SO Friday arvo was riding with kids and saw a kide down bout 150m offshore. yellowy green.
Watched it doing nothing for about 20-25 minutes. just slowly drifting south, and out.
Could not see if it was manned but did not seem to be attempting to relaunch.
Was getting cold and closer to dark so had to get kids home so called water police to investigate if anyone was wrapped up in it or if it was just bailed.
Saw a couple of kites out north of mullaloo, anyone know who's it was and what the story was?
Mate told me some newbie lost his board and kite. Last seen heading to Sri Lanka!
saw it in between reefs out from pinaroo last.
i should have swam out n claimed it!
A mate was coming back from rotto on the ferry on Friday arvo. Apparently a little bumpy and a few green faced passengers. The captain spotted a kite floating, unmanned (possibly the same one) and he circled around a bit to see if there was anyone who needed assistance. Apparently the captain then got back on the speaker and said that he was in contact with the water police and the rider had contacted the water police and informed them he had to release the kite but he was fine on dry land.
Good on him for contacting the authorities.
Unlucky he lost a kite.
Unlucky that with the bit of circling on the ferry, there were a lot more green faces and quite a bit of vomit!!
Select to expand quoteCAUTION said...
SO Friday arvo was riding with kids and saw a kide down bout 150m offshore. yellowy green.
Watched it doing nothing for about 20-25 minutes. just slowly drifting south, and out.
Could not see if it was manned but did not seem to be attempting to relaunch.
Was getting cold and closer to dark so had to get kids home so called water police to investigate if anyone was wrapped up in it or if it was just bailed.
Saw a couple of kites out north of mullaloo, anyone know who's it was and what the story was?
Wasn't pilot Pete
He f..ks around between 2 to 3 klms offshore
Select to expand quoteJono77 said..
he was in contact with the water police and the rider had contacted the water police and informed them he had to release the kite but he was fine on dry land.
Good on him for contacting the authorities.
I'm the one who called the water police just before 4pm to inform them he was OK. As you'd expect from a newbie/foreigner, he sure wouldn't have called anyone or knew who to call for that matter. When I talked to the water police they told me they had already received a call about that same kite and were wondering if anyone was still attached to it.
Wind was light and gusty at the time and only 3 of us were out kiting including him. I saw him drop the kite and it looked inverted. He tried to relaunch for ages and drifted downwind and away from the shore in the process. Eventually he gave up and released the safety only to realize his safety leash wasn't clipped in (at least that's what he told me).
His friend was nearby kiting in the water and gave him a hand towing him in (he was more than 300m out already). Lost his board and his kite.
Even if the wind was slightly Side-on (NNW) the way the kite was positioned, it caught wind from one wing tip only and was blowing fast away from the shore. By 4:45pm the kite was already close to little island, which is almost 2km from shore.
Looked to me like an easy self-rescue but it just didn't happen, probably from a lack of experience from what I observed.
I normally go out to rescue runaway kites (I usually bring back a handful every year), but at the time it happened last Friday the wind was very light so it was too risky. By the time the wind picked back up the kite was already 1km out and I figured calling the water police was the more important thing to do when I saw the guy get back in.
Water police told me on the phone they would go and retrieve the kite, it doesn't look like they did, but I don't blame them they probably have more important stuff to do and the important thing is everyone was safe.
probably a good time to remember:
-To ALWAYS call water police 9442 8600 ASAP whenever kite equipment is adrift to inform them about the situation and if you know whether the person is safe or not.
-To check safety systems are functional and correctly connected before we go out
-To make sure you and your friends are competent at self-rescue
-If in doubt, don't go out
-That's 9442 8600, if you kite in WA and you don't have that number in your phone, add it!
Stay safe,
Christian
Select to expand quotetimmybuddhadude said..
Who or what is pilot pete?often seen it on here..
Just google, "kite surfer makes bow attack on sea rescue boat"
Select to expand quotetimmybuddhadude said...
Who or what is pilot pete?often seen it on here..
What ,you been livin under a rock
He's a mythical figure a bit like Pegasus or a mermaid,
Some reckon he's a bit of a nob end trying to kite in 4/5 knts and ending up 2 klm off shore
IMHO he's the pinnacle of no wind kiting and a valuable training aid for sea rescue
expensive mistake. obviously he should not have been out...
i saw little attempt to relaunch, tho maybe he had bailed it by the time i saw him, was just south of mullaloo surf club.
more bad wrap for kitesurfers, good work.
good advice cbuolta re calling in water police and being safe!
he and others should learn to swim to kite and paddle in... should be no need to bail unless madly looping.
Select to expand quote[b]cauncy said...
Some reckon he's a bit of a nob end trying to kite in 4/5 knts and ending up 2 klm off shore
IMHO he's the pinnacle of no wind kiting and a valuable training aid for sea rescue
That's some of your finest cauncy
hopefully the school instructors do a better job-most a great.Pinnaroo hmmm? one particular kook
