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How to water start in light wind - Tip of the week Video

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Created by KiteBud > 9 months ago, 17 Sep 2018
KiteBud
WA, 1515 posts
17 Sep 2018 8:49AM
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Hi newbies,

For our first tip of the week video we will learn some keep tips to water start in light winds.



Cheers

Christian

NorthernKitesAUS
QLD, 1061 posts
18 Sep 2018 1:08PM
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Simplezzz.

Any tips on how to not choke the kite in light winds?

Kamikuza
QLD, 6493 posts
18 Sep 2018 1:20PM
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NorthernKitesAUS said..
Simplezzz.

Any tips on how to not choke the kite in light winds?



Learn to fly a kite ... properly? He even tells you in the video

Gorgo
VIC, 4911 posts
18 Sep 2018 3:06PM
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NorthernKitesAUS said..
Simplezzz.

Any tips on how to not choke the kite in light winds?


Errrrm. Push the bar out.

Gateman
QLD, 409 posts
20 Sep 2018 7:33PM
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NorthernKitesAUS said..
Simplezzz.

Any tips on how to not choke the kite in light winds?


Sheet in on your trim strap a bit, may sound "counter intuitive" but trimming your kite correctly makes a huge difference. In light winds I always shorten my centre lines a bit (others may call this "depowering" the kite) with the trim strap and test it by pulling bar all the way in to check kite doesn't fly over my head and too far forward.

KiteBud
WA, 1515 posts
21 Sep 2018 9:09AM
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Watch a beginner student applying the same principles I was explaining in the short tutorial above. This is a 90kg student on his 10th hour of lesson with no practice in between lessons and no prior experience whatsoever. I never thought it would be possible to teach any newbie to ride in sub 10 knots winds.



Christian

NorthernKitesAUS
QLD, 1061 posts
22 Sep 2018 11:57AM
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Kamikuza said..

NorthernKitesAUS said..
Simplezzz.

Any tips on how to not choke the kite in light winds?




Learn to fly a kite ... properly? He even tells you in the video


I wasn't asking the monkey

cauncy
WA, 8407 posts
23 Sep 2018 7:13PM
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For a more effective waterstart lifting yourself from the water on the upstroke of the Kite prior to the downstroke is the most efficient to build quick apparent wind , also all good showing some to light wind start, but relaunch in sub 10 knts is more a priority than the actual waterstart, a beginner is highly likely to get himself into dramas kiting in light winds than decent strengths



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