Kook

pkh · Since 27 Feb 2005 6549 Posts Couve / Hood Honored Founder

http://www.surfertoday.com/kiteboarding/8881-lost-kite-sets-a-surfer-trap-in-teahupoo

Jonpnw · Tue Jun 04, 13 11:58 am **One bad mistake**

All it takes is one dumba$$ to ruin it for everybody at ANY beach ! Including the ones here in the Gorge.

DONT BE A KOOK

WindSki · Since 14 Dec 2012 411 Posts Portland Obsessed

Am I wrong in that the surfer had like 5 miles to see the kite lying in the water?
Who is the Kook?
Please enlighten me

genek · Since 21 Jul 2006 2165 Posts East Po KGB

Makes sense that it was an Ozone.

What was the surfer supposed to do after the drop in? Not like he had much choice in terms of where to go. If he'd realized the kite was going to block him maybe he could've avoided dropping in all together. The question is why the kite was dropped there in the first place.

undertow · Since 15 Feb 2008 371 Posts BeaversBurg Obsessed

Sorry but that surfer had plenty of time to see the kite and get out of the way, so the safety issue is irrelevant. The kiter is a kook for messing up the line.

D-Dub · Since 19 Jun 2007 30 Posts Bend

ha. good luck calculating whether you will or won't hit the kite 200yds away while dropping into triple overhead chopes. After he's in the barrel it's a choice between going over the falls or hitting the kite. Which would you choose?

pkh · Since 27 Feb 2005 6549 Posts Couve / Hood Honored Founder

I am calling the kiter a kook, for dropping a kite right in the middle of Teahupoo.

Pretty sure this video / article makes kiters look uber kooky and downright dangerous in the eyes of surfers everywhere.

Wind Slither · Since 04 Mar 2005 2622 Posts The 503 METAL

No doubt, that surfer was speed bombing the only line that lead to safety. The article almost made it sound like the kiter intentionally plopped his kite there but there wasn't much detail.

No matter what it's not good for the perception of kiting. Could have been a lot worse.

Gman · Since 11 Feb 2006 4911 Posts Portland Unstrapped

kinda looks like he is trying to get it relaunched

Raimana (surfer) is a tough mofo - tho he may have some magnetic power

Bargeslayer · Since 08 Jul 2012 100 Posts Stoked

Definitely not the surfer at fault here. I don't think my first thought as I'm getting whipped into a reef-draining set wave at Chopes would be "hmm let me look over my shoulder to check if there's any kites floating in the channel on the inside..."
Bummer that this happened at such a high profile spot-does not make kiters look good.

C Johnson · Since 17 Apr 2009 854 Posts Seattle Opinionated

Who thinks its a good idea to fly a 13m race kite in triple over head waves?

That kite was destined to end up getting munched in a wave before it ever left the beach.

I wonder what the locals did to his car after this act of stupidity... Twisted Evil

cosmodog · Since 06 Oct 2005 204 Posts Stoked

Here's the full version:
http://vimeo.com/67549159

IMO the kiter was a kook who had no business being out there.

blancoh2o · Since 15 Mar 2005 1154 Posts Oregon Phishy

That wave makes me tachycardic every time I see it.

BeerKite · Since 29 Mar 2011 471 Posts Obsessed

At first glance I thought that the Surf crew is more dramatic than the Windsurf crew but then I watched the full video without the dramatic music and "News at 11" clip. And, yeah, that guy is a douche and should be flogged. Thanks for giving all of us a bad rap Douche Canoe!

Marcp · Since 24 May 2010 32 Posts

For those who have never made a kiting mistake - ever, throw the first stone.

Anyone charging Chopes at triple overhead has some big gonades.

Windian · Since 28 Apr 2008 901 Posts Newport, OR NEWPORT OG

Windian · Since 28 Apr 2008 901 Posts Newport, OR NEWPORT OG

After watching the full version video, it is pretty obvious the Tahitians take all the crazyiness in stride. Had that incident happened at one of the heavy spots in Hawaii like Pipe or Sunset, then there would have been a severe beatdown accompanied with the dropped kite in the lineup.

Shocked