savagebee said...
Hi, my first post.
I am brand new to kiting, am a good surfer and skiff sailor and have some experience flying 2 string kites. Had one lesson with a mate and was able to get up and going couple times on his twin tip but I want to use my surfboards. 2012 10m BWS noise arrives this week so I am ready to go!
From other posts on this forum I understand that a long downwind is a good way to progress quickly, spend more time practicing kitesurfing and less kite-walking (tho I'm sure that's a necessary skill too). I live on Scotland Island in the Pittwater so am fortunate enough to have my own boat (4.1 m poly) and it occurs that it might be a good plan to head out into broken bay with a wife or mate to drive the boat and rescue me as required.
Any advice on best ways to rig and launch kite from boat, recover into boat etc? My boat is fairly open and accessible but would not be able to have a fully-inflated kite in it, so thinking inflating with some of the kite over the side, let kite float downwind, get in water and launch kite from water?
Forget trying to pump and safely launch from a 4.1M boat, it will likely end in tears.
Instead find a spot where you can rig and launch on a beach and them head off with the boat following.
Clip off the struts when you pump the kite. If something goes wrong or you end up way downwind, flag the kite to one lines and have the boat approach from upwind of you. Once you have a hold of the boat or a line from the boat, make sure the driver puts the motor in neutral and you get yourself into the boat. Once in the boat recover the kite and once you have it at the boat delfate the leading edge and roll it up. put a compression strap around it and head back to the launch site to have another go?
