I'll second that the poly's on starboard and there for has right away. Though it's both of their responsibility to avoid a collision.

I kinda would have thought it was the kiter as he is riding or setting up for the wave - normally you would expect people heading out to either steer clear of the riding zone (waves) or be aware of where people are - look at the way the poleys do it at Margs - they have a great system in place...

Regardless both should have their eyes open and avoid such instances... looks nasty...

Is it just me or did the poley get clothes lined by the lines as well? Cuz that would've destroyed his face

lancekenny said...

I kinda would have thought it was the kiter as he is riding or setting up for the wave - normally you would expect people heading out to either steer clear of the riding zone (waves) or be aware of where people are - look at the way the poleys do it at Margs - they have a great system in place...

Regardless both should have their eyes open and avoid such instances... looks nasty...

Looks to me like the poley had right of way, the kiter may have thought he had because he thought he was on a wave, well he doesn’t look to me to be riding a wave, not yet, also looking at his bar looks as if he had his kite low (that will please the wake crew) which meant the poley couldn’t sail downwind, least not in the video.


hindsight is lovely but they both should have been prepared to give ground, although the kiter more than the poley in my opinion should of been the one prepared to give way in this instance - a lot of windsurfers cant turn for ****, its more difficult to learn than kitesurfing, that’s what I always keep in mind when they are about.

Its also easy once you’re in the zone on a wave (Or trying to hit the breaking sections of a closed out onshore slop) to forget anyone else is out there, had a few near crashes myself with other kiters.

Was there a wave???

Ah my son.

You need to learn to read between the lines !

windpig said...

the kiter should have beared away downwind.Even if he could have sneaked upwind
of the poley his lines most probably would have taken out his mast(pole).
beware of kiters with helmets

I'm a poley myself, but what direction was the kiter heading in? It looks to me that he's pretty much heading dead downwind already. Is that right? I'm using the angle of the windsurfer to tell me where the wind is. I don't know enought about kiting to know where the kite should be and I'm stuffed if I can see it in the vid.

It looks like the windsurfer wouldn't have seen the kiter because of the angle they are coming together at, and I think in the end when he does see the kiter he can't really figure out what to do. If he heads downwind or upwind at the last second, there wouldn't have been much in it. If he bore away downwind then I still think they would have hit.

What options would the kiter have had?

Bigwavedave said...

Was there a wave???

No there was no wave, bit of ocean swell maybe but no wave.

Didn't help the kiter was riding toe side at speed going down wind, he had no chance.

who gives a f**! The pole dancer had it cuming. [}:)][}:)]

stupid computer