First stop on our trip to Maui was Kite Beach where Anesthesiologist and surf guru Lance Whitney hooked us up with Kite legend Shawn Richman. Wind was howling at 40 knots. Shawn set out to show us one of his uber creative air shows but had to switch gears to rescue a kite surfer who bit it hard in the big winds.

These photos show Shawn first rescuing the kite, and then piggybacking the waterlogged surfer into shore.

Kudos Shawn!