Most of us have heard about Neil Hutchison's recent accident involving a wave off of Jupiter. I was hoping that Neil could give his account of what happened that day with the wave. There have been plenty of other accidents as well over the years. Then again, waves are a blast and add a great deal of the fun to the sport. Still, every once in a while they can mess up your day too.
So, when you are riding out, perhaps well powered, how do you pass waves? While you are doing it, what do you do with your kite? Do you reverse course to allow the wave to shrink and then blast over it at times?
Some examples appear below from the recent Jupiter Kite Invasion:
Here comes one, what to do?
You could jump over it as Mikey nicely demonstrates.
You could go through it. Then again, maybe SCUBA gear might be needed to help you breath in some waves.
How long can you hold your breath?
So, what do you do and what considerations do you evaluate when ripping out past waves?