User manual

Self launching:
All Best kites can be self-launched. Connect the flying lines of the bar to the kite following the line
convention, centerlines from the bar to the front bridle attachment points and color coordinated rear
flying lines to the matching rear pigtails. Check and double check that your flying lines are free from
twists before proceeding any further. If your lines are twisted disconnect them and 'walk' out your lines
from the bar to the kite to ensure you have removed any twists.
Secure the kite by folding and sanding a wing tip with sufficient weight to safely hold it in place. Walk
the bar out to the side of the kite so that the flying lines are at ninety degrees to the wind direction.
Pulling the bar back towards you and stepping backwards will flick the sand off the wingtip, releasing
the kite and allowing it to self launch.
If it is possible to have someone experienced assist in the launch, this is always the preferred method.
HOT LAUNCHING: ADVANCED RIDERS ONLY
With the kite resting on its trailing edge in the water, with its weight partly supported by the struts, it is
possible that the kite may ‘hot launch’ at some point downwind of you in the power zone. As soon as
the kite powers up, you must push out on the bar, sheeting out the kite, front-line load only. The rear
lines must not have any tension until the kite is safely in the neutral zone, which, in this case would be
overhead at the zenith.
REVERSE LAUNCHING: ADVANCED RIDERS-GP, TS KITE AND NEMESIS HP KITES
When the kite is downwind of you with its LE on the water (and you’re looking into the underside of
the kite, with the wingtips closer to you and the c-shaped center of the kite farthest away from you),
you can create a reverse draft using the rear lines on the trailing edge, which causes the kite to hover
up backwards. If both rear lines are pulled with even tension, the kite will hover up, evenly balanced. If
one rear line is released a few inches, the kite will spin around in the opposite direction and start to
redirect. In this case be prepared to flip the bar and sheet-out the kite to reduce powering up the kite
in a downwind position, and crashing it back into the water.
Both of these are advanced techniques and only recommended for experienced riders.
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