AUS1111 said..
^^ I suspect its a combination of not enough downhaul, a conspiracy of some kind, and that fact I was neither foiling nor riding an LT. I should add that what remains of the mast is irreversibly stuck together.

In answer to Ben's questions;

- What exactly was the chopper pilot supposed to do? Reach down and pick me up?
- The sail presumably got smashed up in the shorebreak when it washed in during the night (there was some swell and it's a race sail - they don't like waves.
- Yes, it seems someone noticed that there were a couple of items of value intact and stashed them in the bush, thankfully!

...and...some photos:

FormulaNova said..








People are so rich in WA that on the low wind days they hire a helicopter to follow them on the water and push them along. They tried it with kites once, but it went wrong.

Ben1973 said..
That's the one!you could of derigged passed the bits to the photographer then paddled back with the board, probably not that safe but would of saved the rig if you didn't take the chopper out