Went for a jump today, hit a wave and lost my edge, went underneath the kite, and the kite Hindenburgs. It falls about 5m in front of me, then rolls about 3 times in the remaining 23m untill the lines get tight again, 5th tangle. I look upwind, theres my board about 30m away, i just left it hoping someone would get it. I had to then just bunch up the lines and swim the kite back into the beach. I was about 300m out when this happened. Got back into shore, reliased that no-one had my board, so madly pumped up my other kite and went searching for it. Couldn't find it, and now (thanks to cross-offshore winds) is probably out in the shipping channels, never to be see again...
So at the end of the day, I lost my Naish Thorn, and ended up with this
I guess I'm up for a new board now... any suggestions?
Geeez dude that sucks, I've had a similar thing happen to me a few times now. Faced with either getting pushed so far downwind that I miss the shore, or I'd have to ditch my kite to grab my board. I was lucky because I tried to keep within 50m of my board and didn't self rescue til someone got it for me.
Tricky decision but at 300m out it seems you made the right decision if it was cross-offshore.
Good luck with the knots, they are a lesson in patience 
Yep i love the grass too!!!!
What kind of fertilizers do you use?
Knots look ugly tho
learn to downloop/kiteloop, if you accidentally going under your kite like that. keeps it powered so it wont hindenburg
I agree thou, nice grass. haha
I actually like the photo , contemporary, shows the angst of the moment and the challenges that intertwine through the threads of life, might even get some offers to have hallmark cards printed, I would suggest you enter it in the Ulrick Schubert Photographic Art Award.
Sorry to hear about the board, helps to look at the green pastures – pun intended!
btw what lens and camera did you use? 
Similar thing happen to me up on the gold coast. Luckily i used a retractable leash. that has saved my ass a few times now. I definitely recommend them with a helmet, impact vest and even a water proof mobile phone holder for emergencies or just to chat to your mother in law while doing deadmans
. When that sort of $h1t happens you don't have to worry so much when you take safety seriously.
Next time put helium in your kite so it really is like the Hindenburg..... Then it'll float..... actually nah it won't. lol 
awesome grass mate.......
I hate to say it mate, but KITING 101: Only go out in on/cross-on and maybe cross (depending). This way your board will be ALMOST guaranteed to come back to shore when you do crash and burn. Not just that YOU will be pushed back to shore also, and not have risk the possibility of losing the kite so it doesn't pull you out to sea.
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Dont go out in offshore winds.
Bad idea all round.
That grass is super green and weed free....i really like it.
Yep I was just about to say that looks like buffalo grass. Nice choice. Its quite spongy and doesn't send runners... Congratulations Anyone had trouble with runners?
struth your grass is really good, its excellent when it is green but kinda soft, it does look like astroturf in the firt photo though,
well having actually seen it in real life 
, i must say it IS very nice grass! He has chickens and all they do is **** everywhere! Thats why its soo nice and lush because it is constantly being fertilized! 
(Also there aren't any water restrictions in Darwin... which i really miss).
The grass was the first thing i noticed
We really are in a bad drought, I guess everyone has been caught a little off guard it has probably been a long time since many of us have last seen grass like that.
more pics please.......
really nice picture... good composition and contrast... same about the toe and the coloured birds nest in the middle... they;e a little distracting of the lovely grass shot.
I guess winter forum humour is back……a bit of respect lads…..the boy can grow grass….(have to say lovely patch you have there… my horse just happened to be looking over my shoulder and saw the picture, he almost went into anaphylactic shock just thinking about it).
You could almost shoot a Cheech and Chong movie with a spread like that!!
Nice Grass man.......
Thats quite a nice looking park out the back fence too. The grass just keeps going.
Jeezzuz! I had to Google what all the fuss was about; I haven't seen the stuff for years!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grass
Yeh, damn straight, nice grass.
I remember playing on it as a kid.
One for the guys (or butch female types)
Spewing about the lost board and tangled lines, but kudos to the grass I say. Pretty spectacular
This one is also nice
This one has got to be my favorite
