2.1. Kiteboarding safety recommendations
- Fly your Kite only over unobstructed water, never on land.
- Fly this kite only if you are a strong swimmer and you are wearing a Coast Guard approved PFD.
- Only use Odo Kiteboarding compatible bars with a safety system that you can open in emergency situations.
- Use a quick-release system kite leash that can disconnect your body from the gear in case of an unpredictable
emergency.
- Avoid any area with obstacles like power lines, telephone poles, airports, streets, buildings and trees.
- Even if it is strongly suggested not to do should you want to use a board that is leashed to your body, wear a
helmet
- Take into account the usual risks associated with water sports such as rocks, waves, sunburn, hypothermia, jellyfish
etc.
2.2. Recommendations to minimize the dangers from the kite
- Fly your kite only over unobstructed water.
- When kiting, do not fly over people or pets.
- Ensure that a semi-circle extending 100 meters downwind and to each side of your flying position is clear of people
and or obstacles.
- Use the Odo Kiteboarding kite leash that allows you to keep the kite under control or if necessary to disconnect it
from your body.
- If not secured properly a parked kite filled with air can fly away at any time, injuring people and in extreme cases
even kill them: when not in use the inflated kite must be secured with sand or heavy objects.
-You can hurt yourself through uncontrolled water take-offs caused by gusty conditions, and the danger of collision
with obstacles.
- The incorrect usage of the kite creates a high risk of injury for yourself as well as others.
- People who get caught by the lines can suffer injuries or burns.
-Uninvolved third parties can get injured through crashing kites.
2.3. Recommendations to minimize the dangers from the kite lines
- The kite lines are dangerously sharp when under tension: never touch the kite lines when the kite is under the wind
load.
- Never use kite lines damaged, with nicks, cuts etc. Inspect the lines when rigging and eventually replace the line set
immediately with a new Odo Kiteboarding original line set.
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