How to connect your Bar and Lines Downwind of your Kite. Kitesurfing setup Tutorial

Set up your bar and lines and kite correctly everytime following this step by step video explaining running your bar and lines, and attaching them to your kite, downwind. If you are wondering what is the best way to attach your bar to your kite, this could be it
The 2 most defined methods for attaching your lines when setting up are downwind, or upwind, But in reality you can set up your bar and lines in any direction, and sometimes you may have to.
Getting a system to attach your bar and lines correctly every time is extremely important and will help make sure you never have any issues when you are ready to launch. Attaching your lines downwind is said to be the saftes setup procedure for kitesuerfing.
This video demonstrates how to attach them downwind of your kite.
Be sure to check out our other videos for more how tos
Luke Millard
Flukes Kitesurfing
Kitesurfing setup how to connect your bar and lines downwind

[@fernandopereira7212]

your smile shows that you love what you do. Congrats from Brazil.

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Thanks Fernando! We sure do mate :)

[@mayday63]

Watched a lot of kitesurfing instrux vids and yours stand out for their perfect combination of detailed explanation of finer points woven together discussion of big picture issues that beginners might overlook, and an excited, engaged personality....that is to say, yours. The little tips like the natural way to avoid a full twist by body/arm orientation vis-a-vis the bar are pure gold. Great work and thanks for creating these and helping those of us starting out.

[@paulrandall9851]

Really appreciate your videos Luke, thanks for taking the time to put them together. Kiting can be tricky for beginners and I learn a lot from your vids. Your communication skills are great, keep up the good work:)

[@hooplernono7033]

Thank You! I appreciate all your videos! You are a professional!

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Awesome thanks Hoopler!

[@tedwhittingham5027]

Great tip about picking up the bar to avoid twists when walking into the wind window. Thanks Ted

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Thanks Ted!

[@mate32408]

Thanks for the video. The tip how to avoid the twist is really great

[@geconnet2470]

Excellent! I love alll of your videos. They are so detailed that really nothing is left out and can be easily understood. Wish I had seen them earlier would have saved me from some serious incidents. Carry on like that!

[@AdeelKhan1]

Thanks Luke! Your videos come up every time I search a question related to kite surfing. Thank you very much for making these awesome videos!

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Cheers Adeel! Happy to hear you've found the channel helpful :) Fire away any questions and we're always happy to try and help out :) cya in the next one ~Flukes Kitesurfing

[@AdeelKhan1]

@@FlukesKitesurfing Thank you!

[@ABenjamin76]

Hi Luke, when i was a newbie, regardless of how well i rolled up my lines I'd come across time consuming tangles when running the lines out. I learned a new safe trick that saves time and avoids tangles. If you have a center line v split, simply unwind all four lines about 1 or 2 meters and connect the two center lines first. Then unwind all 4 lines completely while the 2 center lines are connected. Then walk the two outside lines to ensure no tangles. Connect the outside lines. Now your outside lines and center lines should have no twists. The center lines may be twisted with each other but that's ok. Standing from the kite, hold your center lines and walk them to your bar until you untwist at the swivel. Done! Saved me tons of time and much safer than managing all 4 lines at once. Hope this helps!!

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Nice one! thanks Andrew, great tip :)

[@gillesbkf4315]

Good procedure to follow, will definitely apply it !

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Perfect!

[@C-fl1ln]

Thank you very much 👍

[@oceanromeo]

Awesome vid Luke. Do it like this myself. Oh and great choice of equipment (inc. the T shirt!) 👍🏼

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Thanks Andrew! Yeah the Ocean Rodeo gear is awesome! loving it!

[@l3utterfish]

Nice trick 10:30 when positioining yourself perpendicular to the wind: Grab just the side of the bar you are moving towards.

[@aaronscott1972]

I've learned so much from this channel. I'm blessed and cursed in living in San Diego (lightwind capital of the world). Where do you do your videos? Looks amazing

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Awesome Aaron, thanks for letting us know :) We film in Australia, Dominican republic, and Canada. "Light wind capital of the world" haha! well, a bigger kite should fix that!

[@mickeymelendez1605]

Aaron Scott me too 🤗

[@wilkinsonadrian]

Looks like South Stradbroke Island, Queensland Australia

[@grattin]

love your videos! just wondering, i'm on the goldie too, what are some really good spacious areas for beginners to learn where we won't get in anybody's way. is that spot just before the spit good? also, what are appropriate winds to learn for someone who is 70kg and a 12 meter kite last question haha sorry... is it a good idea to take a smaller (8m) kite out in light winds to practice, kind of like a trainer kite?

[@sergejmaksymenko8426]

What is this place? Where is that beach located? It's look amazing! Thank you so much Luke

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

This is in Australia! :)

[@kirsty1989]

Just found your chanel and am in the process of buying all the necessary bits to start kitesurfing. Can you launch the kite yourself or would i need someone else like in this video? Thanks.

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Oh nice! Yes you can. we have more videos for self launching if you want to check them out. :)

[@faqui1969]

Hey can you make a video of what would it happen if you got a line cross or cut?

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Hey mate, thanks for the suggestion! You can fly your kite with your lines crossed, land it again, and fix the probelm... but if a line becomes cut, activate your safety system immediately.

[@faqui1969]

Flukes Kitesurfing hey man. Thanks for the replay. I will be in Dominican Republic next week. Let me know if your gonna be around. Other than that. Thanks for your effort on helping newbies.

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

oh nice, we are in Canada right now, and headed to Aus next, but have fun out there!

[@faqui1969]

Hey Luke. Since it looks that you know DR more than i do. Can you recommend me good and friendly kiteboarding places where to go. I will be there tomorrow and i like big beaches with few people. Do you know any places like that in DR? Thanks mate

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Hey mate, this is Australia. We spent all of our time in Caberete in the DR, but there are other spots, if you ask some of teh schools they will ahve some ideas/trips to other locations :) Have fun!

[@scooterboyify]

When should you set up your bar and lines downwind of the kite vs. upwind

[@brandonhall3651]

You never flew the damn kite dude what the hell

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Correct. This is about connecting your lines. Not flying the kite. :)