when i was in HR there was a guy down in the middle of the river w/ twisted lines and in pretty bad shape. I was right next to him and offered help and he asked me to grab his kite.. I basically said "no f**king way".. but offered to help him in any way if he ditched the kite.. it was nuking.. i was on a 7m ..he asked me to get help .. he didnt want to lose his kite..i asked him to pull the OS release.. he said kite had wrapped too many times.. he wanted to save his kite.. he even told me he was tiring out..
i tried to find a boater or jetski at the sandbar to help.. to no avail..
then went back to the kiter (took 5 minutes of upwind riding) and another guy was in the process of deflating the kite and dragging it back in.. I got to the rider and it took me 30 minutes to tow him into shore..
cant believe he risked his life to save a 7m 2006 waroo..insane.
i've always remembered a story that Ebone told me a long time ago about a botched kite rescue that almost took him down.. not worth it at anytime..
Pat could have died trying to rescue a kite.
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