Leaky story

dangler · Since 26 Feb 2006 1780 Posts WINDY SPOTS XTreme Poster

Talking about leaky kites made me think of a funny story.

Years ago I was kiting at Chrissy, it was getting late and I made a long reach out to get back even with the beach. My kite starts acting funny and wobbly, so I turn to head in and it just collapses, just before hitting the water it pops open and rockets up, then collapses again,

It continues to do this for about 5 minutes. Any load and it wads up into a ball.

I'm a bit freaked because I'm in the middle of the Bay, its near dusk, and I'm looking at a big swim. Amongst some very big boats.

Happy ending, I get picked up by a boatload of drunk stockbrokers that saw my erratic kite action and motored over.

HEY BUDDY, YOU NEED SOME HELP? were some very welcome words. Instead of a sharky three hour swim, I drank scotch on a yacht and explained about the joys of kiteboarding.

Anyone else have anything similar? Happy endings preferred!!

SalmonSlayer · Since 27 Nov 2005 648 Posts Addicted **CGKA Member**

I had a dog take a leak on my kite at the sand bar, but, i think that story deserves it own thread Wink

pollywog · Since 07 Aug 2009 291 Posts Obsessed

I was kiting in front of my house near St Helens. I was a fairly new kiter. My spouse was sitting on the beach with our wave runner just in case something happened. Well, I am mowing the lawn back and forth. A couple of wave runners were out with me just having fun.
I crash. My center line gets caught on my spreader bar. Snap! My center line bungee breaks and I had just pulled the secondary safety release. My kite is tumbling up river. I look over towards the beach, I see the wave runner but no spouse!
I keep looking but he is not there! The two wave runners come over, make a mess of my lines, flip one of the wave runners over attempting to help, but eventually get me and my kite on board!
We reach the beach, and my spouse standing there. I ask where he went and he says he got hungry and went to the house to get a piece of fried chicken! I guess I make good chicken.
Wink

consumer · Since 28 Nov 2010 406 Posts banned Obsessed

mcsailor0303 · Since 18 Mar 2009 184 Posts The Dalles Stoked

I was kiting just north of Chicago one fall day and took a quick break to pee. While my kite was at noon, I heard a huge *Pop*, and thought "that sucks, someone's kite blew up!" ...then my deflated kite fell on me. I was able to swim in no problem, but was very happy it happened close to shore instead of a mile or so off shore!