put it at the plastic trim line just above the chicken loop. This is what in the old days you call a suicide leash. The kite depowers enough so this position is relatively safe in the wind range for your kite

Obviously riding without your safety leash on is a real bright move..................
The guys are right of course and when you brought the kite you should have been told?
As for twisting round the chicken loop ever thought about back rolling the other way to untangle it ?Which will teach you how to loop both ways.................
As the flagging ring on the back line is the safest place to flag the kite on if you are only learning.

dave...... said...

On the cabrinhas you are flagging a front line not a back line....

I have a SB3 and you FLAG the Back Line LHS, clips onto the ring on the bar.
Otherwise you attach to just above Chicken Loop like others have quoted.

I think the SB1 had a leash attachment on the front lines as the SB1 had a pulley bar.

kiteforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=2327281&highlight=leash

Landing and launching clipping in to the flagging ring is so important, because so many screw ups happen on launch and land, and there is hard stuff all around.

gruezi said...

Landing and launching clipping in to the flagging ring is so important, because so many screw ups happen on launch and land, and there is hard stuff all around.

Too true gruezi, although in particular, as you know this kite has the ability to have 100 % depower so IMO it is better to have the bar set up in override (i.e the retainer clip ball disengaged) and yes flagging the rear line, this is indeed the safest way.
But I also admit I never do that I always clip into the centre black line and use full depower, which is easily controlable in most situations.

Sunseeker makes a good point ....

"Also, if your override 2 is clicked in place and your leash is set up at the leash interface ball, unless the override is set loose or disengaged the kite won't depower if you operate your safety release. I always test my override each time I go out or ride with it disengaged if I'm about to do a big trick or in heavy surf."

This will see you in trouble if you do release. anyone that has had this happen to them will know , you release your kite the override clip is set too tight and it doesn't release , and just keeps you fully powered up!, and trying like hell to get the bar back in this situation is sooo difficuilt.
As a beginner IMO you should have your safety flagging on the flagging ring on this kite, not on the black line above chicken loop, because of the above senario.(at the very least on launch and land then change it to centre once launched if need be.)
I abmit it is crap that Cab SB2 & 3 flag the back line and not the front(I have mentioned this to Dan many times , but he doesn't see any problem with it ???),
The kite will spiral out of control(stopper ball set up !!!) and to re-right it once fagged on back line is impossible and a beach relauch is the only way , which doesn't help you if your 1 k out from shore.
They really should change this set up , as riding suicide is not for beginners anyway.
Cab should copy the front line mod IMO dfor the SB's

Gorgo said...




If things are insane I will hook the leash into the rear flagging line. Usually this is for insanely strong and gusty winds and beaches with not a lot of space downwind. I am usually just out the survive and do big air and bash waves and not do any loops or spins.

At some beaches I will launch with the rear flagging line attached then transfer to the suicide position once well out from the beach.

Yep.............same here

dave...... said...

On the cabrinhas you are flagging a front line not a back line....


It should be ^^^^^^ but

You obviously don't fly switchblades buddy

Not since the CB2 and SB1...... I prefer the safety and ease of use of hybrid kites with a 5th line. I have seen too many times a bridle get tangled on 4 line Bows and the thing death loops. This always seems to happen when the rider has used a kite way too big for the wind conditions. As an ex-iko accredited instructor I wanted to teach with the safest equipment possible.Still love my CB1 7m when its nuking

Sunseeker said:

Do you have a stopper ball on the flagging line?

Howzit Sunseeker,

Could you explain how you set this up on your Flagging Line?

Thanks

Hey THANKYOU SO MUCH to all the crew who took time to reply. I have printed the entire thing out and am doing all the things you have suggested.
Happy kiting to all and cheers again!!!!