Kitesoul Magazine #2 English Edition

RIEPILOGOLines lenght in mt: 15 23 30VELOCITÀ ALA: TOP MEDIO LOWLOW END: LOW MEDIO TOPHANG TIME/LIFT: LOW MEDIO TOPGUSTY/LIGHT WIND: LOW MEDIO TOPUPWIND: LOW MEDIO TOPBAR LENGHT in cm: 40-45 45-55 55-60ater upwind angles becauseyour kite will travelfurther to the edge of thewind window.TestA fun thing to do in yourspare time would be tobuy sets of 5m lines (easilyfound in most kiteshops or dedicated websites).Usually these arecalled “extensions” becausethey are sold as“accessories”. Whatever,just get a few sets fromsomewhere! Remove thelines from your toolbarand attach the 5m setand try riding with it, addanother 5m and go backto the water. The point ofthe test is to figure outand compare how muchyou jump, how reactiveyour kite is during surfing,how much upwind,and how many tricksyou can close: basicallyeverything you usually dowith your standard lines.Then add another 5mline and so on. The ideais to try your kite startingfrom 5m all the way upto 50m of line! Not onlywill you have fun doingthis but you will also seeyour kite from a differentperspective (closer andbigger or smaller andfar away). Pictures withshort lines look sooocool!!!! Surfing with 15mlines is wicked and doinga hang time with 40m linescomes close to yourdream of flying! Untilyou trim your line length,you have no idea on howmuch you can restyleyour “old kite”.ExamplesAn extremely useful applicationfor your extensionsis to surf waves duringside-off or off-shoreconditions. It is usuallyquite hard to catch awave when the wind isoffshore due to unfavourableangles of wave/upwind, even when youhave enough kite power.I have personally noted