OK, so I got myself another toy. I finally got myself a kite I can go boarding with when the wind is a bit light. For those that have any idea, it is a Flexifoil Sabre 9.5. That's a 9.5 square metre kite, with a wingspan of over 6m! The first day I got it, took it out, but the wind was really light, and barely got it up.
Anyway, yesterday I decide to go for a quick fly at lunchtime, minus my landboard. I slightly misjudged the wind, and mixed between a few graceful kite assisted jumps I had a couple of wipeouts. One wasn't too bad, got twisted round as the kite lifted me, and landed on my arse. The second one was a right pearler. Not sure how high I was, but my mate says that between takeoff and landing was 30ft, which ended up being a bit of a face plant, followed by a 20-30 ft drag. After checking a few websites, turned out the wind in the area was 20-30 mph!!
Slightly bruised, slightly grass-burnt, but a huge high!! Now can't wait to get it out in a sensible wind with my board!
I have just edited that whole post in my head and made it dirty (it's a rare gift), I especially like this line the first day I got it, took it out, but the wind was really light, and barely got it up.
ReplyDelete. Man you set yourself up for that one.