Kite tips of the month october

Rider-Rescue

While enjoying a good kite session, you may experience a situation in which you have to save a person, who is far away from the shore and cannot come back on his own. This happens often in high season to beach users who are not aware of the danger of a rip current  that will take them away from the shore. An Intermediate Rider can easily save that person while body dragging. However be very careful because if that person panics, the situation can become very hazardous.  It can be dangerous to do it on your own with no special training. Take time to review it in an IKO affiliated Center.

Stay safe and know how to Self-rescue

Did you know that self-rescue must be learned and mastered by every students before they attempt the water-start, corresponding to the end of the IKO Intermediate Course? You may have trouble with your equipment once in a while, or experience an unpredicted  wind strength difference, making it impossible to go back riding to the shore. In these situations, mastering this technique will bring you and your equipment back to the shore without any trouble. Be careful, this is only working with on-shore winds conditions. It can be dangerous to do it on your own with no special training. Take time to review it in an IKO Center or watch the 3:35 min. video.

Why should you learn in an IKO Affiliated Center? 

As mentioned in the past  Tip Of The Week, safety procedures are very important and be must be mastered by all kiters. In all IKO Affiliated Center you are ensured to receive the safest teaching method worldwide. Find the closest IKO Affiliated Center to your location here.

Wind window

The wind window is the area where the kite can fly. On its edge, the kite generates its minimal power, because it only receives the true wind. It is also where we use the kite clock as reference for teaching. Positions 9 and 3 o'clock are also called launching and landing positions. 12 o’clock can be called the Zenith too. On the center of the wind window, the kite will be able to accelerate and create an “induced wind” which associated to the “true wind” will be called “apparent wind”. This is where the kite can generate its maximum power.