It's usually a steering line needs to go around the bar. Not an easy one to fix in the water as you need to pull the steering line so far to get it around the bar.

Yeah I think I got it. So turn the bar back in the direction of the twist 90° and then roll that end through the front lines keeping the steering line thats not twisted free. I would disconnect my leash and hold on the the front lines at the Y inetersection. Thanks!

been done but can't remember why , however..... you have to unhook the leash and pass it through, can leave the kite in deathloop mode if not done quickly.

I have done it with an IDS Cabrinha when able to stand. Pulled the centrelines in until I was holding the bottom of the centrelines. The kite was then depowered and stable and I could unhook and pass the bar end through. Key seems to be to have pulled in enough of the centrelines so both rear lines will be slack. So when you pass the bar end through, there is no steering going on. Would be difficult to do floating in the water because its hard to see which way to pass the bar and hard to see where the lines are in the water. Might be something that could be learned by practising in light wind and waist deep water.

Thanks all very good points about the risks. Anyway it is a good skill to know, last time i missed out on a kite in open ocean from a failed boat launch this would have been handy to know. If kiting from land i will definately opt to sort it out on shore.