first of all that video is a trick, they edited that guy into this movie <a class="user" href="http://www.cineforcefilms.com/">http://www.cineforcefilms.com/</a> about kiteboarding. admirabumblebee is right that those things happen, but its very very rare to hit suck a strong upcurrent. I mean think about it, if it happened a lot would there be a lot of dead kiteboarders?
no. The way those kites are made is that you have to have a sizable weight holding onto the strings or else it stalls out - prevents you from losing the kite if you let go
I am a hard core windsurfer ( and an Instructor at Windsure... Windsurfing school in vancouver BC canada) and tried kiting ... here is my 2 cents worth... Kiting is a Extremly dangerous sport to yourself and others...WAY MORE than Windsufing ... And here is why...1) u can fly high ..really high and fall 2) your lines at speed kiters and windsurfers travel at become razor blades ( i started to carry a knife in my harness when windsuring...for kiting lines getting tangled) 3) If u are begining or become out of control...you become a really deadly thing... i know ppl that got hit .. i myself hit a kiteboard that some kiter lost and got catapulted at ... 30 knots-ish into my sail/ mast ... 4) if u arent really good then landing safely at a beach is nearly impossible for kiters ( u usually need 1-2 ppl catching the kite ) and become a real pain for the ppl at the beach as ur kite/ lines can hit anyone there
logalDec 18, 2006
You know, at that point, I would no longer call that surfing. That is parachuting.
Closed AccountDec 18, 2006
first of all that video is a trick, they edited that guy into this movie <a class="user" href="http://www.cineforcefilms.com/">http://www.cineforcefilms.com/</a> about kiteboarding. admirabumblebee is right that those things happen, but its very very rare to hit suck a strong upcurrent. I mean think about it, if it happened a lot would there be a lot of dead kiteboarders?
tazamoreDec 18, 2006
"Kite surfer missing for 9 days collides with commercial jet"
thestu82Dec 18, 2006
idtboy:One would think there might be a lot of dead kiteboarders...but usually the dead ones get buried within a few days. :o)
mihai12345Dec 18, 2006
"Kite surfer-like UFO seen by astronauts at the International Space Station."
dig412Dec 18, 2006
Because the strong gust would have taken him another 20m up by the time he released it, so a painful landing and losing your ?800 kite!
slomotionDec 18, 2006
no. The way those kites are made is that you have to have a sizable weight holding onto the strings or else it stalls out - prevents you from losing the kite if you let go
matt0babaDec 19, 2006
I am a hard core windsurfer ( and an Instructor at Windsure... Windsurfing school in vancouver BC canada) and tried kiting ... here is my 2 cents worth... Kiting is a Extremly dangerous sport to yourself and others...WAY MORE than Windsufing ... And here is why...1) u can fly high ..really high and fall 2) your lines at speed kiters and windsurfers travel at become razor blades ( i started to carry a knife in my harness when windsuring...for kiting lines getting tangled) 3) If u are begining or become out of control...you become a really deadly thing... i know ppl that got hit .. i myself hit a kiteboard that some kiter lost and got catapulted at ... 30 knots-ish into my sail/ mast ... 4) if u arent really good then landing safely at a beach is nearly impossible for kiters ( u usually need 1-2 ppl catching the kite ) and become a real pain for the ppl at the beach as ur kite/ lines can hit anyone there
grendeltDec 19, 2006
Nasa wings are great.
theperchikDec 19, 2006
You are a moron, I am a kiteboarder and this is 100% real. The guy talking at the beginning is TopHat, a famous boarder.
domainutAug 26, 2008
The video was removed by youtube, but <a class="user" href="http://www.SpecialReport.com">http://www.SpecialReport.com</a> has the video and a followup story with pictures.