Righto , to all the
Numptys out there who haven't got one of these,
its a line knife, possibly the cheapest but most important bit of gear,
Before the season kicks in get your arse into your local shop and get one, if you already have one check it's still serviceable ,
I personally know of a couple of local Kite fatalities that could possibly of been avoided with knife use,
another tip is to get some elastcated cord, secure to harness and knife, tuck excess into pouch, that way you Carnt drop it in the drink, ensure you've enough length with a fully exstended arm,
Enjoy the season , it's gonna be a ripper

Good idea attaching the knife to elasticated cord and tucking it into the harness pouch also.

shi thouse said..
check my blade at the beginning of every season then repack around the blade with board wax to minimise corrosion...

Looks like Eppo's had Vaseline on it

Has anyone ever used one?

I was hit last by a fisherman near the drain north of Floreat last year, I'm sure they use us as target practice.

They were probably pissed at the number of guys doing a downwinder.
Anyway, there was no traffic yesterday after work.

I carry one windsurfing for that obvious reason in waves.

^^^Oh, I thought it was to cut a square hole in his sail so he could actually see where he was heading down the line.

Good advice cauncy.
I used my knife once a few years ago when my kite went into a uncontrolled spiral and wouldn't depower after QR. Can't remember exactly why, i think a bridle was wrapped around a wing tip. I was being dragged fairly close to a relatively a busy road and didn't want to ditch the kite.

Lookin back I could have got out of it without cutting, maybe with a bit more experience, but wind was strong and i just did it. I cut one line and then dropped the f'n knife in the drink#$@! So I attached a line to my new knife Also good advice.