One of my good mates who is a kite surfer got into this sport and has been in NZ doing this


here is a vid of what it is all about
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But I got a call from him yesterday and 4 weeks ago and you guessed it
Heavy crash - air evacced to dunedin -
Broken back - surgery - heaps of metal inserted to support the broken vertebrae - now in a full body cast - good news is he can walk and should be able to recover -

It looks like such a wild and fun sport - but can end in tears pretty quick