Kitesoul Magazine #2 English Edition

124TECHLinesPHOTO 6is recommended whenyou are underpoweredand you don’t have a biggerkite to use or whenyou want a more reactivekite.The difference is measuredin centimetres or inches.Remember not togo overboard with yourtrim, because it is truethat the power increases,but at the same timeyou will lose manoeuvrability,to the point whereyour kite will stop flying.This is called point ofcollapse where your kitewill simply stall: if youpull the bar, the kite willfall backwards instead offlying. This has to do withthe aerodynamics of kiteflying (basically how thewind impacts the upperand lower surface ofyour wing). Before startingyour kite session,you have to trim yourkite so that, with the barall sheeted in, it doesn’tstall. This operation maysound difficult but it takesno longer than a minute,on the good sideyou will experience maximumpower and speed,depending on wind conditions.Example 3 less power:connect your front linesto the highest knot (closestto the kite, photo 7)compared with your rearlines. This trim will beextra to pulling the depowerstrap: the flatterthe kite means that lesswind is impacting thekite surface - decreasingthe amount of pull of thekite. Once again remembernot to go overboardwith it (remember that todepower the kite you canalso use the depowerstrap). Saying this wehave more margin comparedwith the “morepower” situation: the depowerstrap can be 20 to60cm long, so you canshorten your front linesquite a lot. However if