Kite launch and land
Water relaunch
Before launching:
1. Make sure your lines and bridles are
free of knots and tangles.
2. Make sure your lines are not crossing
each other.
3. Make sure you are connected to the kite
with a releasable safety leash.
4. To launch the kite safely, it is strongly
recommended to have someone skilled
around who will help you with holding
your kite up in the air as shown on the
picture.
5. We recommend using a sign language
understood by most of the kiters around
the world.
Landing the kite:
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You need someone skilled enough to
help you land the kite. Choose a clean
area to land your kite and have your
assistant catch the kite by the middle of
the leading edge. Land the kite only in
the edge of the wind window.
Water relaunch
1. The water relaunch is quite easy, but you should practice it before riding in a safe place a few times. The kite is straight downwind of
you lying on its leading edge. Hook the chicken loop to your harness and pull the bar down towards you. Grab one of the bar floats
and tension the line going out of the bar float which you grabbed until the kite starts to right up.
2. Keep pulling the bar float until the kite is straightened up vertically and is standing on its wingtip.
3. When the kite is standing on its wingtip, reduce the tension in the line going out of the bar float and let the kite move to the edge of
the wind window.
4. When the kite is at the edge of the wind window, let go of the bar float and steer the kite with the bar out of the water. When the kite
launches from the water, push the bar away to depower the kite.
5. Bring the kite to zenith along the edge of the wind window.
Launch
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