Sherman Island Accident

spanker_jeep · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 6:04 pm Post subject:

Too funny,
Kiters can be comical in so many heartwarming ways.

vive · Joined: 15 Jun 2001 Posts: 2

vive · Joined: 15 Jun 2001 Posts: 2

johnl · Joined: 05 Jun 1994 Posts: 1330 Location: Hood River OR

My mistake, yes, upwind. And yes the river is open to all, BUT as everybody on this board (but you I guess) knows, the kiters and the windsurfers tend to launch at different locations and tend not to mix very well. When they do mix, we tend to have long discussions such as you might see on this board. And the majority of sailors tend to stay in the area that they launched from. So common (although lately it isn't really common) sense says that if there is an area that is a windsurfing launch area then if kiteboarders sail into and hang out in that area, there will be conflict or at least comments.

My personal feelings are if there are just a few and their skill level is high, then normally (if the windsurfing area isn't packed) they tend to mix okay. But make it crowded, or drop the skill level of either group, and you have problems.

beallmd · Joined: 10 May 1998 Posts: 1154

It may be worth pointing out that windsurfing in it's early years had many poor sailers who were dangerous, overestimated their abilities and often acted like jerks-did dangerous things to show off etc. Along the way those idiots mostly left our sport, leaving the mellow friendly old white haired wrinkled guys as Paris would call us. Now windsurfers are friendly, considerate, relatively safe and realistic about our abilities but this was not always true, was it? Hopefully Kiting will progress in the same way.

Epenrose · Joined: 05 Nov 1997 Posts: 402

Isobars.

What a terrible thing to do.

I can't imagine why anyone would think why someone would cast an assumption on kiters shorts just because:

1. They spend a lot of time shopping, hmmm

2. Shop for pretty color shorts, hmmm

3. Match shorts to pretty color kite, hmmm

4. Just for the purpose of accessorizing a wetsuit for no reason but the aesthetic, double hmmm.

5. Leaves only only two conclusions. 1. The accessories part, hello 2. Hiding NO bulge. If you have it flaunt it, obviously not in this case.

Hope he recovers quickly, good to know he got quick attention. Wink

jamba · Joined: 16 Aug 2008 Posts: 3

The Northern California forum needs more spice. I don't know what makes our forum so stale and civilized. Look at how much fun the guys in Leo are having. If we only had a few more like Epenrose, the fun would never stop here as well...

pshaw · Joined: 24 Apr 1996 Posts: 75 Location: Mill Valley

The last posting was that he was now conscious but still paralyzed on one side. What is his status?