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Postby BWD » Thu Oct 19, 2017 3:57 am
It's all bs:
Wave is maybe 3m not 4 5 6...
Kiter probably poaching waves from a mile out to sea as usual
Surfer has no prayer of making the first section, his drop-in is just a bit better than a glorified shoulder ride since the wave is fast enough to catch up with him
Right bunch of Guys
(Yes I'm still jealous)
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Postby bigtone667 » Thu Oct 19, 2017 4:10 am
iblocalsurfer wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2017 3:45 am
What a waste of a nice wave. Almost like the kiter was running away from the pocket. Totally understandable if the kiter has no wave expedience. However, don't mess it up for the people(surfer in this case) that are there to actually ride waves. JBrooks nailed it.
And yet, the surfer did exactly the same thing as the kiter. Mowed down the line.
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Postby TommyDuotone » Thu Oct 19, 2017 4:25 am
bigtone667 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2017 4:10 am
iblocalsurfer wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2017 3:45 am
What a waste of a nice wave. Almost like the kiter was running away from the pocket. Totally understandable if the kiter has no wave expedience. However, don't mess it up for the people(surfer in this case) that are there to actually ride waves. JBrooks nailed it.
And yet, the surfer did exactly the same thing as the kiter. Mowed down the line.
At least he wasn't afraid of the pocket. He was an average surfer I agree. But that kiter almost took him out. IMO, the locals were yelling "Puto American"to the kiter for that same reason.
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Postby DWX » Thu Oct 19, 2017 5:25 am
Pathetic jerks! Jealous and shriveled by envy! Unless these are dwarfs obviously this wave is 3 Times height of riders! You really don’t sound like the tough guy you think you are. Pathetic bitch
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Postby Turbaani » Thu Oct 19, 2017 7:02 am
3 meter wave
kiter shouldnt be there
ME ANGRY
those are all my waves
im gonna call trump
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Postby junebug » Thu Oct 19, 2017 7:31 am
The rule is, if you are riding the wave and closest to the peak, the wave is yours. It doesn't matter what kind of board you are riding -- paddle-in shortboard, longboard, SUP, tow-in surfboard, twin tip, whatever. The rule is based on safety -- dropping in on someone is hazardous. The surfer clearly dropped in on the kiter and created a hazard.
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Postby longwhitecloud » Thu Oct 19, 2017 7:56 am
Had to watch it agan..
. What I'd give to ride that on a twin tip, let alone surf it. I'd say it is one of the best kiting waves of it's kind I ever saw.. ( a la freight trains Maui or Kirra Australia) shame it happens once every 10 years? (My Guess.. )
My opinion.. don't drop in unless u been snaked by the same rider already a couple of times... Doesn't matter what craft u are riding. We would call it 6-8ft, in our terms that is big.
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Postby DWX » Thu Oct 19, 2017 10:42 am
junebug wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2017 7:31 am
The rule is, if you are riding the wave and closest to the peak, the wave is yours. It doesn't matter what kind of board you are riding -- paddle-in shortboard, longboard, SUP, tow-in surfboard, twin tip, whatever. The rule is based on safety -- dropping in on someone is hazardous. The surfer clearly dropped in on the kiter and created a hazard.
BS, the kiter didn’t touch anyone & didn’t create a hazard! I never feel threatened by bigger & faster windsurfers as the swoosh by. I’m more frightened by fellow kite surfers who are slower & negligent or showing off!
Surfers club each other all the time fighting for waves bc they are slower. It’s their stupid game. With the Kite you have advantages: better speed & control. NO HAZARD to be seen anywhere, just little peepee Guys crying foul bc a faster boy flew by.
The kind of Guys who usually run to their preferred dictator-mommy for protection like the Turbani above. Chickenshit!
The kiter ran smoothly past the two surfers (that’s how many I counted), no hazard to anyone! paddling surfers regularly injure each other; crowded waves are always a problem; if you know what you are doing and don’t run into others, it’s all fair game! As always, however, common sense is harder for some
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Postby junebug » Thu Oct 19, 2017 11:11 am
DWX wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2017 10:42 am
junebug wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2017 7:31 am
The rule is, if you are riding the wave and closest to the peak, the wave is yours. It doesn't matter what kind of board you are riding -- paddle-in shortboard, longboard, SUP, tow-in surfboard, twin tip, whatever. The rule is based on safety -- dropping in on someone is hazardous. The surfer clearly dropped in on the kiter and created a hazard.
BS, the kiter didn’t touch anyone & didn’t create a hazard! I never feel threatened by bigger & faster windsurfers as the swoosh by. I’m more frightened by fellow kite surfers who are slower & negligent or showing off!
Surfers club each other all the time fighting for waves bc they are slower. It’s their stupid game. With the Kite you have advantages: better speed & control. NO HAZARD to be seen anywhere, just little peepee Guys crying foul bc a faster boy flew by.
The kind of Guys who usually run to their preferred dictator-mommy for protection like the Turbani above. Chickenshit!
The kiter ran smoothly past the two surfers (that’s how many I counted), no hazard to anyone! paddling surfers regularly injure each other; crowded waves are always a problem; if you know what you are doing and don’t run into others, it’s all fair game! As always, however, common sense is harder for some
I think you misread my post. I said the SURFER created the hazard by dropping in on the KITER.
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Postby or6 » Thu Oct 19, 2017 11:49 am
Thing is, everybody's bit quick with their judgment. While it's true that the kiteboarder had the wave, and the surfer shouldn't have dropped in.... according to the rules....we are missing context. For all I know there's 50 surfers waiting for a wave, and five kiters taking turns, hogging the ride.
Looks like a shitload of fun, that's for sure.
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