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My 2nd attempt to go kiteskating

borokite - 18-10-2020 at 11:00 AM

My 2nd attempt to go kiteskating, very gusty wind and the skateboard wheels do not help because they are small and the terrain is very uneven.
The kite used was a 3.9m NPW5 built by myself, 20m lines with double command bar.

Randy - 18-10-2020 at 12:22 PM

Looks like a good start. With more wind of a bigger kite you will be able to go across the wind and ride back to where you started.

jantie - 19-10-2020 at 05:08 AM

First of all I strongly suggest you wear a helmet.
And I'm more fan of a 4 lines kite wich gives more steering and brake possibilities... but keep it up and keep posting!!

borokite - 19-10-2020 at 06:01 AM

I have a Peter Lynn Gerilla 15m and a Cabrinha Nitro 14, both are old kites but they still work, but I still don't have the courage to use them because where I live the wind is very fickle and strong, so I prefer to learn from NASA. Ey I'm using this NPW5 of 3.9 but I will build a Nasa NPW21 of 7m and then I want to do a 9m, I am already preparing the depower in this current tb. On that day of the video one hour the wind tightened a lot and I was a little scared by the force of the kite despite being small. Regarding the safety equipment, I have them all but on the day I thought I didn't need to use, something that I would do from now on. Another detail that I already bought the parts to assemble a skateboard with truck and appropriate wheels, it will make it easier for me to walk. Thank you for the tips.

B-Roc - 19-10-2020 at 07:00 AM

Good start, helmet, knee pads and especially bindings on the board would help. I find the more protected I am the more I'm comfortable pushing myself.

borokite - 19-10-2020 at 07:50 AM

Quote: Originally posted by B-Roc  
Good start, helmet, knee pads and especially bindings on the board would help. I find the more protected I am the more I'm comfortable pushing myself.



Regarding bindings on the board I am very afraid because I still do not feel comfortable on the board, maybe when I am with the wider truck and bigger wheels it will be easier, but it looks like I will fall and my feet will get stuck.

Randy - 19-10-2020 at 08:14 AM

I find that wrist guards are my most essential piece of safety gear for landboarding. If I fall or get pulled off, the first thing I do is try to stop myself with my hand so wrist guards prevent a lot a damage. I never landboard w/o them. Same for a helmet.