Unpacking and checking your Kymera
7.
When slowing down, do so progressively and shib your weight backwards, by straightening your arms, to avoid the nose diving and water
coming over the bow. The less water in the board, the easier the cleaning aberwards.
8.
Keep in mind the board will react differently depending on how the riders weight is shibed both from side to side and front to back. Also
shibing more weight on a knee will cause a different effect than just moving your body weight.
9.
Kymeras respond best when weight is shibed leb and right towards the rear of the board. Moving your upper body weight can destabilise
the board and cause the nose to dive, but pushing your shoulders up and pushing your weight back when you turn can be highly effec=ve.
Riding quickly becomes intui=ve, and soon it will feel as though simply thinking to head in a specific direc=on will cause the desired reac=on.
This symbio=c system provides a much more engaging experience as you hone your skills and develop your own style of riding.
Want to turn right using your hand as a water brake? Reach across the board with your leb hand to take hold of the throFle and then
your right hand is free to use. This also shibs your body weight to the right side, further improving your turn.
When riding always use the 2/3rd’s rule: never using more than 1/3rd baFery on the way out, leaving 2/3rd’s for the ride back. Changing
wind and current condi=ons can require more baFery on the way back. Pay par=cular aFen=on to changing condi=ons and turn back
immediately if condi=ons begin to deteriorate.
Your Kymera’s baFery meter (located inside the ebox under the front hatch) displays the baFery % remaining. The Kymera will typically switch
to reserve at around 20% remaining.
Take care when accessing the front hatch to prevent water entry
When the baFery is depleted, emergency reserve power will ac=vate dropping the Kymera to a speed of 8-10kph for 5-10 minutes.
Reserve mode should be used only in emergency situa=ons and not counted in your 2/3
rd
’s riding plan. You should aim to be back to
shore just as your baFery enters reserve mode.
Carry a reliable means of communica=on to shore with you at all =mes for use in case of emergency
Pay aFen=on to the amount of water in the board. Par=cularly when ridden by a beginner, or in choppy water, the board may take on a bit of
water. Check from =me to =me and ensure that you do not ride the board for extended periods of =me with a lot of water in the board.
Although everything in the board interior is water resistant, the components are not intended to be operated when submerged, and it can
increase the likelihood that components like the motor or drive shab bearing require professional servicing earlier than they otherwise would.
If it builds up, return to shore, remove the baFery and drain water from the board.
Emergency Turning and Stopping
Some=mes, you need to turn or stop FAST! This could be due to you seeing some debris in the water you’d rather not hit, or a swimmer
emerging from the water in the middle of a watercrab area!
Sharp Turn
You can execute a sharp turn by throwing your weight to the leb side of the board and dropping your leb arm in the water at 90 degrees to the
direc=on of travel, and even dropping your leb foot into the water too. The more weight you shib to the leb, the sharper the turn. This move
will turn the board aggressively to help you keep away from any obstacles, and cut your speed drama=cally.
Turn and Stop
If you want to turn and stop, execute the same move but take your finger off the throFle. The turn won’t be as aggressive, the board nose will
dive and you may even fall off, but you’ll stop! For more effect, hold onto the leb handle, push back on the right handle and push yourself off
the board. Neither you nor your board are going anywhere!
Two-handed Stop
If you want to stay on your board but stop quickly, another great move is to use BOTH hands as water brakes, dropping them both into the
water at the same =me, to the leb and right, at 90 degrees to the direc=on of travel. Dropping one or both feet or legs into the water can
further exaggerate the braking effect. You shouldn’t travel more than 2 or 3 metres forward aber using this move.
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