probs not a good idea to unwind ya lines like that ,unless u like kiteloops first thing

wild ay, hey this also could happen winding ya lines as u pack up, sum are dedicated kiteloopers

OMG ... You nearly could believe this is setup but unfortunately its reality.

Lol, I've always wondered if that was possible.

Lucky I wasn't the one to find out

And wow, watching the recovery, that guy went full retard. You never go full retard.

Awful. Truly awful.

Board leash !!!!!!! second way to kill your self

hahaha freaken funny stuff
just glad no by-standers were hurt

i kited on the upper noosa river all christmas.

due to the straight onshore wind and gumtrees on the beach i did the same thing.
(launched from rolled up lines in waist deep water. not the crash part)

twice a day for a week and didnt have any problems.

good way to keep your kite clean too.

marco said...

OMG ... You nearly could believe this is setup but unfortunately its reality.

As a beginner myself, may I ask if you have any useful advice? Other than a sardonic 'Get lessons!'.

Please feel free to click on the red thumbs down, hereabouts.

IF you Kite Surf please Kite Safe!

Use the C.L.E.A.R Guidelines

Pay particular attention to Equipment and your pre flight check


Kite surfing is easy to practice safely with a little forethought and the application of common sense. Ultimately, individual kiters are responsible for minimizing the risk to ourselves, and to others on the beach. Safe, responsible and appropriate kiting practices minimise negative attention to the sport, and helps protect the future of this great sport.

WAKSA encourages individual kiters to kite within their own skill level and abilities, and to recognise their own limits. WAKSA always encourages kiters to practice safe kiting but believes that the use of safety devices such as PFD's is a matter for individuals to decide, depending on conditions and experience levels. For example, if kiting any considerable distance off shore, a PFD and flares may be appropriate, but may not be necessary for inshore or river based kiting.

WAKSA recommends the C.L.E.A.R. acronym as follows:

Conditions
•Wind strength
•Wind direction
•Always keep downwind area well clear
•Waves, tides & currents
•Consider possible changes

Look
•Before you launch, land, jump, jibe, etc

Equipment
•Always pre-flight check
•Use a kite leash
•Use a quick release on anything you hook into
•Practise using your safety systems regularly so that it becomes instinctive
•Never exceed manufacturers specifications

Attitude
•Always seek and listen to local advice
•Don't exceed your limitations
•Use judgement to prevent situations, not rely on skill to try and get out of it

Respect
•Others - be considerate and courteous to all other water and beach users
•The law
•Fellow kiters - follow right of way rules
•The environment

Wollemi said...

marco said...

OMG ... You nearly could believe this is setup but unfortunately its reality.

As a beginner myself, may I ask if you have any useful advice? Other than a sardonic 'Get lessons!'.

Please feel free to click on the red thumbs down, hereabouts.

The only advice from this video is: NEVER, NEVER DO THIS!

There is quite a bit of video material and tutorials on the net and I never met a fellow kiter who would not help and give you advices!
It is for your and their safety!

You can actually launch similar to this- that's how they do it off boats keeping one line wrapped up more than the others to keep the kite flagged. It's also how you self rescue in reverse by wrapping one line up until it flags and then winding all the lines in.

Problem is the kiter was clearly a noob, see board leash, and messed it up. A launch like this is difficult and should not be attempted with other kiters around to lend a hand if your a beginner. In fact as a rule try not to self launch/land as much as possible as there is a much larger risk of things going wrong.

Lucky he didn't get hurt considering that the wind was onshore relative to where he was standing!

Spacemonkey! said...

You can actually launch similar to this- that's how they do it off boats keeping one line wrapped up more than the others to keep the kite flagged. It's also how you self rescue in reverse by wrapping one line up until it flags and then winding all the lines in.

Problem is the kiter was clearly a noob, see board leash, and messed it up. A launch like this is difficult and should not be attempted with other kiters around to lend a hand if your a beginner. In fact as a rule try not to self launch/land as much as possible as there is a much larger risk of things going wrong.

Lucky he didn't get hurt considering that the wind was onshore relative to where he was standing!

Agree.
I've done it a few times when kiting on lakes where there is no space to launch.

As mentioned above, the kite needs to be drifted on the flaging line, therefore, before you attempt that you need to wind up your lines accordingly.
....and make sure the lines are not twisted.

However, I don't see the reason why you would have to do it next to a large grass area.

why all the red thumbs.

i can happily say with confidence that i didnt experience any problems with this method. the kite floats face down in the crash position, if you makesure the 5th line is in reach your sorted.

ive seen other people launch kites with way less control on dry ground.

i wouldn't post a vid of me doing it but it worked none the less

can we see days 1 to 7 please!

TurtleHunter said...

^^^^ Nuking those drift launches aren't much better than the original post,I would love to see him do that from a dinghy in 30kn. By the way a single front line safety is way better for a drift launch

Yeah you're right. The kite only needs to flip over and same thing would happen or lacerate your hand while holding the lines.

The only time I have been in a tight launch with narrow beach and trees over the launch area I put the kite at the waters edge. Walked in the water and pulled the kite into the water like a standard self launch. Still wasn't ideal while standing on a rocky reef.