How to self-launch and land a foil kite safely | Light & medium winds
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The efficiency and stability of a foil kite can not only add more power to your light wind sessions, giving you more opportunity to ride, but with a little understanding of the techniques involved to be safe, they also allow you to become more self-sufficient.
In this video, you’ll learn how to:
- Unpack a foil kite, untangle the bridles, and the correct procedure
for laying out the lines and connecting them to the bridle - Safe procedure for self-launching and landing, with and without an assistant
- Discussion of conditions and other considerations
- Packing the kite away again, neatly ready for the next session.
- Leave the pumping at home. Rig up and get onto the water faster!
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