Goodbye Board
Kiteboarding is an expensive sport, especially when you suck.
Misha, Joseph, and I went to 3rd Ave. Beach in San Mateo today to try out the equipment we had bought two weeks earlier. Up to this point, we still hadn’t managed to propel ourselves through the water on our own gear. Misha and I had come close to hurting ourselves the week before, though only his kite suffered permanent damage.
“You’re so going to lose your board.” prophesied Joseph. And I did. My board is somewhere in the middle of the San Francisco Bay right now, slouching towards Alameda. To my credit, I did have a good three or four minutes at the beginning and managed to go upwind for a few blissful seconds. Soon after, I got going too fast, was dragged off of the board downwind, and never found it again. It turns out the Bay is quite large.
Next time, I think I’ll buy a used board and maybe a leash.
April 24th, 2006 at 11:26 am
Boogie boards feature little leashes you can lash to your wrist. Maybe those kiteboard manufacturers should take that cue.
April 24th, 2006 at 11:29 am
Alas, kiteboards have those as well, but most people don’t use them since they give the board an unhealthy affinity for the back of your head. I don’t like the back of my head that much, so I may try it on the next incarnation.