Starting - Cabrinha CO2 Manual

KB BASICS
• Choose an area where you have at least 100 meters of space to your left and right and
especially downwind of you.
• Set up your equipment so that your kite is downwind of where you will be launching, but most
importantly, so that it is at an angle off of the wind.
• DO NOT SET UP YOUR KITE FOR A STRAIGHT DOWNWIND LAUNCH! The kite will
launch with too much power and you will endanger the lives of yourself and those around you
if you launch in this manner.
• Basically, if the wind is at your back, and straight downwind is at a 180-degree angle, then
you will want to set your kite at about a 100-degree angle off the wind, either to the left or
to the right of you (See figure 33).
• The more the kite is pos-itioned into
the wind when you launch, the
less power it will have when it
goes up, and the safer your
launch will be.
• Your partner will stand
with the kite while you
will stand 30 meters
away at your control
bar.
• Make sure you launch
slowly and safely, and
launch the kite at an
angle, NOT STRAIGHT
DOWNWIND!
PLANNING YOUR LAUNCH