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Re: 19th August 2006 Diary Entry by cabte.
cabte - 20-8-2006 at 10:48

Squires Gate St Anns

Well there was a good turn out today about 18 kitesurfers..
There was a realy scarey incident i dont know if anyone been there in the past but they opened Blackpool airport to international..
There was a few lads on the water and i was just setting my kite up with another lad when we heard this roar comin from the sea there was this 737 pass jet banking over the sea coming in to land it was realy low ,,one stage me and this lad looked at each other as if to say RUN Its going to hit the Dunes (but it didnt )of course,,
when we looked out to sea directly below the jet were about three kites in the sea they were pulling the saftey to get out of the jet blast,,
but unfortunatly one didnt get out in time the blast cought this kite and he got riped of the water luckly he let go but it snapped his lines ,
Lucky
Apart from that it was a good day.





[Edited on 20-8-2006 by cabte]


badexcuseforasailor - 20-8-2006 at 16:30

And people still kite there?


cabte - 20-8-2006 at 17:43

Yeh they sure do
LOL
Iv been going there for a while now and its the first time i seen them
fly that low and it was low cloud,,,
but kitesurfing is an xtrm sport ,,,


sarge - 20-8-2006 at 19:19

which do you think they will close first,the beach to kiters or the airport to aircraft!!!!!


cabte - 20-8-2006 at 19:46

The airport of course..
LOL


sarge - 20-8-2006 at 22:50

beware of men in hi viz vests with clipboarrds making tut tut sounnds


batey - 21-8-2006 at 07:04

LOL


cabte - 21-8-2006 at 07:06

lol
got more chance of seeing a topless bird
I HOPE!!!