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INSTINCT HB
USER GUIDE

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  • Page 1 INSTINCT HB USER GUIDE...
  • Page 2 WARNING PRECAUTIONS Please read this user guide carefully before flying your kite and follow the procedures described. It should be noted that these safety guidelines are only guidelines and do not claim to cover every possible instance. Kiteboarding can be dangerous. Be sure to get professional instruction before you go kitesurfing! Using the product requires you to be responsible for your own as well as others’...

  • Page 3: Waiver Of Claims

    Improper use or misuse of GIN equipment greatly increases these risks to the user and to third parties. As a user of the GIN Kiteboarding product, you freely acknowledge and accept that you and third parties are exposed to known and unknown risks of injury.
  • Page 4 RIGGING Plug and play. Set up the kite, attach the lines, and enjoy! Leading Edge Trailing Edge Bridles Speed System Pulley Brakes Frontline Connector Backline Connector...
  • Page 5 RIGGING GIN FOIL BAR Plug and play. Set up the kite, attach the lines, and enjoy! Back lines Front lines Leader lines Life line Depower trim system Depower line Holding knots and floats Quick-release Pig-tails* (*)Pigtail extensions are available You can adjust the length of the line according to your needs, support, and convenience.
  • Page 6 SPEED SYTEM INSTINCT HB Instinct HB Riser main brake Dynema 2.5mm / 500kg 160mm 355mm 550mm 610mm 890mm 250mm 150mm (red/blue) 500mm Loop Loop with nod...
  • Page 7 BRIDLE INSTINCT HB - 6M2 to 8M2 MAIN - A (LEADING EDGE) MAIN - B (SECOND ROW) MAIN - C (THIRD ROW) MAIN - Br (BRAKES)
  • Page 8 BRIDLE INSTINCT HB - 10M2 to 18M2 MAIN - A (LEADING EDGE) MAIN - B (SECOND ROW) MAIN - C (THIRD ROW) MAIN - Br (BRAKES)

  • Page 9: Technical Data

    TECHNICAL DATA SIZE COLOR FABRIC WEIGHT 1.4KG 1.7KG 2.5KG 2.8KG CELLS NUMBER AREA ASPECT RATIO 6,25 6,45 WIND RANGE 12-35 10-28 8-24 6-20 5-18 4-18...
  • Page 10 TECHNICAL DATA SIZE COLOR WIND RANGE TT 35/+ 20 - 35 20 - 30 18 - 27 15 - 25 10 - 20 WIND RANGE 30/+ 25 - 35 16 - 26 13 - 23 10 - 20 7 - 17 SURF / TIKI WIND RANGE FOIL 25/+...
  • Page 11 PREPARATION On the trailing edge side of the kite, Pre-session check Lay the kite out 90° to the wind. place the bar far enough away from all Conditions, environment, Fold over the wingtip and secure bridle lines direction, area, gusts, gear, etc. Ensure that your flying lines are connec- Make sure the bridle is free ted correctly and that you are clear of...
  • Page 12 PREPARATION 5 POINTS CHECK 5 POINTS CHECK Is my personnal equipment correct? Helmet, harness, impact vest, wetsuit, etc. Is the kite correctly set up and connected? Are the lines untangled? Does the weather allows a safe ride? Is the launch area clear and safe?
  • Page 13 LAUNCH LAUNCH SELF-LAUNCH SELF-LAUNCH Pre-inflate the kite, specially on strong The kite should be positioned from the wind, up to half way of the kite. If nee- Close the deflate valves. edge of the flying window, generating a ded, an assistant could hold your back small tension on the lines on strong wind Start pulling up the kite slowly, and...

  • Page 14: Reverse Launch

    RE-LAUNCH ONE LINE LAUNCH As you grab one back line, pull it back toward you Put your hand back on the bar as soon as so that the kite starts to peel to the side. Pull until the leading edge of the kite points up. the kite launches at the edge of the wind window.
  • Page 15 LANDING WITH ASSISTANCE Find an assistant to help you land your After the helper has taken the kite, walk kite in a clear area. Use the international towards him to release the tension on Secure the kite with some sand or so- signal to instruct your helper to land the the lines.
  • Page 16 PACKING YOUR INSTINCT HB Grab the downwind wingtip and fold your Wind the lines round the bar until you kite in half. Ensure that the bridle is securely Open up the valve. get to the speed system and secure the packed inside the kite, and that the bar never lines with the elastics or a half hitch.

  • Page 17: Take Care

    TAKE CARE OF YOUR EQUIPMENT Always carefully inspect all of your equipment before using it Always have a partner when launching and landing your kite Always learn using a small two-line trainer before using a larger more complicated kite Rinse your bar with clean water as often as possible to limit aging and to ensure that the safety systems are working pro- perly.
  • Page 18 Blue Boardsports SA Route des Marais 10a - Box 19 2074 La Tène Switzerland www.ginkites.com EMAIL: contact@ginkites.com FACEBOOK: ginkiteboarding NSTAGRAM: gin_kiteboarding...