Hey all,
With self rescuing I'm a bit confused about how many lines do you pull back in. After you release your safety, do you wind back all four lines? I've had some people say just 3 lines, 2 lines and some videos show 4 lines being pulled back in... So, which is it?
You need to wind all 4 lines up. Stagger the lines, so your pulling more on a single power line.
Select to expand quotesloberchops said..
You need to wind all 4 lines up. Stagger the lines, so your pulling more on a single power line.
I've found the best way if your in deep enough water is to swim to the inverted kite while holding onto the lines that are keeping it inverted and stable which depends on the safety system you have. Once you get hold of the kite you can either wrap the lines or self rescue in to shore then wrap lines.hope that helps practice when it's not too windy if you can
I wrap all the lines up or if I just want to get to my kite quickly I just pull on the two middle steering lines, in the end I wrap up all the lines.
I always pull a good couple of meters on the centre lines then wind in all four at the same time. that way the kite stays depowered whilst winding in. I have found if you don't wind in for a reason the lines can get tangled around your legs etc when sailing in. Always good to practice with your kite in planned conditions tho.
Select to expand quoteinnoc3nt said..
Hey all,
With self rescuing I'm a bit confused about how many lines do you pull back in. After you release your safety, do you wind back all four lines? I've had some people say just 3 lines, 2 lines and some videos show 4 lines being pulled back in... So, which is it?
Think it through. If you think it through you will understand why and how to do it. If someone just tells you then you still won't have a clue.
You're not talking about self rescue. You're talking about what you do after you've thrown the bar and the kite is on the safety leash. Self rescue is what comes after when you're getting you and your gear back to the beach.
Hint. You want to get the kite depowered. That means only tension on one or maybe two lines. If the kite has tension on multiple lines then it has 3 dimensional shape and can generate power.
Hint. You want the lines stowed away on the bar so you don't get tangled in them.
Hint. Any tension on lines causes power in the kite. That would include drag from your body in the water, or from your feet on the bottom. If you streamline yourself and drift along with the kite while you are winding your lines then your kite will not generate any power.
Hint. In a survivial situation you might want to get your lines out of the way and end over end on the bar is not always possible. Sometimes round and round the bar is all you can do. Sometimes releasing everything, or even cutting the lines is necessary.
Hint. In some cases you don't want to do any of that. For example, if the wind is blowing you and your gear onshore to a nice open sandy beach. It might be easier and safer to let the wind blow you ashore.
