Nu een vader die, voor de ogen van z'n 12 jarige zoon, tegen een betonnen muur crashed. Ik word hier zo triest van...

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Triest..

Wat doet die betonnen muur daar vraag ik me dan af..:X

Accidents happen, as much as everyone would like them not to be fatal they will be a part of any risk sport.

All you can do is try to practice the sport as safely as possible, pump up a smaller size if in doubt, launch unhooked with a working safety attached so if the wind suddenly gusts it will just pull the bar out of your hands and activate your safety. If you spend a few minutes looking at the conditions and talking to people who are coming off the water about the conditions, it will help give you an idea of what to expect.

Don't launch in a place where you can be dragged into anything downwind of you unless it is far enough away to realistically react and pull your QR.

Most importantly, experienced riders should serve as role-models for less experienced surfers, don't surf in places that are unsafe just because you can, there will always be someone looking who thinks "if he can do it, so can I". Not only are you setting a bad example but you are risking your own safety doing so.

Be responsible!! This is not only meant to be directed at yourself but other people will follow your lead, a good example of this is doing tricks, most people try tricks because they have seen someone else do it first, they will do the same thing if they see you surfing in a spot that may not be the safest.

Being cool and throwing tricks close to shore will only improve you chances of hurting yourself and others, showing off is best done in front of a camera not the shore line.