thank you gentlemen ; As you can see I do not loop systematically when I have to do more than 2 loops, depending on how is the kite and the sinking depth of my board when the kite is reaching the zenith ; the main aim here is to stay on the board when it is sinking, and step by step , pump after pump, you can increase slowly the line tension (hence kite speed) up to get enough to foil-up ; sometimes the start of a second or third loop can kill the tension at the zenith and then the board sinks too much; it may be useful to start pumping even with the as in the water which shakes the kite and gives a bit more tension;
Peter: good remark; I use gloves in light winds for following reasons :
- I often ride with one hand in the middle of the bar and do not like fleeing the gliding of the depower rope in-between my fingers
- in case I have to manage the briddles
- prehension of the bar remains very good if not better with some gloves models
- they are not hot at all
it is not standard kite gloves but rather very light gloves (that you can find for a pair of Euros in DIY shops):
Complete suit: You are right water is hot , around 27 degree , and a lot of people look at me strangely ; it is for protection reasons as I do not like the little hurts that the foil can make on your legs ; also because in case of swimming, I get very rapidly cold (including off-shore light-rides) : I have a lack of grease encapsulation layer with my 60 kg ... ; but it it quite large (And tgin : 2mm) so I am never too hot inside ; it even keeps be colder in the sun on the beach , when wet; I do not think the impact on low-end is significant , but next "onshore-summer-marginal wind" configuration , I will try without to test this.