Weekend report 7th 8th July

[Phil Elborough]

Hi all

Hope you had a great weekend session

Sunday especially was a busy day as it always is when the wind blows and the sun shines
Unfortunately I had to be in Weymouth on Sunday so I missed a classic Hayling day, I did get out at Weymouth but as always it was very gusty there which reminds me of what a fantastic sailing spot we have at Hayling one we need to maintain and keep safe so we can continue to use.

Whilst I was sitting on the grass at Weymouth having a rest I witnessed a very serious accident right in front of me, a female kitesurfer of about a years experience put up an 8m bow kite in 20 to 25 knots very gusty wind, she was not ready for the power and lost her footing and control of the kite which rag dolled her the 20 feet across the rocks to the waters edge where she lay motionless.
I saw the whole incident right in front of me in slow motion and could not believe my eyes, it took a few seconds for me to snap out of it and run over to her aid, she had hit the rocks hard a couple of times hitting her head on the way, all we could do was keep her still and warm and wait for the coast guard and paramedics to arrive.
eventually after over an hour and clearing the beach of all kiting equipment she was lifted off to hospital in the helicopter.

I have not heard yet how she is so fingers crossed its not too bad

This was a big reminder to everyone there that this sort of thing can happen so easily and so quickly she just did not have time to pull her release.
We must never become complaisant.

Now this brings me back to Hayling on Sunday I have asked a few of the members how things went if there were any incidents and it seems generally everything was ok but there are some issues that are a little worrying

KITE SIZES

Pretty much all afternoon yesterday it blew over 20 knots hitting 25 knots plus most of the time
this is not suitable conditions for kite 12m and above
There are still people coming down with only one kite 12m or 13m and attempting to go out when it is clearly dangerous to do so
I know it must be frustrating if that is the only kite you have but when the rest of the kitesurfers are out on 9m and 10m some on 7m you are just going to have to give it a miss
I have had reports of several launches in which people were overpowered and got dragged up the beach out of control
If you do this you could seriously injure yourself and even worse a member of the public

if you are unsure ask a more experienced kitesurfer if your kite is safe to fly

KITESURFING AREA

We have a designated kitesurfing area on the beach and on the water on the beach our launch and land area starts at least 200m west of the last set of sea defences
at weekends this is normally marked out by the HKA flags but if they are not flying please make the effort to walk down the beach to the normal launch land area this also applies in an easterly wind we need to leave some clear space for the rest of the public to use the beach.

On the water we now have a marked out area that is recognised by the council and the harbour master as the kitesurfing zone this encompasses the whole of the sand bar and starts from the last set of sea defences out to the yellow buoy and runs west to the other side of the sand bar.

Now I think this is a pretty decent chunk of sea we have got ourselves so we need to make sure we keep it
I quite often see kiters allowing themselves to end up downwind in front of the sea defences this is an incredibly dangerous place to put your self in
if you are a beginner and cant stay up wind walk up the beach to the lagoon start there and use the launch land area as your finish point

We had an extremely serious incident a couple of years ago in which a kitesurfer got dragged over the groynes and he very nearly died he was a fairly experienced kitesurfer as will

We do not want anything like this happening again it can so easily happen just read my report on the Weymouth incident and try and imagine yourself there watching it happen its not nice and makes you realise that we are using equipment that has the potential to do us some serious damage.

RULES OF THE ROAD

Just a reminder of some of the simple rules that will help prevent tangles and accidents

PASSING

When on the water
If two kitesurfers converge the rider on starboard tack has right of way (right leg leading) so the rider on port tack (left leg leading) should bear away downwind to pass under the other rider,the rider on starboard tack should keep their kite high so that the other rider can easily pass under.

If you are on the same tack (going in the same direction) as another rider but travelling faster you should either turn round or pass downwind of that rider
they cannot see you approaching they may suddenly turn round although they should look over their shoulder first

You can find some good diagram's showing you all of these rules clearly on the IKO web site Priority Rules


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CLUB MEMBERSHIP

You may have noticed we have stepped up our checks on club membership this is very important, we are making sure everyone is properly insured by the BKSA.
This is a requirement for us to use the beach and will help if god forbid we do have an accident involving a member of the public.

Checking memberships does take up a lot of our time, time for which we do not get paid and time we could be on the beach ourselves, you are all members of the club so if you see someone using our beach without displaying their membership card please ask them why! they are not a member and are not insured they are jeopardising our kitesurfing tell them how to join

They can join both the HKA and the BKSA online from the comfort of their home their card will be sent to them in the post so saying "Phil wasn't at the shop" does not wash.

If you are a member who is up to date with HKA and BKSA who has not got your membership card drop me an email and I can post it out to you.

BKSA web site is www.kitesurfing.org


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Thanks Phil

HAYLING KITESURFING ASSOCIATION



222 THE SEAFRONT

HAYLING ISLAND

PO11 0AU

Tel:[phone]

e mail:[e-mail]

web:www.hka.org.uk



Phil Elborough (HKA Chairman)

BKSA Clubs Co-ordinator

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