I remember that day. Very similar.
Slappysan wrote: ↑Fri Dec 17, 2021 7:31 pm
What probably happened was that he tried to swim back upwind to shore but couldn't due to waves or current so when he made the decision to release the kite he though it was the right call because it would be a short swim in but in reality it was a 40 minute swim that could have been done in 10 minutes if he hadn't released his kite that early.
I'm not being critical of the kiter at all, I think he was in his right and didn't cause any harm. I'll bet there were wingers out in that gale that had a grand ol' time.
First of all these 60 knot conditions were gusts, not sustained winds. A big part of the reason he was having so much trouble is that the wind was coming over land and very gusty and swirly. If you look around the area you wont find any sensors that recorded even 60 knot gusts. We are talking about gusty 40 knot conditions here, a 9 or 10 on the Beaufort scale, gale / fresh gale / strong gale.
And what are you basing these claims on? If you watch the video the conditions look pretty amazing for winging during his incident. One of the biggest advantages of the hand held wing is the ability to handle gusty and lully wind.
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