Hi

I am wondering what technique you folks over there use for unstrapped kitesurfing in waves.
Depowered kite, hooked in or unhooked?
Would you preffer C or bow kite?

cheers
Kris

gruezi is right, there are so many little habits you do strapless unhooked waveriding that you seem to naturally pick up, kinda hard to explain. So just try it out and practice.....heaps......looknig at kites ive only done unhooked strapless riding of the LF havoc and SS fuel 07 and they both worked great.

practise turning around on flat water, so much better, fall off grab board try again. In the waves, fall off watch board ride a wave all the way into shore, body drag after it, get hit by board, lose board again just as your about to get back on, pick boad up off beach, punch back out through surf, try turn around again, repeat process, argh!

note, 3 ways I know to turn around, the third being my fav.

1 (the flashy way), bring kite to zenith with some power, bunnyhop board, grab upwind rail near nose flip it around ride away

2 (the 'on a wave way') Gybe like a windsufer does

3, (the fast and functional way) bring kite to zenith and turn board upwind, just before kite takes your weight carve board even harder upwind till the tail cavitates and slides in the direction you were traveling. Keep facing downwind. While hovering underkite dance around on the board to help it turn all the way around then dive kite on other side and ride away.

Number 3 is easier than it sounds and really fast to complete, plus when everything turns out right, to those on the beach it looks like the board just turned itself inside out.

James

In hindsight that may not actually be what you were after but I typed it now so I might aswell post

hi chris,
i find a generous application of super glue to feet makes unstrapped kitesurfing a breeze. only problem I find is driving home at the end of my sessions!
obviously don't recomend to all.
good luck