Last Saturday the 18th we decided to go and see how the winds were at the lake. Upon arriving we found white caps on the lake and estimated a 15 kt wind. We got one kite ready and decided to give it a go. (By the way, I never did buy a helmet, but fortunately did get a life jacket after drowning myself the first few times out). I was going to continue practicing body dragging through the water and did so for about 5 minutes or so til the wind began gusting 25 to 30kts and shifting directions. I got launched out of the water several times and before I knew it was landing on the rocky beach. I had the de-power loop hooked the whole time thinking it would give me a little more control (ha ha). The last thing I remember, I was running fast and furious to keep up with the pulling kite. My friend watched as I did a cart wheel, landing on my head. I stood up immediately not knowing I had two fairly good sized holes in my head til blood blurred the vision in my left eye. Well I ended up with a few stitches and over a dozen staples and will be looking for a helmet before going again. Luckily the loop detached from the harness, otherwise this may have been a lot worse.