Cabrinha CROSSBOW 2006, User Manual

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RELAUNCHING – Frontline
Important CAUTION: Proper inflation of the struts, especially
the leading edge, is imperative for water re-launchability of
your kite. Make sure your kite struts are properly inflated
before entering the water.
• When your kite goes down on the water, know that the
kite may re-launch on its own, often when you do not
expect it to, so be prepared.
• If your kite goes down on its face, with the leading edge
and struts facing the water, you must steer the kite onto
its side in order to re-launch.
• Pull the recovery leader line toward your body. Maintain
constant tension on this leader line. CAUTION: Make sure not
to wrap the leader line around your hand and do not allow
your body to get entangled in the lines. You may need to pull
as much as two meters of leader in order to trip the kite.
• Once the kite is tripped, it will soon roll onto its side.
• Once on its side, the kite will begin to move toward the edge
of the wind window. You may have to finesse the kite to the
edge of the window; to do this continue to hold onto the
same leader line until the kite wants to re-launch.
• Sometimes, especially in light wind, you must be patient as
the kite works its way to the edge of the wind window. Do
not get impatient and start pulling on both sides of the bar.
This only confuses the kite. Continue to work the kite to the
original side you chose.
• When the kite is ready to re-launch, release the leader line
and steer the kite up into the sky. Slowly steer your kite into
the sky and level out your bar.
• Once you begin riding again, tension on your flying lines will
reset the Frontline to its proper flying tension
HOW TO:
STEER / LAUNCH / LAND - RELAUNCHING