Return-Path: <Owain.Chilton@geio.ge.com-DeleteThis> Received: from opus.labs.agilent.com (root@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis [15.0.168.176]) by jr.labs.agilent.com (8.9.3 (PHNE_18979)/8.9.3 AgilentLabs Workstation) with ESMTP id MAA05524 for <wind_talk_ls@jr.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis>; Mon, 24 Jul 2000 12:27:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: from msgbas1.agilent.com (msgbas1.cos.agilent.com [130.29.152.58]) by opus.labs.agilent.com (8.9.3 (PHNE_18979)/8.9.3 AgilentLabs Workstation) with ESMTP id MAA07887 for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis>; Mon, 24 Jul 2000 12:27:48 -0700 (PDT) Received: from unknown-147.101.pilot.net (unknown-147-101.pilot.net [198.232.147.101]) by msgbas1.agilent.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF18025A for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis>; Mon, 24 Jul 2000 13:27:47 -0600 (MDT) Received: from unknown-24-4.pilot.net (unknown-24-4.pilot.net [206.189.24.4]) by unknown-147.101.pilot.net with ESMTP id MAA13044 for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis>; Mon, 24 Jul 2000 12:27:47 -0700 (PDT) Received: from roc02bxhgeisge.is.ge.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by unknown-24-4.pilot.net with ESMTP id MAA10683 for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis>; Mon, 24 Jul 2000 12:27:46 -0700 (PDT) Received: by roc02bxhgeisge.is.ge.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) id <PB82VF3V>; Mon, 24 Jul 2000 15:22:40 -0400 Message-ID: <499F26102ADED21192E30008C75DFD270603FB71@roc07bxgeisge.is.ge.com-DeleteThis> From: "Chilton, Owain (GEIO)" <Owain.Chilton@geio.ge.com-DeleteThis> To: "'wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis'" <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis> Subject: RE: Kite sailing concerns Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 15:24:59 -0400 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0)
Is this really true about the ear? I'm at 3rd almost every day, and this is
the first I've heard about it.
Sounds like urban legend to me.
Owain.
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From: Bernie Perry [mailto:BPerry@nrtnorcal.com-DeleteThis]
Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 11:53 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: RE:Kite sailing concerns
I was wondering about the safety issue of mixing kite sailing with board
sailing. I'm starting to see regular kite sailing at Coyote. I steer clear
of them as much as possible. Especially after hearing about some miss-haps
form some guys at ASD. Apparently, there have been some injuries from board
sailors getting caught up in the kite lines. One guy lost an ear (I think
he said that this happened at 3rd). I guess the kite string is like piano
wire and can do a lot of damage. I don't know how accurate this info is
since I haven't seen anything about it posted here.
Does anyone know how Kite sailing effects the sailing rules, i.e. who has
right-of-way, which side to pass, etc.
I would be nervous passing them downwind because of the kite lines, and
upwind because they can make such sudden change in directions. Also, since
I've never kite sailed, I don't know how easy it is for them to go upwind
vs. downwind.
Bernie
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