Lucky you! You just missed getting wet. It goes to shows ya, altitude is everything when you're over water. Congratulations on a safe landing and thanks for sharing.

That landing approach had me holding my breath the whole time. Great recovery!

Really hope I can afford this hobby one day

calm, collected, picked the sand. Such an impressive emergency landing! Something I can show loved ones when they get nervous about me participating in the sport

Wow, just made it! Those waves were rough too. Glad you didn't have to land in that surf. Looked like calm and very thought out process of an emergency landing. Good voice over too. It really walked us through what was going on in your mind. The only thing missing is what happened to cause the netting to get into the prop. Generally if that happens, it is during take off, when there can be some shaking of the cage, etc. Thanks for posting and glad you made out alright.

I can not believe how close that was! Damn! PS, +1 to Ben Darke's comment.

sick landing... was I the only one that was anxious about the phone not being tethered? and did you just stash it under your leg after the netting caught? lol..

I get stressed out because how he is holding his phone

That was an INCREDIBLE landing! You've got a lot of confidence! I probably would have assumed it couldn't make it to the land and veered off into some deeper, calmer water!

holy shit seeing those waves smash into those rocks was intense af. glad you didn't die

The second golden rule of powered paragliding: "Always have landable terrain within easy glide distance." Well, maybe it wasn't easy, but you made it work. Good job!

FK me, you are so lucky to make it to that island. I was on the edge of my seat watching this. Glad you landed safely (big thumbs up).

dude your reaction to get to land and prep for water landing was amazing. really shows how experienced you are at paragliding. it is luck too, but only cause you knew how to take control. bravo

Awesome piloting skills Benny! Glad you made it to ground safe!

Holding your phone over the water like that gave me more anxiety than the emergency landing itself. Kudos, sir.

That was SO close haha, great piloting 👍🏼

Ohhh myLord you did it!!!! I was almost at a point of heart attack!!!!!! Thanks God you r safe! Your water landing emergency procedure were impeccable! Awesome man…… so happy for you!

So now you can NOT deny there is a supreme being my amigo!! Good job on keeping calm in order to make the right moves. Great vid!

Great job - and very exciting footage too! I'm glad you're OK.

The fact that he landed about one meter after the huge rock barrier is amazing

I'm new to the sport and this is a great lesson for all PPG pilots. Thanks so much for sharing!

Well done! You totally kept your wits and made the most of every inch of altitude.

Way to stay cool. Calm. And collective! That was an awesome landing man, glad you're okay!

Im glad you were able to land dry and safe. close call like that get my heart pumping

Nice job dude. I was totally pulling for you and landing when I saw the rocks start speeding past. Cmon make the beach baby!!! Maaaaaake iiiiiiiiit!!! Yeah!!!!

Whoa! that had my heart pounding. nice work.

5 seconds between engine failure and the start to turn towards land. No hesitation on that critical reaction. That's impressive and definitely contributed to the dry landing. That's the kind of reactions you only get with training. Good job!

Perfectly executed emergency landing. A little close for my comfort with all those rocks! Glad you made it safely.

Nicely done. Stayed come and collective. Down wind landing. Man that white wash was looking pretty scary going across it. Good job with everything.

I just held my breath for 2 and a half minutes. Nice job. Kudos for keeping altitude over the water.

Wow, that's amazing. Hit that patch perfectly, even more amazing considering there looked like there was a good breeze that day and you landed WITH the wind! Crazy how fast you landed and stayed up right.

Man.... You are born under lucky star! Good that everything finished without any injuries

Wow, that was close! Great landing and how you kept a cool head. I agree training is so important for dealing with situations like these.

Well done my friend! glad you made and are up flying again. new to the sport with about 30 flights. goofed up this morning on landing and bent my cage. nothing but cage and pride damaged, lol!

You are the man! Well done. I got the charger also. Your video has made me very happy with my purchase. LOL. Looks like your training paid off!

Nice video! I chewed my pans watching it! So darn close!

Thanks for putting this up. Everyone is an expert online but this kind of vid gives us all a chance to put ourselves in a position and think about it. Glad you were able to make land. I can see that there was a no-man's land aspect to that glide, a bit like landing an aircraft on a one-way, sloping mountain strip. There was a decision point and either a turn around into the wind to land behind the breakers or continue to a shore landing. The breakers and submerged rock was going to suck. But this reminds me of the need to be brutal in those moments and to chose the calm water landing if stretching the glide is looking dodgy. From my lounge room it looked tight but good ... you turned land-ward very quickly. Risking a water landing in order to get closer to something like whales is simply a choice - so long as people actually decide and then mitigate the risks, that's reasonable. Again, thanks for the vid.

With hundreds of jumps under my belt I could tell you were good to clear the rocks and water. GTA 5 sure has made me a specialist at this type of situation.

Awesome video and narration! Thanks for sharing and glad you are okay. Great immediate reaction and made it to land by the skin of your teeth! Awesome!

Attila Benoit - Fantastic job! You didn't panic, remained in control, and saved the day. Thumbs up!

WOW! What a lucky landing. the paragods were looking out for you on this beautiful day. nice work man.

Somebody was watching over you that day. Glad to see you didn't get hurt or drown your engine👍😉

Jesus that was close. You so nearly wasn't here to post that video. Glad you kept calm and managed to walk away from that. 👍🏻

I can imagine the relief when you realized you were going to make it back to land. Well done

Beautiful landing my friend! glad to see it ended up ok

Nicely done, man. Very nice save of a potentially very dangerous situation. Don't wanna end up in the water and getting slammed against razor sharp rocks with every wave that hits you.

Holy hell! My hearth skipped a bit at the end there! Didn't think you were going to make it!!!

While you were gliding down I was clenching the entire time. Glad you made it to land safely.

Excellent recovery and landing despite your situation... All I can say is WOW.

Glad you made it and didn't fall when you came towards those rocks at the end!

Nice job bro! You handled that like a champ!

Wow, this is amazing! I used to live on Maui for 1.5 Years. Love Hawaii and miss the Aloha Spirit! Great video

WOW! Glad you made it down save that was crazy!

holy crap! you are a PRO. that was kick ass!

Well done man, perfect landing between all the rocks onto the only patch of sand available

That was a close one! Glad you were able to make it to the shore!

Shewww, one lucky guy! Congrats on a great landing!

Ok...my heart was racing something fierce. I can only imagine what you must've been thinking. Glad you landed safely.

Excellent job. I'm glad you were able to avoid the water.

thanks for sharing love watching these kind of videos thought it wasn’t for KZfaq we wouldn’t see the stuff

Hey Nice man , you where Flying Just at the Right Place , on the Edge of what you can glide , Good job :) Sea Shore Flying is so mutch Fun !

As soon as your motor went out, I think I literally held my breath until you landed! Scary!

#1 tool that aided your safe emergency landing? You didn't panic. I saw experience and confidence. I wonder if you were able to repair and relaunch back to base. Fine work sir.

As cool as the other side of the pillow. Impeccable piloting! Thank you for posting video.

Damn dude that was lucky Landing man it's a good thing you didn't get that whole setup wet good job that was kind of intense watching that Landing too

You are one lucky guy ... when going over the water; keeping altitude for an engine out is really inportant and you just had enough mixed in with some cleanish ground and some good footwork ... nicelly done !

Glad you made it, that was cutting it close. Thanks for sharing!

Wow! Text book! I was waiting for those legs to look like hamburger on the rocks. I'm glad you made it!

Good video, instant thumbs up. I am glad you made it back safe. Man, you had barely enough altitude to get back to land, and even then, you needed to, avoid rocks, avoid falling, and landing while facing downwind, and with only one leg strap on, all while remaining calm! Great job!

Wow! I was scared you were going to land in that very rough surf. Glad you are ok!

Amazing landing! I can't wait till I buy mine one day...

That looked so perfect. Nice landing.

Well done man. Prime example that you should always be within range of land. What a rush that must have been!

The best way I know to lose a good cell phone is to fumble around with it while flying over open water in an emergency situation. Glad a perfectly good phone and a very good pilot were not lost to the ocean. Congratulations on a very difficult landing.

That looks like fun... and what a perfect landing.

WOW......no click-bait.......just awesome vid. Great landing mate. Thumbs up.

Wow! Of all the places u could have landed. U found a perfect spot. Almost as if u didn't have a choice. So so lucky. Well done.

This guy handled that like a pro! He stayed calm and made preparations for hitting the water all the while heading to land. I would have been a wreck.

Dude....Dude.....Dude......Holy Smokes.......I was on the edge of my seat, and could not believe the awesome landing you pulled off. I know Kaena Point, a water landing would have been way worse!!!

Very well done ... as soon as I heard your engine stop, I was willing U on, to reach that small patch of sand 😊

Sweet touchdown on the only strip of mildly less rocky sand there. Cheers!

nice recovery man glad you're safe

Wow, you really handled that gracefully.

What is encouraging is that even in an emergency situation, as a only interested potential paramotorer is that it always seems like a safe descent. I know there are big injuries in paramotor but it seems it generally happens from crashing against walls, hotdogging or something. Rarely from conservative flight.

You 're a skilled pilot. You knew to go high enough to glide back to the island just incase something happened.

Great reaction! Undoing the belts anticipating a water landing and all that... Textbook!

This is such a bad situation… congratulations on such a great recovery! I’d be so nervous about hitting those rocks that I’d almost consider a water landing and ditching, but that would be awful losing gear. 😕

Holy shit...good job man! Looked like if you'd have not turned toward land when you did that would have been a rocky surf landing.

Awesome man! The big boss upstairs likes you. If you had a headwind and landed short your legs would probably have been broken. Thank goodness. Cheers to you and your skill!

Good grief. What a beast. Great job. Great pilot

Great piloting, situational awareness and control in a rockin downwind! (no pun intended)

Dude! You are one lucky sob! :) Great landning!

That was excellnt, 100% stunt landning! :) Well Done!

Dude you are clutch. Where im from basicly means ( you got some slick skills). Bravo on that smooth land

I'm a fixed winger that has no time on a PPG but just a strong interest and when the motor died I heard that wind knowing how Hawaii wind can be. I thought for sure you were not going to make it. Good job! Thank god you had the altitude if you were just 200 feet lower you would've been short.

Wow, calm under pressure or what! Amazing landing

whew!!!! had me trippin, good job estimating altitude correctly prior to going over the water.

Nice job. Great composure 👍

This is a super cool video man!!!!!

That turn around was timed perfectly