north kiteboarding
Evo Bar manual
3. The System
Mixing up the steering and flying lines is the most common mistake made
when rigging the kite. It is for this reason that North Kiteboarding developed
the “Kookproof Attachment“.This system only functions if the original North
Kiteboarding EVO bar is used together with a North kite. Mixing up the lines
becomes impossible; however, make sure that the flying lines are attached to
the front of the kite. Make a lark’s head knot with the loop at the end of the line
and/or the canopy. Slip the lark’s head knot over the knotted end at the corner of
the kite or the lines. Pull the lark’s head knot tight at the end. Then tie the blue
center line to the string that is attached to the center of the front tube in the
same way if you are using the 5th line option on your Evo kite.
Despite our recommendation that all lines be the same distance from the con-
trol bar, this however does not mean that, even if the lines are the same length,
every kite is perfectly tuned for all kiteboarders and wind conditions. Every
kiteboarder, every kite and all spot conditions differ from each other, thus the
recommendations can only be guidelines. The kiteboarder must adjust the length
of the lines before every flight, but also during the flight, using the “North Flight
Control System“ (or comparable systems). E.g, Sit-harnesses require a longer
basic depower setting than waist-harnesses.
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3. The System
