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Bad Juju Marn..

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Created by Dl33ta > 9 months ago, 3 Oct 2013
Dl33ta
TAS, 462 posts
3 Oct 2013 6:39PM
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Curious to know what oth kiters consider to be bad Juju on the water. What's a sign or omen that will make you go.. Fek this, I'm getting my sh1t to shore and fleeing the beach? Or am I alone with my superstitions?

For me the bad Juju usually starts before I get in the water. Something doesn't feel right, you can't put your finger on it but you know it aint right. The addiction kicks in and drives you to put the gear on anyway but that "feeling" is sitting there the whole time. From that point on you're looking for signs to confirm the feeling.. whale breach in front of you, big grey object in the water, seagulls flying backwards. Anything to confirm your inner fear and give you an out

austin
671 posts
3 Oct 2013 4:56PM
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When the sky turns black and the bar starts tickling, monster waves get the old adrenalin pumping though

Underoath
QLD, 2433 posts
3 Oct 2013 7:14PM
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I had my kite shaddow scare the living b-jeepers out of me one day.....

Thats about it.

Plummet
4862 posts
3 Oct 2013 5:17PM
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The sky turns black and angry.

The wind dies.

Wind switches offshore.

Bar out fully depowered trim pulled fully, still speeding up....

Solo 35+ knots.

suface2air
QLD, 701 posts
3 Oct 2013 7:23PM
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While in the water after a crash sorting my stuff out I had a dolphin blow air out of its blow hole right beside me like 1 1/2 metre beside me . I have to say I had a blow hole too . After that I got up and riding away and had the dolphin swimming beside me and was playing with water wash off the board was one of those bad ,good moments . Other than that if it feels bad don't do it cause your inner feeling are not wrong most of the times .

theDoctor
NSW, 5785 posts
3 Oct 2013 7:46PM
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dude walks a kay up an empty beach to rig up along the shore line right in front of the 50 metre area i been playin in by myself for three hours

takes half an hour to set up

has gloves on

retracta board leash clipped to his harness

gets his missus to launch his kite

he stands there, she has to move herself and the kite into position

kite falls backwards and rolls around

his missus finally sorts him out and he walks out into the water waist deep 10m kite at twelve

he effectively cuts my run length in half, i'm on a 17 and a skim board

i feel the juju creeping so i go in

watch as his kite stalls and drops into the waves and washes onto the oyster rocks

last seen getting into his wicked van and driving off

kitingtopher
SA, 313 posts
3 Oct 2013 7:24PM
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the exhaust once set the sea weed under my car on fire , that will get you out the water every time. .

Dl33ta
TAS, 462 posts
4 Oct 2013 7:30PM
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Underoath said..

I had my kite shaddow scare the living b-jeepers out of me one day.....



Get's me more often than i care to admit

Rails
QLD, 1371 posts
4 Oct 2013 7:44PM
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Presentiment is a throwback to our animal side
But you can never know what would've happened
Standing at the beach this arv I couldn't be arsed putting a wet wetsuit.
presentiment or just that the morning session was enough?
Did I save my life?
Why else wouldn't I wanna be out there ripping it?



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