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Westpac heli and sea rescue boat find kitesurfer

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Created by Dave Whettingsteel > 9 months ago, 22 Jun 2014
Dave Whettingsteel
WA, 1397 posts
22 Jun 2014 5:43PM
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Just wondering if anyone knows what happened here? Pretty full on in Perth Saturday, but Sunday seemed tame.
kited at north mullaloo for the first time saturday late morning with 3 or 4 guys I I didn't know, pretty exciting at the end when the wind really came in!


NoBS
WA, 908 posts
22 Jun 2014 6:57PM
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Now your not gonna believe it but I can confirm that the guy rescued was Pilot Pete.

Dave Whettingsteel
WA, 1397 posts
22 Jun 2014 7:07PM
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Haha, hope it wasn't the same boat he crashed into in the summer.....

Hybrid_Z
VIC, 382 posts
22 Jun 2014 9:08PM
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NoBS said...
Now your not gonna believe it but I can confirm that the guy rescued was Pilot Pete.



If true, what a gumby.

pilotpete
WA, 147 posts
22 Jun 2014 7:15PM
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I can confirm that I was out today and no where near this event, Nobs you need new specs

Twiglet
8 posts
22 Jun 2014 7:17PM
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Hybrid_Z said...

NoBS said...
Now your not gonna believe it but I can confirm that the guy rescued was Pilot Pete.




If true, what a gumby.


Haha! You lot are sooooo gullible!

NoBS
WA, 908 posts
22 Jun 2014 7:32PM
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Dave Whettingsteel
WA, 1397 posts
22 Jun 2014 7:44PM
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Haha, so I wonder what happened?

i drove back to Gero today, and there is a heap of swell, but the wind never came in

Underoath
QLD, 2433 posts
22 Jun 2014 9:54PM
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Don't know what happened to the poor bloke, stoked hes ok. but wasn't today, just awesome!

Scabs was joy.

It felt like summer again



But just a little colder!

Justhanging
WA, 64 posts
22 Jun 2014 10:00PM
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Dave - if you were the dude on the north kite and surfboard we had a brief chat at mullaz on Saturday before you set up, also assisted on your last landing. Kudos to you for coming back on to the beach after you had packed up and helping Jim land when the 40knot squall hit. I was further up the beach and had just punched out. Much tamer today. Good to see fellow kiters looking after others they don't know.

Dave Whettingsteel
WA, 1397 posts
23 Jun 2014 7:08AM
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Yes that was me... I think Jim was pretty relieved as he was battling to hold onto his kite. I think he was about to hit the safety too. Good session!

wishy
WA, 1501 posts
23 Jun 2014 9:01AM
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I was rigging up on sunday morning but decided against it when I saw a waterspout a few k's offshore. I imagine they would generate good boost though, I'm kind of regretting being a wimp now.

glasstraxx
WA, 321 posts
23 Jun 2014 11:10AM
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Had an awesome time at woodies on Sunday. Got down and had beach 3 to myself for 30mins before being join by a small crew of 5, wind was awesome!

Unfortunately someone got swept down wind about 1km towards coogee when the wind dropped. Hopefully he was ok!

Managed to find the pic of the guy I asked to jump over the rocks for the camera guy. Hope your on the forum...I was on the 10m park...cheers for the kite loop tips

This was taken by kitesurfingaustralia (Instagram)



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