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    Posted: 02 Nov 12 at 8:27pm
Originally posted by fleaberto


Originally posted by Rupert

Can anyone explain why, when the Starboard bloke was crossing in front of the Port kites, they didn't get tangled? Was the camera angle making it look closer than it was, or am I getting confused with where the kites are in relation to the boards?


Rupert,
That footage was shown during a feature on 'Mainsail' (CNN) a couple of months ago. A great feature about Kite racing as it stands at the moment. The main man - the supremely named Johnny Heineken (his real name) was asked the question about tangling and his answer was: "I don't really know, it just doesn't happen"  Smile
google CNN MAINSAIL and look in the archives. I think it was August/September.


Yep, I'd have to agree with him, it never happens...

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Imagine the saftey implications of that, if anything bad happened,it could reflect really badly on sailing.  How are ribs going to be able to move in an potentially save someones life who was entrapped. Thinking of that safety jetskis might work. 
The racing just seem stupid, also imagine  if a entanglement like that happened in a medal race?
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Just imagine the how badly it would reflect on sailing... Yawn.

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Thanks for posting that, loved watching it again. Epic. 
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