A Shocking Experience Windsurfing Maui - Raw and Unfiltered
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- In all the year I have windsurfed on Maui I have never experience a moment like this. I almost collided with a kitesurfer at Kanaha Beach Park on the island of Maui. Luckily the board that I am riding has a very tight turning radius which saved us from a very nasty collision. We were both lucky to not get seriously injured.
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Wonderful to hear the natural sounds of water and wind and planing board without music laid over top like most windsurfing vids, good job!
Anyone blaming the kiteboarder, and citing "sailing based" rules is wrong. NONE of that applies once you are in the line-up. Once you are in the waves, it is surfing right of way rules, and the windsurfer was riding the wave, doing bottom turns and cut backs. He had the wave. The kiteboarder was essentially charging into the line up blind, from the back side.
At least the place isn’t crawling with kiters - I sailed in The Netherlands last weekend. Kiting is the biggest group there, kites crashing next to you, sailing downwind out when you are on the wave,…freaking funky! I am glad my home spots in Cornwall have far fewer of them!
Cornwall great place to live and surf despite crazy tides and currents! I love it.
It can sometimes be crazy, I always avoid the busy spots with hundreds of people. Spot I go to has ten people surfing on an average day.
Looked like you guys were on a similar tack and you made an erratic turn into his lane. Glad no one got hurt. Wind looks epic!
Loved watching a great video with no edits that was still riveting to watch. I learned lots from watching your techniques too.
As a windsurfer and kitesurfer, I'd say that one was on you. Need to look before you turn. When I am kiting in crowded places like that, e.g. Sunset Beach in Cape Town, I make a point of staying away from the windsurfers as you never know when they will turn or when they will fly down the line.
yup. from my couch he was to windward and port tack. No way he was stand-on course. should have edited that out lol.
He is riding the wave down the line while the kiter is going upwind. The kiter is in the wrong for sure!
@@Woxen65not agree.
The one Who have the priority is the person Who ride au wave, whatever if it's à windsurfer, kitesurfer or wingsurfer.
there are different kind of rules on waves than specified in colreg, whoever is on the wave first has the right of way, if there are more sailors riding the wave the one who is first on the wave (from where it's closing) has the right of way
When the wind is up (no prone surfers) with breaking rideable waves, Lowers Kanaha is a down the line (rights) break. No sailor or kiter should be up pushing up the line / upwind in the breaking section. The windsurfer was in the right here. The kiter was clueless, not aware of the situation, and in the wrong. Glad no one got hurt. I can see how the windsurfer was surprised and not expecting that situation.
Tnx from Chile, such cool vid and level mate
And very cool design n colours on your board
excellent. feels like I am sailing. Really miss Maui.
Yah Glenn! Stumbled on this clip. Hi:). Ripping. And yah that kiter www asleep at the wheel or maybe doesn’t really know what’s up 😮. Glad no one got hurt.
Love watching these sessions
I'm a windsurfer, kiter foiler etc. Fortunately my local isn't crowded so no rules just mates having fun together. I'm always going to give way to someone closest to the pocket 🤙
I've also thrown a kite loop without realizing a friend was right behind me. My kite went around his and we both ended up swimming. A bit of chill and understanding goes a long way 😊
Nice playful waves. I'm impressed
Not so much wind, but beautiful...it is not the same as my spot from France (Monteynard 's lake, Grenoble) our local spot. The waveriders go to Carro (near Marseille) 🤙
living life like it is supposed to be lived!
I was wondering how the kiters and windsurfers co-existed out there and now I see your close call of the kiter crash. I retired many years ago when wind surfing was the only option out there. Now you have lots of other riders out there with kite lines. Wow.
Damn that was freaking close. good that nothing happend. Years ago I sailed over a kiteboard that was in the water. destoyed the board and my fin.
Hermosa esa luna , gran ola,. Un placer ver este video. Navegar como si estuviera ahi. Gracias!
I’ve been to Maui five times in July over the years and I’ve never seen this much swell at Kandaha. Very jealous 👍
Glad no injuries.
He may have not have had the correct knowledge of the spot (riding upwind) but from my couch think you would have avoided with a shoulder check pre turn.
Anyways , you’re a better sailor than me, so there’s that too.
Nice rides!! I'm learning a lot watching your videos!! Thanks for taking us along for the ride!
I love how there are still more sails than kites and wings at this spot (and hopefully Ho'okipa too). Hope it stays that way 🙏
Are the conditions in Maui always so nice? I really want to surf in the waves like you do but don't know any forgiving spots.
Lovely Glen.. hope to see you soon..
Fantastic video! Thanks for shooting, shredding and sharing!
uoooo.... a second before the disaster 😂😂😂😂, very fantastic video 🤙🤙🤙
finally another one of your fantastic videos! nice shredding!
Very cool session, like your videos!
beautiful vid! - thanks for sharing :)
Looks sick! One day i gotta go there.
Woow.. the most amazing video 🤙🏻 you stayed til night 😅 PS did you find that kiter later?!?
@costawindsurfchannel1844 Thank you! One of my favourite things to do is to sail until it's too dark to see the waves. I could not have even identified him as it all happened so quickly. Only after watching the footage did I know what he looked like.
Try the OR. Cost. Better wind, better waves in the summer. Freezing cold.
No crowds At All!
How do you choose between sailing at Ho'okipa versus Kanaha? Wind or swell direction? More of your friends are at either place? Busyness? Just curious -- love love love the videos. 🏄♂
@jeffreywilkinson1471 Thank you for your comment! Choosing between Ho'okipa and Kanaha usually depends on the wave size and wind direction. For instance on the day this video was filmed Ho'okipa was giant with the channel closing out. I opted for Kanaha because I push myself and have FUN instead of sailing to survive and avoid going on the rocks.
3:38 did you not steer right into him? i don't understand why you're calling him dumb
Still love your videos!
Yearsterday, same shit happened to me. I was waiting for the wave to form and just before going for my bottom turn an effing kitesurfer jibed into the wave and cut me off. I lost my mind😂😅
Great videos I love Kanaha
The conditions and the spot looks just super beautyfull.
How have you almost collaps with the kitesurfer who as the priority cause he was surfing the wave ?
I don't understand that moment.
It was a right hand wave and the windsurfer was closer to where it was breaking, so the windsurfer has right of way. The kite was down the line in other words.
Not rallye agree.
When se wind surfer fell, you can see others riders going from right to the left on the wave.
To me he just turn without tchecking.
Also the kiter was downwind of the windsufer, the Guy upwind is responsable of the People downwind.
Not sure who had right of way on the near collision. From the rest of the video it looks like the peak is behind you and you were following the forming wave? so the kiteboarder most likely needed to give way. As a kiteboarder I can say that it could have been avoided - looks like he got caught in the moment - unless he is following the break towards you . Either way I am always cautious on the water with other kiteboarders and windsurfers especially when they are on the backhand or a wave is involved. Some get super possessive and are determined to ride that wave start to finish - even though there are plenty of other waves coming.
creaming it all the way to the moonlight 🤙
what kind of jybing is this? it looks like a low-power turn where you are turning the board under your feet!
Called a spin jibe I think
03:39 - dude needs glasses or something. Just unbelievable how asleep some folks are. Glad you never collided!
He is riding upwind. The windsurfer coming from Windward and has to give way to leeward. Does no one stick to the right of way rules?
@@kitingChris wrong. The rider closest to the critical section of the wave has right of way. Educate yourself mate.
Hey amazing video, what camera do you use ?
I have been told that in Hawaii there is a precise policy to keep surfers, windsurfers and kiters separated both in places and in time. Is this wrong or does it apply only to specific spots? Thanks
Great video as always, do you have any tip in order o prevent deck dings from he mast smacking the board ? this board looks sick!
@Drpaul699 Thank you! I don't know of any tricks to prevent dings on your board. Most sails have a decent mast pad which seems to work well for me.
well, he came from the right... ;)
Surfing between kite surfers is very dangerous....
You were looking at that guy for like 10 seconds before you turned right into him, idk who's dumb here.. and it's not the only time you don't pay attention to others in that video
Haha so funny to see 95% of the people here never rode a breaking wave circulation. Flat water riders commenting the windsurfer was in the wrong 😂
Kitesurfer had right of way, they were riding the with the wave moving predictably and you aggressively jibed into them without looking. I don't know how you could look back at this footage and come to the conclusion you weren't 100% at fault.
Wow that guy should have been sent in…..
Yup that was a big no-no.
Totally the bikers fault!
Wow that was close. Kiters in our area tend to ride in there own areas. The really good kiters I sail with have come from windsurfing backgrounds and are very aware of their lines and surroundings.
Yep, often the way with kiters. They seem to have no spatial awareness.