Stanislaw Selyuk, 1968
RIP
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Always thinking of this:
Still did not find a solution for even one single line...
Terrible news. Even if you do carry a hook knife there is always the potential for this kind of thing to happen.
I got a feeling that pic wasn't staged. I think it was posted a couple of years ago when some unfortunate dude on a cab did actually get into difficulty. just saying...
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I got a feeling that pic wasn't staged. I think it was posted a couple of years ago when some unfortunate dude on a cab did actually get into difficulty. just saying...
Exactly. A dude continued his ~1000 miles journey. I enjoyed reading his posts. Obviously not ws.
It's pretty tasteless to even think someone would stage something like this.
i dont reckon that is staged - i got a pic of a friend in a very similar state - he lucky to b alive as got hammered by 5ft while feet tied together
Getting tangled in my lines is my biggest fear while surfing with a kite, anyone have any stories to share & tips on how they got out of it....or didn't. 
A quick note on a personal experience
Surf 5ft beach break - x on wind
About 12 months ago I dropped my kite in front of an approaching set, the lines were slack and the kite and the lines washed over me wrapping the lines around my legs - I got dragged by 3 sets of largish whitewater -
So 3 long drags under water feet first
In lull I was able to kick off the lines and escape - Fortunately I had a wetsuit which minimised the damaged but it was still very painful - and very scary
My kite was destoryed do to the force of the whitewater with my resistance from me being dragged
My suggestion - if you are down wind or in front of your kite with waves approching - eject every and swim awayUPWIND before the wave hits - I would gladly risk a lost bit of gear to avoid this experience.
I dont wish this on anyone
No way. Just had exact same experience, fast wave outran kite/wind - slow kite - huuge swell - lull- clipped white water - f@#$!. Sideshore and light.
Kite deflated. Smashed duckdiving and ended up very quickly towards lines/in spaghetti - pulled em off them swam up current and upwind - super hard as a deflated kite does not get pushed by waves as well as me - energy was drained fast, mate then dragged me in thankfully, I was in deep 5hit as rip was soo filthy.
Lesson - more respect for these conditions. Light winds, huuge swell, no escape channel , sideshore, filth rips.
Ejecting is no simple decision - i ended up doing this - but only after making sure a friend was covering me - i still swam upwind attached to stay clear of my lines. Few weeks ago i ended up with someone not looking where they were going then looping their kite around mine and tying me up in lines - they were clued up and swam down wind to try and slack lines while I tried to get em off, then pumped up my other kite - set out my lines - washed my car etc.. lol
