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SELF-LAUNCHING:
All Best kites can be self-launched. Connect the flying lines of the bar to the kite following the line convention, centerlines
from the bar to the front bridle attachment points and color coordinated rear flying lines to the matching rear pigtails.
Check and double check that your flying lines are free from twists before proceeding any further. If your lines are twisted
disconnect them and 'walk' out your lines from the bar to the kite to ensure you have removed any twists.
Secure the kite by folding and sanding a wing tip with sufficient weight to safely hold it in place. Walk the bar out to the
side of the kite so that the flying lines are at ninety degrees to the wind direction.
Pulling the bar back towards you and stepping backwards will flick the sand off the wingtip, releasing the kite and allowing
it to self launch.
If it is possible to have someone experienced assist in the launch, this is always the preferred method.
ASSISTED LANDING OF THE KITE:
When landing your kite with an assistant, simply fly the kite to the edge of the window and down to ground level slowly.
Have your assistant take hold of the kite firmly in the middle of the leading edge. Both you and your assistant should walk
towards each other to remove all tension from the flying lines. Your assistant can either lay the kite down, with the nose of
the kite facing into the wind and sand the upper canopy, or hold the kite until you are unhooked from the bar and safely
able to take over the kite.
SELF LANDING KITES:
We always recommend that riders attempt to gain an assisted landing. In circumstances where this is not possible you can land the kite
using the rear OSR handles.
You must detach the bypass/handlepass leash before attempting to land the kite via the rear line OSR handles.
Fly your
kite to the side of the window leaving the kite at an angle of about fifteen degrees to the ground, which equates to the
lowest wingtip being about 5m from the ground.
With the kite at the edge of the window and the retaining Velcro on the OSR handle already loosened, sheet-out, reach up
and grab the lower of the two OSR handles. With the webbing loop firmly in your grasp, unhook while holding onto the
webbing handle and proceed to drop the bar. Your kite will fly slightly to the edge of the window, and then loop under
itself, coming to rest on the beach in the dead downwind position, facing into the wind with the leading edge facing up.
This method is only recommended if you have more than two line-lengths of downwind space and it is impossible to seek assistance.
WATER RELAUNCHING:
The Kahoona v3 requires no special technique to relaunch. Due to its swept wingtips and LE profile, it has auto-relaunch
properties, which means that it is incredibly easy to relaunch. The curved canopy and deep center chord makes it easy for
the Kahoona v3 to catch the wind and be maneuvered around to the edge of the window.
The larger sizes of the Nemesis HP v3 require an appropriate relaunch technique due to their high aspect ratio and
shallow draft. The 12m and 14m sizes should be re-launched using a similar technique to most SLE kites. Pulling in the
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