Cold water kiting

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KiteBud
KiteBud
WA
1613 posts
WA, 1613 posts
12 Dec 2017 9:26am
For those who are complaining about getting cold kitesurfing in Australia...


Here's a post session pic from a fellow Canadian kiteboarder, kiting on a lake in Ontario.

Hopefully he doesn't need to use the safety systems...

Christian
high as a kite
high as a kite
SA
1312 posts
SA, 1312 posts
12 Dec 2017 2:27pm
Pussy is wearing gloves, tuffin' up princess.

Respect!!
dafish
dafish
NSW
1654 posts
NSW, 1654 posts
12 Dec 2017 5:31pm
tough indeed. I too would be pretty worried about frozen safety system. I wonder how they deal with it?
Greenarrowz
Greenarrowz
NSW
301 posts
NSW, 301 posts
12 Dec 2017 6:23pm
Ide be making sure my pee pocket was securely zipped up and double checked
Puetz
Puetz
NT
2186 posts
NT, 2186 posts
12 Dec 2017 8:55pm
... geezus, I complain when it gets to 28 deg C let alone iced up chickenloop,,,,,, fark that,,,,,must have balls of steel !
Plummet
Plummet
4862 posts
4862 posts
13 Dec 2017 12:14am
You are a product of your environment. I think I'm going to die when its hotter than 30 Deg C.

I admit a frozen safety system is a bit of a worry.
bjw
bjw
QLD
3689 posts
bjw bjw
QLD, 3689 posts
13 Dec 2017 9:41am
In that weather does he need boardies over his wetsuit?
eddiemorgs
eddiemorgs
QLD
391 posts
QLD, 391 posts
13 Dec 2017 12:26pm
Plummet said..
You are a product of your environment. I think I'm going to die when its hotter than 30 Deg C.

I admit a frozen safety system is a bit of a worry.


And we die when gets BELOW 30
Surfer62
Surfer62
1357 posts
1357 posts
13 Dec 2017 3:34pm
eddiemorgs said..


Plummet said..
You are a product of your environment. I think I'm going to die when its hotter than 30 Deg C.

I admit a frozen safety system is a bit of a worry.




And we die when gets BELOW 30



Hey eddie, robe in the new year ?
eddiemorgs
eddiemorgs
QLD
391 posts
QLD, 391 posts
13 Dec 2017 9:34pm
Surfer62 said..

eddiemorgs said..



Plummet said..
You are a product of your environment. I think I'm going to die when its hotter than 30 Deg C.

I admit a frozen safety system is a bit of a worry.





And we die when gets BELOW 30




Hey eddie, robe in the new year ?


yeah mate.

30th Jan to 16th Feb.
Big crew coming down from NT . Main mob there 5 Feb to 13th Feb. You better join us !
We'll figure out how to fit you in , no probs. I think we will catch up with HAAK as well. If the conditions are ok we will head down to Nene valley or something too.
SA south coast is amazing and completely untapped.

The mob are under strict orders to bring wetsuits... they don't know what they are and are googling it now ..
Peahi
Peahi
VIC
1485 posts
VIC, 1485 posts
13 Dec 2017 11:05pm
Greenarrowz said..
Ide be making sure my pee pocket was securely zipped up and double checked


actually may be useful for defrosting safety

... and as any surfer after a session in cold water knows
Youngbreezy
Youngbreezy
WA
1253 posts
WA, 1253 posts
16 Dec 2017 12:08am
Would the frozen chicken loop pictured really be a safety issue? Surely it must be superficial ice around the outside of the qr, it would have to be frozen in a block of ice to stop it from working

The real scary thing about kiting in water that cold is if you drop your kite out deep and can't back to shore you will die of hypothermia quite quickly
KiteBud
KiteBud
WA
1613 posts
WA, 1613 posts
16 Dec 2017 8:15am
Youngbreezy said..

The real scary thing about kiting in water that cold is if you drop your kite out deep and can't back to shore you will die of hypothermia quite quickly


These guys are using dry suits, completely sealed so no water can get in. With a good quality dry suit and a life vest you could survive many hours in the coldest waters.
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