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Goodwind
Joined: 06 May 2005 Posts: 323 Location: On water
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Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2015 10:19 pm Post subject: Kiter hit by a car in San Francisco |
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A kiteboarder suffered life-threatening injuries Friday afternoon when a blast of wind at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach caught his parachute-like kite as he was preparing to enter the water, blew him across the beach and tossed him on the Great Highway, where he was struck by a car, officials said.
Witnesses said the man’s kite was lifted up by a gust shortly before 3:15 p.m. as he stood on the shoreline preparing to enter the water. He suffered critical injuries when he was deposited forcefully onto the southbound lanes of the highway near Sloat Boulevard and was then hit by a vehicle, a San Francisco Police Department spokeswoman said.
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Blown-from-water-at-Ocean-Beach-kite-surfer-hit-6486048.php |
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churan
Joined: 05 Mar 2008 Posts: 54
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Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2015 12:06 am Post subject: |
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The sooner we all realize we are watermen. Surf kite sail whatever. The sooner the hate will stop. A waterman was injured today. A human. Show some compassion. |
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whitevan01
Joined: 29 Jun 2007 Posts: 607
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Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2015 4:24 am Post subject: |
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so that's what happened to Cort Larned, remember that name from the old days. (from article in link, not a non sequitor)
Churan, agreed, hope this person is alright. |
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isobars
Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935
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Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2015 8:54 am Post subject: |
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An old (but still 6 years younger than I) ex-WSer now kiter was telling me how much easier kiting is on aging bodies, partly because on a kite you're always hooked in.
As though that's a plus.
Of course we're all sorry someone got hurt; that goes without saying, and nobody's "hating" anybody. But it's also important to stay aware that kites are still more dangerous than WSers, because we're asked almost daily by WSers and "civiians", "Do ya think I should try kitesailing?". |
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Epenrose
Joined: 05 Nov 1997 Posts: 402
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Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2015 11:34 am Post subject: |
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Comments were removed thankfully.
Last edited by Epenrose on Sun Sep 13, 2015 5:24 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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dvCali
Joined: 23 Aug 2007 Posts: 1314
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Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2015 12:09 pm Post subject: Re: Kiter hit by a car in San Francisco |
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Very hard to believe that this person got dragged from the water all the way to the highway. It is a long way and there is a high wall between the beach and the highway. Who knows what really happened but it seems an unfortunate duplicate of the accident that happened at Crissy few days ago. I did not witness it but apparently a Kiter was in the parking lot and got lifted and dropped on the ground where he remained unconscious and was later taken to the hospital.
All accidents are different but judging by the behavior at Crissy many Kiters are still ignoring elementary safety rules. Ignoring right of way, doing stunts inside of Anita point, playing drag-by-the-kite on the beach (among beach goers), and routinely lifting the kite in the parking lot are just a few of the list.
It is very, very, unfortunate but it is not surprising that people do get injured or worse. |
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Goodwind
Joined: 06 May 2005 Posts: 323 Location: On water
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Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2015 1:47 pm Post subject: |
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churan wrote: | The sooner we all realize we are watermen. Surf kite sail whatever. The sooner the hate will stop. A waterman was injured today. A human. Show some compassion. |
Hate? Nobody hate anybody and wishing ill on anyone. My wife read the news, felt that kiting is too dangerous and glad our kids are not in it....so goes my comment. For windsurfing, you can't go fast without acquired some intermediate level skill. If you got overpowered, you most likely fell into a body of water. Kiting is inherently much more dangerous from the beginning. A kiter, with a couple weeks of lesson, could easily put him/her in yesterday's situation. |
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jpf18
Joined: 13 Aug 2000 Posts: 347 Location: San Francisco
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Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2015 2:06 pm Post subject: Re: Kiter hit by a car in San Francisco |
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dvCali wrote: | Very hard to believe that this person got dragged from the water all the way to the highway. It is a long way and there is a high wall between the beach and the highway. |
Happened down by the zoo a TV newsstaion reported. No (tm)O'Shaugnessey seawall and not much "runway" to the street, especially when it's on-side-on like Saturday. |
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beaglebuddy
Joined: 10 Feb 2012 Posts: 1120
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Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2015 1:26 am Post subject: |
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High lights the danger of kiting in on shore winds. I've been playing around with a trainer kite, thinking about getting into it because it's the best option where I live. The worst accidents are always with on shore winds, people getting slammed into objects like rock walls, buildings, trees, cars etc.. and always when launching or recovering. What is needed is a hook with a two mode system, a setting with a quick release that will let loose under a certain tension and a normal sailing mode that won't release. When launching and recovering it could be on the hair trigger and then once underway the quick release would be turned off.
Mystic has a quick release where you pull a handle and the hook separates from the harness but when someone is getting bounced across the beach it's probably too hard to activate.
I do hope this poor soul survives this accident and my heart goes out to his GF and family. |
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jingebritsen
Joined: 21 Aug 2002 Posts: 3371
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Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2015 4:20 am Post subject: |
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i do not perceive any hatred on this thread. was an entry removed?
the best of sailors have been hurt or killed by kiting.
alex caviglia was a very accomplished sailor. he was boosted into his own truck, died in a coma.
nevin sayer had his harness system break at the apex of a 30' jump. he landed, head first, into 18" of water with rocks at the bottom. peeled back his scalp....
kiting is dangerous. beginners get hurt, so do veterans. show offs get us all kicked out of venues. these are facts, not hate. _________________ www.aerotechsails.com
www.exocet-original.com
www.iwindsurf.com
http://www.epicgearusa.com/ |
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