Shooting for a Darwin Award? Kite Surfer Tries to Ride Hurricane Fay

08/19/08  Print This Post Print This Post    10 Comments   Popular   Written by Eva Holland
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A kite surfer got a lot more than he bargained for today, when he apparently tried to take on Tropical Storm Fay on a Fort Lauderdale beach.

A news crew caught the resulting clip. The thrill-seeker survived and is in hospital – lucky for him, otherwise he’d be a shoo-in for a Darwin Award.

Fay is currently still going strong over central Florida, and could re-emerge in the Atlantic as a Category 1 hurricane sometime Wednesday.

[Via LiveLeak.com]


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Eva Holland is a contributing editor to the Matador Network. She recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of quitting her day job to write and travel full time.

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  • mo replied on August 20, 2008

    now that guy is dumb…darwin was right.

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  • JimMcDish replied on August 20, 2008

    LOL, What a dumbass! Guy apparently does not have a single ounce of common sense! LOL http://www.decrypt.net.tc

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  • Steven B. replied on August 20, 2008

    it's a wonder why he didnt let go…

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  • Fuuuuuuuj replied on August 20, 2008

    FIRST!

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  • Chris replied on August 20, 2008

    What was he thinking?????????

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  • Rick replied on August 20, 2008

    The kid wasn't doing anything wrong, hundred of us were out kiting that day. The problem was that when he came onto land the spotter missed the kite and the wind gust from 18 knots to 36 knots. It happens to all kiters the problem is that on-shore winds aren't forgiving and extra caution is used when obstructions are around. He was just unlucky

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  • Mr_Angry replied on August 20, 2008

    Sh1t son, im hard!!!

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  • Rob replied on August 20, 2008

    Rick, you are a dumb-ass to even defend such a moron. Just because "hundred" of you were out there doesn't make it smart… It just means that you all are part of the same idiot-club-for-men… Also, you must not know a lot about kitting… Either he was too stupid to put his rig on correctly, or he was too stupid to pull the safety, collapsing the kite or releasing his harness… one more thing, "his spotter missed'? Really? His spotter?

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  • David replied on August 22, 2008

    No, it doesnt make it smart. It makes it FUN. Whats the point in life without danger? Whats the point of not grabbing oppertunities like that by the ghoullies and actually trying to enjoy it. Ive sailed during a tropical storm and it was some of most frun Ive had ever.

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  • Anonymous replied on August 23, 2008

    Um, it's not even a hurricane. That's not that bad. A tropical storm is barely even significant. I've seen regular storms with much stronger winds than tropical storms. I'm in the middle of Fay right now, and I haven't even been effected.

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