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Welcome to GIN Kiteboarding… 

Thank you for choosing a GIN kite.  

 
Our R&D team has invested a lot of time, passion and experience into creating the ESKIMO. 
 

We hope you will enjoy this kite as much as us, and we wish you many wonderful sessions with your 
new ESKIMO ! 
 

For more information and to keep in touch with the fantastic evolution of our sport, visit our website:  
 
www.ginkites.com 

 
Please pass on this manual to the new owner if you ever resell your wing. 

 

Enjoy riding GIN, 

The GIN Kiteboarding Team 

 

Information about safety 

Aimed at customers with a good knowledge of kiting, this manual principally provides technical 
information about the ESKIMO. This manual cannot replace training from an approved kite school.  
 

Kiting is a magnificent sport, but certain rules do apply and these must never be neglected. As an 
“ambassador” of our sport, please respect these rules and always keep safety in mind : 
 

Respect  : 

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the other riders  

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the kite launch and landing zones  

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the riding locations 

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the rules of riding and of the air 

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the public and their safety 

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the natural elements 

 

Familiarize yourself with : 

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your equipment 

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your safety equipment 

 

Make sure that you have adequate personal and third party liability insurance for kiting. 

 
The manufacturer as well as the distributors and agents of GIN Kiteboarding products cannot be held 
liable for death, personal injury or material damage resulting from any use of this equipment.  

 

Содержание ESKIMO 07

Страница 1: ...ESKIMO 07 User manual English Please read this user manual carefully before you use the ESKIMO...

Страница 2: ...vides technical information about the ESKIMO This manual cannot replace training from an approved kite school Kiting is a magnificent sport but certain rules do apply and these must never be neglected...

Страница 3: ...line 9 Streamer 9 Leash line connector 9 Flying lines 9 Adjustment of the bar 10 Safety system of the ESKIMO 11 Main quickrelease 11 Quickrelease of the leash 12 To connect a kite leash for un hooked...

Страница 4: ...are able to provideus maximum satisfaction We are stoked afterwards to share these sensations with all the users of our products to be close to our customers and their needs The designer Robert Graha...

Страница 5: ...ame characteristics as a tube kite fast and precise turning great lift large depower range The ESKIMO surprises with its fast and easy turn It flies without any effort on the bar and it s lift is powe...

Страница 6: ...6 Description of a foil kite 1 leading edge 2 trailing edge 3 top 4 bottom 5 wingtip 6 inlets...

Страница 7: ...7 ESKIMO Control bar Description of the ESKIMO s bar...

Страница 8: ...treamer 5 depower line 6 main safety system sleeve 7 swivel swivel system 8 chicken loop 9 stoosh 10 quickrelease of the leash 11 leash 12 leash line connector plastic covered grey line 13 rear line a...

Страница 9: ...line lengths Depower line The depower line can be changed easily without tools You just need to make a bowline knot to each end of the depower line on the metal D ring of the streamer then to fix the...

Страница 10: ...lines The streamer must be completelyreleased and the bar must be pushed up away from you Then holdthe chicken loop and hold all4 lines taut the knots of the front andrear pre lines must be at the sa...

Страница 11: ...f the quick release system 2 Pass the rigid webbing n 2 of the quickrelease through the metal D ring in the direction of the arrow on the picture 3 Fold the webbing n 2 on the webbing n 1 4 Fold the w...

Страница 12: ...t slides along the leash 2 Pass the pin through the free sliding ring Place the pin parallel to the grey line Slide the red plastic tube over the pin rightup to the free slidingring 3 To release draw...

Страница 13: ...the safety leash To connect a suicide leash for un hooked riding without safety 1 Hold the connector of your kite leash 2 Connect the kite leash to the metal D ring of the chicken loop 3 Ready to rid...

Страница 14: ...h less chance of flyinglines being caught by the bag 3 webbing straps to carry a snowboard 2 webbing straps to carry skis 2 webbing straps to carry ski poles inner pocket for camel bag hidden external...

Страница 15: ...stretching the lines to 80 of the theorical breaking strength maximises the line stabilityover time This process ensures optimal quality and significantly reduces the risk of line length change with u...

Страница 16: ...ly responsible for ensuring that you only use this equipment in situations and conditions suitable for your level of competence and in a way that will not endanger thirdparties Safety does not only de...

Страница 17: ...79m 5 7m 6 63m 7 25m FLAT A R 3 7 3 76 3 76 3 76 3 76 AREA 3 20m 4 83m 6 84m 9 26m 11 80m SPAN 2 82m 3 50m 4 17m 4 85m 5 30m PROJEC TED A R 2 5 2 54 2 54 2 54 2 54 ROOT 1 28m 1 57m 1 87m 2 17m 2 38m C...

Страница 18: ...imate guide only To make it accurate you wouldhave to consider all variables that can modify the windrange eg the weight of the rider the level of the rider the performance of the snowboard or skis th...

Страница 19: ...19 Lineplan...

Страница 20: ...20 Depower system Left side right side...

Страница 21: ...t flying line red 2 rear flyingline blue 3 rear pigtail blue 4 front pigtail red 5 brake depower line 6 brake line 7 C lines 8 B lines 9 A lines 10 A depower line 11 B depower line 12 C depower line 1...

Страница 22: ...k the riders who contributed to the development of the ESKIMO Their effectiveness their optimism and their ideas broughtmuch to the result that is the ESKIMO Thank you also to all the impassioned peop...

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