You know why it's your biggest fear? It's probably because you shouldn't be doing it at this stage!uschxc wrote:at first i was hesitant to disclose details, but oh well here's waht i have
north vegas06 12m
north dragon
north air harness
for the wind contions in my area i'm most comfortable wiht my kite in aboug 10 knot winds
my biggest feat is the self launch. i'm most ly scared that i'll try to put sand on the tip to keep the kite in place walk back to my kite and i'll screw something up. the idea of a constant such as wing controlling my ride just freaks me out...
...gave me enough information and experience to be dangerous
I think you should put the self launch notion or self kite notion out of your mind completely for now.
The 06 Vegas is a nice kit. There are probably more of these on my beach than bow type kites.
I know they have kook-proof connectors, but if you insist on self launching, how do you know your back lines aren't crossed with your fly lines?
How do you know you have the right launch angle?
You ready for a luff right after you tighten those lines? How about going too hot? Got too much sand on that wingtip? Too little?
My point is I don't believe you're ready to do this. Even experienced kiters can botch it.
As for the size of your kite, if you're around 175lbs, that kite's sweet spot is from 15-25. I think when you're learning, flying it from 15-20 would be your most productive wind range.
Fred's idea on the Arc is a good one. The kite is super stable so you'll not have to tend to the kite drifting left or right as you get pulled crooked trying to put your board on. But this isn't about C-kites vs. Bow kites vs. Arcs vs. Bridled foils. You're spent enough money already and it's time to make the right friends to get your stuff working.
Kitesurfing, like it or not is a team sport when you're learning. Why are you trying to go it alone?
