Several days ago we were sitting on the boat in the early evening and a dinghy came up near us and went ashore. We watched as the couple unloaded and started rigging something. When the compressed air bottle came out and they filled the leading edge of the wing we figured that it must have been a kite surfer rig. We watched as the lines were laid out, the woman then hooked up the harness and attached the wing while here husband stabilized the wing.
We continued to watch as the wing lifted off, drug the woman toward our boat, and the wing and lines snagged our bow and anchor roller and rigging. The couple were very apologetic but we told them that there was no problem as we helped them untangle the lines, deflate the wing, and gain control of the whole setup. The couple were older than me and were French but the woman spoke very good English.
I didn't manage to get any pictures of the encounter.
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