Agree it is a good idea - but one can not say that others should always wear a vest or a helmet, it is a personal choice.
Regarding the flotation and overdress issue, it can also be minimized or solved riding closer to shore.
Peter
It’s always a personal choice, obviously. But this is exactly what I mean by a lacking safety culture on the beach.Peter_Frank wrote: ↑Wed Feb 09, 2022 4:54 pm
Agree it is a good idea - but one can not say that others should always wear a vest or a helmet, it is a personal choice.
Regarding the flotation and overdress issue, it can also be minimized or solved riding closer to shore.
Peter
Nelis wrote: ↑Wed Feb 09, 2022 7:29 pmPeter_Frank wrote: ↑Wed Feb 09, 2022 4:54 pm
Agree it is a good idea - but one can not say that others should always wear a vest or a helmet, it is a personal choice.
Regarding the flotation and overdress issue, it can also be minimized or solved riding closer to shore.
Peter
It’s always a personal choice, obviously. But this is exactly what I mean by a lacking safety culture on the beach.
Coming back to my offpiste analogy, when people go out of bounds without helmet and/or backpack (meaning they certainly don’t have an avalanche beacon/shovel/probe) it’s really frouned upon. Guides, rescue workers etc will confront such people and point them back to where they belong (inbounds) Not to mention when things actually go wrong.
Try to explain to the SAR and your loved ones that the fashion police on the beach was more important then keeping yourself from floating/hypothermia/exhaustion.
Calling names doesn't really affirm your view. Only thing I did was strongly suggest a impact/floatation vest when going out in wintertime North Sea with strong currents, riptides, shifting sandbanks and eddy currents around jettys. Which is not really an extreme point of view. The SAR in the Netherlands pulls out 150 times per year for kitesurfers alone.Peter_Frank wrote: ↑Wed Feb 09, 2022 8:29 pm
Nobody would ever go up against safety freaks, I know, but I'll still bite.
If you never have had any issues or rescues in your location or country, then how can you say it is a wrong toll on the rescue service or your loved ones?
Also, everything is a calculated risk.
Why not just stay home on the sofa instead - much safer
I try to pull the bar all the way in once I notice I've made a mistake when it overflies. This is a bit scary off course and counterintuitive, but I think it has the highest chance of straighten itself out in the air. I'm also still practicing jumping, so am making plenty of mistakes, being off balance in the air etc. Tips more than welcomeRaynski wrote: After sending it too hard my kite overflew me,
I dont agree with your comment on the bowtie, ive never seen it untie itself, and ive had it happen like 5 times everytime bt sending it too far (tube kite habit). Did you practice your self rescue in deep water? Did you practice it with using a sail? Do you have any good videos for recommendation?
Ps: they told me to not pull the power lines when the kite is on its leading edge, because that will open up the air intakes and have it soak up water, doesnt that contradict what you said about not releasing the bar? I dont think the infinity xx and force control bar even have a stopper ball?
I can't see foilboards as dangerous as twintips. Tt doesn't float very well. People usually rely only on their LEI kites as a floatation device...
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