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Originally Posted by Good N' You?
"...So is it dangerous??? Yes. Does that make it fun? Yes. Is it worth the risk?
If you trust your boat driver with being able to watch the rider and watch possible wind gusts and watch where he is going then I say GO FOR IT!!!:"
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Reports are coming in that these kite tubes are very unstable. I don't know how the boat operator checks for wind while traveling at high speed at the same time.
Chief among physical injuries is cervical spine damage, a circumstance that is nearly impossible among water skiers, but among kite tubes is fairly frequent.
Last Wednesday, one such incident occurred in Wisconsin:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,201346,00.html