Bra jobbat !

What a cool activity!

Interesting! I didn't expect you could tow yourself uphill with a kite on skis! Did you need a ton of wind to do it? I'm intrigued by the potential applications!

What a Random Suggestion from KZbin for me, but Seems fun!

Wow! That is some smooth ice, we're still waiting for ice in Colorado.

Can you share the location?

Great! Thanks for letting us see this.

is the inner side of the kite wet? or does it remain dry? how do you let it dry in case?

thx, what is the link to the guy that inspire you

To me, it is like a magic trick (I’m using foil kites too). Foil kite floating on the water is synonymous to quick stress increase, but apparently it is not so concerning…

I love the bungees and the lite tow line - Thanks for the Video.

Thank you!

Great video👏

I use an electric leaf blower runing lowest possible, worked good on 13/18m sonic3. If it’s warm enough it will dry out in 30 min. Blowing air in the center inlet, keeping outlet closed.

Quite tricky stuff. Its like magic for me you did it 😅

Old topic, anyway: why you don’t make a video about the foothooks? These are little gems, i am foiling strapless but I’m interested in them for jumping

Hey mate, how good are half straps?

great job in such light wind

That's great!!!

Very much inspiring your self launch technic. I dreamed many times about that and you show us, how it works! Thanks very much for sharing your experience! I really wonder, how you get the kite back on the board, especially if the wind is still going well. Is there a technic you can do on your own? Backstalling the kite, then pull it in on a steering line? Best regards Sandro

Had that tampon with strings waste of money UfO v2 will out perform that tampon in every time for half the price and no maintenance required I now use the tampon with strings for a drop cloth or dust control

I've been wondering if carrying a backpack with a compact pair of fins would be super helpful for a swim back. It's a big difference swimming a km with fins vs without.

I guess you could also drift launch whilst standing on those rocky islands, they look flat enough not to cause any issues. Or have I missed something? Nice video cheers

I use a leaf blower in the lawn….great video.

😄 "promosm"

You should try without any lines : so simple to wing foil in light wind....and you don't get in trouble and go to the shore safely.

Great video!!!! Very motivating for the ones who are getting into foil kites! I have a Flysurfer Speed 5 15m2 and barely flies in 5 kt. How can you fly a 13m2 in 5kt?

Nice vid! Why do you use hooks instead of regular straps?

It's been a long time since your last video, super happy to see a new one! :) P.S. I had similar issues while attempting a water launch - lines would get tangled around the floater and pretty soon, it would become unwieldy and I would just try to quickly unwrap them, as you did in the video. But now I am getting a feeling that keeping that tension in the lines is pretty important in low wind situations - kinda like you did in the first video - to keep the tension and with that, keep the kite above the water and slightly filled. Am I understanding that right?

Great video. I like you commentary. If you are still monitoring this, I'm curious, why did you not try to stay on the boat to launch the kite?

Hello. Why do you need to use this method? Do you not have a spot to launch on land?

I have been using a 10$ table fan for years - I simply direct it to the central air intake and let time do its job. Ideally, the kite is on its extrados and you can fully extend it; for a 12 or 15 m kite, usually 8H are sufficient to get it all dry in / out; the Velcro vents must be opened to allow air to circulate, and you must make sure the wing tip water escapes are not closed. To take your kite out of the water, what works well is to start with the leading edge and progressively send the water to the trailing edge where it can escape from the air vent and wing tips; of course, if there are rocks where you take the kite out of the water, you may want help to prevent the fabric from scraping on the hard edges of the rocks. If the kite is full of water, it becomes very heavy and you do not want to lift it without support - otherwise the fabric and stitches may stretch.

Really informative- good to be able to learn from others!

I have had the same thing with the floats. I have tried to to wrap the lines differently and it can still happen. It’s a 50 /50 if things will go good or bad. I made a float table that anchors to the bottom and then I can side launch from the water. It’s a round disk made of wood with a float around the edge. Then I see the kite with sand bag on the wing tip. It works pretty good but you need to be able to stand in the water it won’t work for deep water.

Finally the bad luch turned out good........... :) Thansk for sharing. Usefull video again. :) How big is your board? (lehght, voume) I always have problem to sit on my board during reluch. :( May be it has too big volume? I have hard time to keep it under me... What do you think???

Any thoughts on how you might avoid the floater getting tangled? Would a complete wrap of the bar end on each side at the beginning of the winding process prevent them from getting in the way? That seems like the type of process that might still be manageable in a water launch?

Tks for sharing, usefull!

Incredible video mate. I have seen kite junkie vids, but always thought he is the only one who can possibly unroll the kite in the water.. looking forward to your packing of the kite video and others.. your water launch skills re amazing.

Fantastic 👏👏👏👏

Great - thanks a lot for sharing!

Thanks a lot for sharing - great!

One stupid question: Why it is important to dry it? I was able to relaunch the hyperlink at the beach when it was completely wet. Then I started riding again and it didn´t feel different? But I am a beginner at foilkites, so maybe it tends to fall off the sky more if it´s wet? Thanks!

Very helpful! Thank you!

PS. I carry a spare longer leash around my waist to attach to the front of the board if need be. JK

Very good vid. Any chance of a similar vid dealing with self rescue when using a pump up kite? JK

Not a foil rider but I found this super helpful. Just had my leading edge blow out which made most self rescue videos pretty lackluster in terms of relevance. I really like the idea of a tether and bungies to hold everything together. This has given me a lot to think about going forward. Thank you for putting this together! Hopefully more folks can see it and discuss.

I use a battery powered leaf blower. Very high volume, it will inflate the kite in 1mn. Leave on the grass in the sun and dries pretty fast.