| RELAUNCHING YOUR CROSSBOW 2 Important CAUTION: Proper inflation of the struts, especially the leading edge, is imperative for re-launchability of your kite. Make sure your kite struts are properly inflated before entering the water. • When your kite goes down on the water, know that the kite may re-launch on its own, often when you do not expect it to, so be prepared. • If your kite goes down on its face, with the leading edge and struts facing the water, you must steer the kite onto its side in order to re-launch. • Pull the rear leader line toward your body. Maintain constant tension on this leader line. CAUTION: Make sure not to wrap the leader line around your hand and do not allow your body to get entangled in the lines. You may need to pull as much as two meters of leader in order to lift the wingtip of the kite. • HINT: Keep your boat board on your feet and in front of you. This will slow your forward momentum and increase the speed of relaunch. • Once the wingtip begins to lift, the kite will soon roll onto its side, • Once on its side, the kite will begin to move toward the edge of the wind window. You may have to finesse the kite to the edge of the window; to do this continue to hold onto the same leader line until the kite wants to re-launch, • Sometimes, especially in light wind, you must be patient as the kite works its way to the edge of the wind window. Do not get impatient and start pulling on both sides of the bar. This only confuses the kite. Continue to work the kite to the original side you chose. |