Whilst giving a lesson today there were a bunch of kids boogy boarding on a sand bar at stocton .One washed of the edge into the rip and was struggling and scared .I dragged him back in ,all good and happy new year for all .Another story to add to file of kiters rescuing public to put the naysayers and banners back in their place 
A new public hero has emerged " Kiter Man"
Nah just kidding always good to help people out good work 
Mr float. Glad to see you saving the kiddies. But I hope you sat him down on the beach and gave him a lesson in life about being a boogie boarder will give him a lifetime of ridicule.
Kr
sorry i forgot ,poor kid,opportunity lost.Doomed to a life of ridicule
I have been chatting with my family about rips (they like many Ausssies love the beach and have heard all the stories of people drowning in rips but are a bit clueless about them ) I was explaining how quickly it can all go to crap .the dads of the kids were surfing on the same bar and the little guy was paddling hard and getting tired and scared pretty quickly .They didn't even notice what had happened and they were not being irresponsible it can just happen so quickly and they were only metres away.
A few years ago we went to an unpatrolled beach with our friends and the kids ran on ahead to our friends who were about 2 mins ahead of us and straight into the surf and into a rip right in front of our friends.By the time we got there there our/their kids were dripping wet and all crying.We thought WTF and some local surfers had just hauled them all in (just as well surfing wasn't banned in the 70's as some wanted eh).it happens that fast .
I don't understand the red thumbs . this post is about another reason why some members of the communities lobbying of governments is a silly idea ,just like when they tried to ban surfing in the 70's .
i thought i would expand on the story and discuss how quickly things can go to crap in the surf ,a heads up about surf safety to all .too many people drown in this country every year unecessarily .they are not accidents and better awareness for us all will prevent many of them .
Well done Lac!
Any chance of giving some details on how you got the boogy boarder back to the beach?
The most obvious way I guess is to get them to hold the back of the harness, or the end of your safety bungee, and this probably works for a boogy boarder.
However, a while back, I helped a swimmer who was in a bad way back to the beach, and it wasn't as easy as it sounds.
Afterwards, when I had a chance to think about it, I thought in future in the same situation I would hop off the board just up wind and get them to climb onto the board, then body drag back to the beach towing the board. That way they would probably be ok even if I lost them for a bit.
If anyone else has thoughts, or experience, I'd be interested in the details so that I have a few options in my head.
From 2007
a few years ago, I believe there was a good thread on the events and how the guys would do things different. (cant find it now)
haha ive been kiting up north for 5 days so im catching up on seabreeze now... so down for fiji again. cant wait. where have u been hiding? b good to get some waves with u soon, am mostly riding the surfboard these days, lovin it
been pretty busy with lessons so haven't made it to some of the hookups .Have had some wicked sessions .two good down the line southerly sessions with the waves pretty much to myself at dicko and nobbies .unfortunately missed this mornings session due to work
.working on new kite .lookin good
Nice one Lach,
I usually take my safety leash off the kite, and let them hold on to it. That gives me two free hands to concentrate on flying the kite.
I use the same technique when rescuing kites. I attach the safety clip to the pump leash attach point and just kite in normally dragging a kite in my wake. Keeps it behind me out of the way and although it flies and flutters around rolling and twisting, it doesn't slow me down and I'm at the beach within a minute.
I've also towed surfers with the leash and kiters too. Even towed a SCUBA diver in full gear 2km downwind to his boat after it pulled it's anchor. That was a toughy!
DM
