WA
231 posts
Who knows the standard procedure to relaunch your 5 line kite when it inverts and the centre line forms a bowtie around the canopy?
I pretty much yanked on the centre line until it eventually unfolded but took some time, caused a few loops and probs wasn't too good on the kite. One of the steering lines also wrapped around the front lines so I had to rig it again on the beach.
Any nifty tricks?
QLD
48 posts
I've done this a few times with some success....
Unhook and let go of the bar or pop the QR. The kite should unwrap and end up on the water in the beach position with the tension only on the fifth.
Reel in the bar, hook back in and feed back the safety line watching for tangles with the slack line in the water.
Grab a heap of one steering line to turn the kite around and relaunch.
Good luck!
WA
231 posts
Thanks markie, that sounds much better!
