Kitesurfing 101 - Relaunching Your Kite in Extremely Light Wind

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What if the wind suddenly became so weak that your kite can’t even take off and is sitting straight downwind from you, unable to get back up in the sky? Is this it? Do you have to swim back to the shore? Do you have to end your session? Nope! In this video, I will share two secrets that will help you continue to ride even when most of the kitesurfers are sitting in the water with their kites down.
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I watch tons of kite clips and this has to be one of the best Kite clips I have seen.. GREAT information and Highly appreciated, , Thank you professor..

kijetikimavi

Just a few days ago we were riding in a super light wind conditions and once I decided to actually finish, the wind just disappeared in a split second (there was rain approaching as well).
I recalled your video, tried both ways and actually managed to lift the kite!
It didn't get me far though - just some 20-30 meters closer to the shore before whatever was left of that wind was gone for good. But when I got to the beach I was greeted with "wow, that was impressive that you actually managed to relaunch the kite!" 😎
So... Thanks a lot for a very useful video!

Homobikerus

using the toy kite and explaining the wind aerodinamics helped me a lot to understand what is actually happening to tyhe kite; most other videos just tell do this, don't do this, but understanding what forces are actually at play was very insightfull. thank you!

cojobest

Ive been haveing this kind of trubble for a whole week now and this is the first video I found that actually explains in a way i can easily understand! so many good tips i feel like I wanna tip you back for this awsome video, thank you so much!

larsdamm

The mini kite model helps a lot.
One of the best kitesurf instruction video on youtube!).
😊

noobmusician

This was very helpful; especially to show every single detail on the kite model. Most experts know what to do instinctively; but they don't know how to explain what exactly they are doing. Your video shows step by step with full detail how to do. Thank you very much.

caglarnal

Very excellent explanation using the model. Many thanks! Regards, Declan

declancoady

Great video thanks. I’m here on Maui. A complete beginner, trying to learn. This is the best instruction I’ve seen (including from the instructors here) on explaining the fundamental aerodynamics of what happens and needs to happen in a relaunch. Much more helpful than just blind instruction to pull this or that line. Can you please to a video on water starting? Also, how to deal with water starting and relaunching when there are small to moderate waves. Thanks so much.

aezazi

Thanks for sharing the wind gradient chart for speed differences above the surface.

jacklcma

Great information! Well explained, Thanks!

gnouel

Whooooaaa, plumb beach made it to youtube!

nilsonovich

So strange how today in a different instructional video I saw for the first time some guy launch his kite backwards like that and then spin it around! I was like, "I DIDN'T KNOW YOU COULD DO THAT!" 😃 And now another video teaching it! Its funny because the other day I got my kite out and the previous time I had unhooked my lines I accidentally unhooked one of the short blue ones off the tips and it confused me to where it belonged so I put them on the leading edge.. well lol the dang thing wouldn't fly but when it flipped over it would try and fly backwards because now the tip lines were shorter lol I thought it was kinda funny that it actually could fly backwards and now I learn that you can launch it that way! I did figure out where they were supposed to be later but the wind died to around 10 mph and I couldn't get it launched..🥴 I love this new to me sport so much and I haven't even got up on the board yet! Oh I can't wait till I can cruise around the lake on a mild wind day!

lovetofly

Wow. Could have absolutely used this info a few weeks ago after spending 45mins of an 1hour training session with a sunk and stuck kite! Great video and look forward to applying this knowledge and sharing with friends

Jerichoom

Great video. All of it makes total sense. Especially the part about light wind at the surface. If the water is much colder the the air the wind is always higher up.

peterkina