Went out to Pocomo Point twice so far. I live 7.5 miles away and with no car. So I have to ride my bike there and back & have to choose which kite to bring.
Day 1 - I brought my 15 and it really turned on so I just sat and helped guys luanch and land. A cool kiter let me ride his 9 for a bit.
Day 2 - I do something DUMB! In my excitement to get on the water I didn't hook up my safety leash. After a fall I was flipping my board over and the edge of the board popped the main safety release. I heard "click" and watched my SWB3 go sailing away.
I was about 200 yards out in the harbor and could swim back but I was more concerned about the kite. Thank goodness it was in the harbor on the Ocean side.
As I was swimming in trying figure out how to explain this one to the wife, some boaters came up and picked me up. Got to the kite, deflated it and they dropped me back at shore.
Tough lesson learned. That won't happen again.
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