and Ttip who live there, but don't have their phone numbers, we meet on holidays, one is in his 50s like the reports say.

Probably take a few days for his name to be released.