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With the growing popularity of 'extreme' sports, the pleasures of pastimes like kitesurfing are featuring more and more in the activities that holiday companies offer - and therefore have a higher likelihood in being cited as the cause of a holiday accident in a personal injury claim.
Kitesurfing itself is, as the name suggests, a combination of surfing and kite-flying. The kites used are designed to harness enough power to move the person flying it around on a surfboard, either at the head of a big wave or 'freestyle' on calmer waters, when it is sometimes known as kiteboarding. The speed and the sensation of connection with the wind can be exhilarating; the chairman of the British Kite Surfing Association estimates that the first years of the 21st century saw numbers of participants rise from a few hundred to a quarter of a million.
Forbes magazine, in 2008, reported on schools that claim to be able to teach people how to take part in the sport in a matter of hours; if these claims turn out to be erroneous, and allow people into dangerous situations that they are not equipped or trained to deal with, it may be possible to make a claim for any holiday injury that results.
Personal injury can be suffered in several ways; losing control of the kite or board can lead to being thrown into the water, and possibly receiving an injury from the board itself. Helmets are recommended to avoid this causing head trauma. Collisions with other water users, or dangerous wildlife, can also be a source of injury. It is also possible for a kitesurfer to lose control of their kite on the beach, colliding with people who may, in turn, be eligible to make a compensation claim.
As in many sports with technical equipment, it may also be possible to make a product liability claim if the equipment fails while in reasonable use.
Finding a personal injury solicitor for your holiday accident
If you have been hurt while kitesurfing, or through any other source of holiday injury, talk to YouClaim. Our knowledgeable advisors can discuss the specifics of your case in plain English, and will not try to force you into a compensation claim you do not want to make.
But, if you do decide you have a strong case to pursue compensation, we can put you in touch with the best personal injury solicitor for your needs from our panel. Every no win, no fee solicitor on that panel is drawn from a UK firm governed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, and will offer a 100 percent compensation guarantee that ensures you receive every penny awarded to you in damages in a won case.
In most holiday injury claims, we will be able to handle your case on a completely free basis, whether you win or lose; this means you are protected from our fees, from those of the other side, and from other costs thrown up by the case.
Call us today, on 0800 10 757 95, to find out how we can help you - or use our website to chat online or leave us details through our claim form. Whatever method you choose, we will strive to lead your holiday accident case to its best conclusion.
