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anamatrix
Joined: 29 May 2001 Posts: 9
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 2:19 am Post subject: Tall Ship snares a Naish Kite at the Hatch, May 17 Video |
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You Tube Video of a Kite getting caught in the rigging of a tall ship. The kiter rides it out being towed behind the ship.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UDZYcJil6o |
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wmike
Joined: 20 Jan 2001 Posts: 207 Location: Maui
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 1:54 pm Post subject: |
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I was real close to the kiter when his kite hit the top of the ship mast with quite a loud whoop. It was not a staged stunt to possibly destroy his kite. His lines are probably frayed from the snagging. He had done at least one other glory jib around the stern and I was trying to go astern of the ship also as the wind had died back. He lost power and the kite dropped onto the mast. No idea if he was a local kiter since it was a major Canadian holiday weekend and the Windance swap meet day. |
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andymc4610
Joined: 19 May 2000 Posts: 684
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Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 11:27 am Post subject: |
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Local.....more than one way, Sean. Heard he did this with a barge too.... |
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andymc4610
Joined: 19 May 2000 Posts: 684
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Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 11:32 am Post subject: |
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What a nice bonus day. I sailed the 5.5 and 100lt board up at swell perfectly powered. those guys at the hatch were slogging more than I would have liked. They were on 5.2/4.7's? really nice swell for a light wind day. |
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biffmalibu
Joined: 30 May 2008 Posts: 556
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Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 2:23 pm Post subject: Ship has right of way...kiter will pay. |
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Good thing nobody got hurt...T'was a moron alert. |
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