Does anyone else have kite boarders all over their launch spots, had any problem launching or landing because of them?
I know those kite strings are under a lot of tension (braided kevlar) and would hate to trip into one with my mast sailing to or from the shore.
Someone suggested I carry a line cutter incase I had to get out of the trap lines in a hurry. I can think of another reason to have it now.
on occasion we have a few of them zipping up and down our launch area. they are generally nice guys and stay clear.. but don't ever count on it... their line will cut your head off.. be carefully around them..
Last year a kid was blown into power lines at out causeway (as i was try to get to shore). He was electrocuted, fell 30 feet or so and his kite melted off his harness and flew into my boat. It became entangled in my forestay (my jib was furled up) and almost took my boat down.. i had to pop the kite, then cut the lines off my boat... all while dealing with the same 30-40knot winds that caused him to fly into powerlines...
