What I thought was a slow leak turned into a fast one and i was in for a long self rescue at St k Saturday afternoon. Was in no distress (apart from being pissed of with the kite) but two kiters stopped to ask if i was go. Cheers guys good to see people looking out for each other.
To the guy who grabbed my board and took it to shore sat 23rd at St kilda you are a legend. Hard enough winding lines up trying to hang onto a board. I have helped a few people out in my time and it is good to see karma coming back.
PM me as I like to make sure this deed does not go unrewarded.
^^^^ what he said.
If you want to do this then carry a second leash to hook up to your board, as unattached kites move faster through the water than swimmers do! 
In this situation I have found that when you start to wind your lines in, begin with a bias to one side if the kite... so begin winding the front and back lines on just one side about 2-3 times on the bar. Then gather up the others and continue. This seems to turn the kite side on to the wind resulting in easier winding in.
why not just disconnect your leash thread it through a strap and reconnect onto the safety. On 5 line kites this is pretty easy to do.
At the end of the day, whatever your doing it's good to know folk support each other.
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