gbleck wrote:You can go up one line.
Did you try that in strong wind? The kite didn't start looping like the 07 cabrinhas and more?
gbleck wrote:You can go up one line.
Tom, I assume you are referring to systems like the Cabrinha IDS? I would say in the first instance, use the safety system as it's intended - If you find yourself in the situation where this is not possible, then the next best thing would be to climb the lines and get to the kite, that's what I did when I was in the shit recently.tomatkins wrote:gbleck,
You said "you can go up one line"
Can you expand on that?
For instance... which line? Will any line do? or just one of the double lines of the new style safety system...
Do you recommend swimming along side the line? Grabbing the line with one hand and ratcheting yourself up the line, while periodically grasping it with one hand? or just swimming and trying to keep that one line in sight and to the leeward of yourself?
What do you do with that one line, when the kite swirls around and fills with air?
Do you have a plan for an accidental relaunch, while you are somehow "going up one line"?
I and many other kiters using the new double line safety system have many questions about the simplicity of accessing the kite... implied with your remark. Did you mean to imply that the self rescue was as simple and safe as just "go up one line"? Are you concerned that your remark might give the new users of this double line safety system "a false sense of security"?
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