By Miriam Mannak
Kite surfer Roberto Snyman did not expect the return of the kite board he lost two weeks ago. But on Thursday it was found 50km from Bloubergstrand where he had lost it.
"I made a jump," said Snyman. "The leash snapped and my board got detached and drifted off. I was too exhausted to follow it." After asking at kite surfing shops, he gave up.
"Boards wash up somewhere. Most surfers who find a board bring it to a kite surfing shop. In this case I thought someone had kept or sold it. You can easily get R2 000."
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Helicopter pilot Nicholas Reyneke found it: "I was flying along the west coast when I spotted a board on the beach at Ysterfontein. I reported it to several kite surfing shops... finally I... found the owner."
Reyneke advised kite surfers: "Tag your gear with name, address and telephone number."
- This article was originally published on page 4 of Cape Times on February 21, 2005
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