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[*] posted on 27-2-2009 at 11:37 PM
Kite disaster!


Stumbled across this while longing to be back in Hawaii, apparently it was found abandoned in the surf on an offshore island and took 2 hours to free it. It is/was an "09 Torch 12m.








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[*] posted on 28-2-2009 at 06:25 AM


Bet the rider who let that go was having a real bad day.

Sad looking kite it is.



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[*] posted on 28-2-2009 at 07:07 AM


They must have used DNA to identify the remains.
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[*] posted on 28-2-2009 at 08:03 AM


Free it from what:lol:



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[*] posted on 28-2-2009 at 08:13 AM


may have to call in a repair from powerzone on that one :dunno::eekdrull::lol:



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[*] posted on 28-2-2009 at 04:38 PM


it looks flyable ....only way that thing will rise is a match.



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[*] posted on 28-2-2009 at 05:09 PM


Ok, why would you spend 2 hours removing that?!



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[*] posted on 28-2-2009 at 06:42 PM


dude, all the fish in the world could get stuck in that. Kite remnants have the same effect as 6 pack rings in the ocean. lol.
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