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09-29-2007, 10:14 PM
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First, I'm sorry to hear about Christopher and I hope for a speedy recovery, on another note...
Big props to Billy P. at EB when swell came there were 3 or 5 lessons when it gusted to 40 something MPH. One newbie ditched her kite, after that Billy just got out of his RV and borrowed Oliver's kite and retrieve it. He came back with the kite and then helped other riders retrieving their boards. That was very cool! No injuries at EB as farest I'm concern.
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09-29-2007, 10:36 PM
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Last edited by kite-4-life; 10-16-2007 at 04:37 PM. Reason: Editing Olympic Champion
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09-30-2007, 03:30 AM
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I'm glad you guys managed pretty well where you were and noone else was hurt. I was at the causeway (not riding) when the incident occured and there was another guy on the far outside on a 17 who got as far away from shore as quickly as he could and then dumped the kite without incident. He was a bigger guy, but still 40 knots is way too much wind. Chris was so far away from everyone, near the end of the causeway when the gusts came through and we were booking it to him. Unfortunately, noone could get there in time. I hope Chris recovers because he fell very hard onto his back on the guard rail from 20ft as well. Its only a minor point, but I think his kite is still lost too. 12m cabrinha switchblade 2 colors yellow/red. A guy in a cat tried to pick it up and ended up getting dragged straight downwind so i think he let it go.
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09-30-2007, 08:01 AM
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There are pics on baynews9 showing some recovered gear, so I think they may have gotten the kite.
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09-30-2007, 09:14 AM
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I'm really sorry about chris accident
I hope he will recover soon. If anybody has some news regarding his condition keep us posted popeye it was unfortunately not chris gear but john's Warro an other local rider. Chris was on a 12M cabrinha I belive a switchblade 2 The footage has nothing to do with chris accident
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09-30-2007, 11:20 AM
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2nd update for the Dunedin crash. I talked with a guy who was sailing there the other day and the runaway kite hit his cat and supposedly flipped em. The guy had to cut the kite to recover and the kite ended up flying over caledesi and out into the gulf. Dont know if we'll be recovering that one.
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09-30-2007, 12:56 PM
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Our prayers go out to Chris for a speedy recovery.
As far as Dunedin causeway is concerned: The launch on the north side of the causeway is treacherous to say the least. The power lines are on the north side of the causeway and there is only about 20-40' at most from the edge of the water to the power lines - absolutely no room for error. The shore is mostly rocky as well. On-shore, side-on-shore winds make it that more treacherous.
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09-30-2007, 05:23 PM
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