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BKSA Porthcawl
justal - 10-4-2004 at 07:13

Is anyone going to the BKSA event in Porthcawl next weekend?? I be half tempted to go down myself, but probably won't get arund to it.

If anyone does go, post a report on it here, so that we all know what happened!

Al.

justal - 19-4-2004 at 06:46

Was anyone there??? It seems as though most kitesurfers were at Borth this wekend where we had pretty much perfect conditions!

I'm sure Porthcawl was going off for the BKSA riders too.

Al.

leonardo - 19-4-2004 at 17:24

Hey there Al,
Our weekend ripped didn't it?! I heard from a source that the wind was only blowing for the juniors event and later dropped. The Pro's were pretty pi55ed off cause they had made the long journey for nothing, and there was us boosting in sunny conditions!! What a laugh :-)

I also heard from Chris Bull (AKA Bullyboy) that a 15yr old junior went off to another spot near Porthcawl and ended up getting nailed by a gust/squall into a 30ft breakwater wall. His helmet shattered, he got lifted up & over the wall and then over the restaurant on the other side!! Loads of people ran over to help catch him and sustained serious sliced up hands from the kite lines..the kid (not sure who he is as it is all very quiet at the moh) is in a critical condition in the hosp. currently undergoing brain surgery...ouch and not good for kiting.

I guess the lesson to be learned here is stick with big wide open spaces, avoid groins and walls at all costs.

shem - 20-4-2004 at 06:23

what a shame, deffinetly look keep to nice big open spaces, you never know when some thing could go wrong. Hope he pulls through.

On a happier note, hope fully see evrey one back at Ynys las soon.

justal - 20-4-2004 at 14:06

quote:
Originally posted by leonardo
I also heard from Chris Bull (AKA Bullyboy) that a 15yr old junior went off to another spot near Porthcawl and ended up getting nailed by a gust/squall into a 30ft breakwater wall. His helmet shattered, he got lifted up & over the wall and then over the restaurant on the other side!! Loads of people ran over to help catch him and sustained serious sliced up hands from the kite lines..the kid (not sure who he is as it is all very quiet at the moh) is in a critical condition in the hosp. currently undergoing brain surgery...ouch and not good for kiting.


Not at all good for kiting, especially happening in association with a BKSA organised event.. Hope he's OK.... He certainly wouldn't be if he hadn't been wearing a helmet by the sounds of it.

Al.

justanna - 20-4-2004 at 15:04

Here you go....doesn't sound too good and they keep going on about how dangerous kitesurfing is!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/3643147.stm