3 More Beginner Kite Flying Skills to Practice on the Beach 

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Great to hear thanks Trevor.

No worries! glad it helped

Glad you like them!

Hey Point Break, great to hear, keep us posted how you're going :)

Hey Lars, sorry must have missed this comment, did you get your bar all sorted out? did you contact OR? Regarding water realuching, we have another video that explains how to water relaunch in light winds, check that one out and see if that helps :)

Flukes Kitesurfing - the video’s I have seen has been with you standing on dry warm sand ;-). I would like to see the instruction in real world deep water situations, where also the instructor is swimming ...

You're welcome! :)

Hey Jane, Oh awesome! thanks for letting me know, I am glad you have found them helpful :) That is a great question, but it is a very complicated one as the tangle can be made in so many different ways. Best practise is as you have described, however, in reality, sometime its best to just let go of the bar, wait a moment, communicate with the other person, and then try and fly yourself out of the tangle. this might work, or might mean 1 person needs to activate the safety and even sometimes release completely (if there is someone to help catch the kite on shore) and allow that kite to move past the flying kite... it may be wise to both activate the safety, but by doing so, you are really committing to the tangle as once both kites are spiralling and crashing a very unpredictable mess can be created. it really is case by case... that might be terrible advise sorry, but its a very hard thing to demonstrate in a video safely... i will try and think of a way we can do it for you :)

Thanks!

Hey Leor, Water start? if so, you actually take the kite past 12 slightly, and then sweep it down back in the direction you want to go. It sounds like you may benefit form an instructor lesson through to show you the water start :)

Hi Aunt E, The goal is to practice without much power in the kite. For that reason you match the kite size with the conditions. As an example, for a person approx. 75kg as a beginner, If the wind is 10 knots you could try the 10 M to practise if the wind is 20 knots you would practice on a 6 or even smaller. While doing first lessons we keep the kite small enough so that no matter what mistakes are made the kite will not pull the student. Only once you feel confident with piloting skills would you start to increase the power (size based on wind) Hope that helps.

Hey Barao, yeah, I guess people teach in different ways, but really, the kites are great at flying, and the pilots are what make them crash, so in general, if you take it easy on the bar,everything else will be easier too. To answer your question, what you describe is the "throw length" and on some bars is fixed by the manufacture, and others are adjustable. I have mine set just to the limit of my reach, as in the surf, its easier to have a more throw, however, other riders, particularly freestyle, will often have their throw set much shorter. As a general rule, though, you must be able reach it if you drop the bar. the whole point is to be able to let go of the bar, perhaps spin out your lines, and then reach forward and regain control of the kite. :)

thanks, I really appreciate you taking the time to answer! :)

Hey Roman, Great question and something I should have probably covered in this video. If your kite falls backward onto the trailing edge when launching on land or in the water, it means you are holding onto the leader line (or steering with the bar) for too long. You will see at 3:20 when i release the line. If I had of held it for longer, the kite would have either looped backwards, or fallen onto the trailing edge, or both. On the flip side, if i had of released it earlier, then the kite might not have launched and have fallen back down onto the leading edge. You have to feel the perfect time to let go, that the kite will be able to begin to fly, without falling backwards. By the sounds of things, you need to let go earlier, ALSO, if your kite does roll backward. Let go of the bar immediately. let the kite settle, get back into the launching position (across the wind) and try again. :)

Flukes Kitesurfing thank you for your answer! Will definitely try next time! :)

Good question :) totally depends on each location, but a long sandy beach with a clear downwind area is ideal.

Yup you nailed it :) Excellent accommodation at the Agualina, we rented one of the units for a whole month, loved it! Dare2Fly kite school also has great 2018 kites you can rent if you don't want to pay extra baggage fees traveling with your kites!

Cheers John thanks for the feedback :) This was actually filmed in the DR, Cabarete.

Between Aus and Canada :)

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