F-One M5, Manual

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TUNING UP YOUR KITE 

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          Whilst sailing, use the depower system and the adjustment strap : 

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Get in the habit of regularly adjusting your strap to comple-

ment the depower system – you should be able to sail comfor-

tably with your bar in the middle of its depower range.(1) 

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You should never sail with your arms fully extended, as you 

would have no further depowering ability in a gust. In this sce-

nario you should pull on the centre line adjustment strap. 

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You should never sail with the bar  pulled all the way towards 

you, as you will loose control and power. In this scenario, if 

you want more power, simply release the strap. 

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In very light winds it is often best to hook in to both loops and 

therefore not use the depower capability, instead flying your 

kite aggressively using the full height of the wind window in 

order to generate power. (2) 

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Caution: in some cases even the adjustment strap will not al-

low you to depower sufficiently  – in this scenario you should 

land the kite and use the knots on the center leader line of the 

front lines. 

          Lines Extension (optional) 

          The F-one kites feature lines of 22m for kite sizes below 

12sqm, 24m lines for kite sizes 12 and 14 and 27m for 16 and 

20sqm kites. 

          Add the 3 meters extensions in the lower wind range to gain 

in power and in hang-time.  

          Remove the 3 meters extensions in the upper wind range to 

tame the power and gain in steering and speed.  

          Setting up the extensions: feed the end A of the extension 

thru the end of the line you want to extend B, then feed the other 

extension end C thru the first end A. Feed the entire line and 

tighten.