Self Rescue - ( Kitesurf Tutorial )

Self rescue is fundamental in kitesurfing. It is definitely one of, if not the most important skill you need in order to feel 100% safe and confident to kite in any kind of conditions. It is essential if you decide to kite in a light or thermal wind, where it can often drop from 20 to 0 knots in a minute. In this episode you will observe my favorite way of performing self rescue. Additionally you can go on my Patreon to catch the extra episode on how to practice self rescue at home.
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00:00 INTRO
01:00 WHAT IS SELF RESCUE
01:30 SELF RESCUE PROCEDURE
04:20 ANALYZE THE STEPS
09:45 PACK DOWN
11:15 PERSONAL SUGGESTION
11:47 WHEN IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO PERFORM SELF RESCUE
14:25 ENDING

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Check out on my PATREON how to Practice Self Rescue at home: www.patreon.com/kitesurf

[@zlatko.]

One of the best tutorials on self rescue! Great that what to do with the board is also included as most tutorials simply forget about this detail. Also explaining the situation when one should and when should NOT perform self rescue is crucial increases immensely the practical usefulness of the video! I will definitely make my novice kite buddies watch it and we shall have a further discussion afterwards 😉

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

@@zlatko. Thank you Zlatko, I'm happy to hear that you like the episode and that you are willing to share it with your friends :))

[@gustavonardi]

By far the best tutorial on self rescue in YT. Thanks a lot for putting this together Petar.

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

thank you for watching and appreciating my work 🙏🙌🙏🙌

[@mfcoelho4]

I respect you leaving your kite for the waves just for the sake of this video! Hahaha awesome!

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Yes, a lot of my equipment I put at risk and a broke some while filming my tutorials 🙈

[@timkdiamond]

This should be the standard for all instructional kite videos. Great job. So clear even with the detail level you go to. ⭐️👊

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Thank you so much :))

[@Showmetheevidence-]

Learned (badly) how to self rescue a few weeks ago… I definitely didn’t know enough! Lucky for me a more experience kiter was nearby. He helped bring my board back and give me guidance - and eventually I was dragged back to the beach by the kite!

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

uhh luckily.. you think my episode helps you to understand what you should do next time?

[@garyjagodzinski9987]

Good video, the only point I would make is to prevent getting tangled in the lines is not to kick or bend with your legs but pull yourself toward the bar or kite in a outside bow or dogleg track. Also if your kite is dragging you to shore or kite destroying terrain, when the kite gets to where you want to stop it; with your legs straight dogleg pull yourself to the kite at whatever rate it takes to prevent the kite landing and damaging on shore. once shallow enough to stand you can rescue the kite. Gary

[@seanpatchett9900]

Excellent video! I learned several new things about self rescue. I really liked that you actually filmed yourself performing these techniques in deep water. Really helped to actually see it done that way. Thanks!!!

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Thank you Sean, I'm glad you like my tutorial :)

[@lucse3994]

I really like this format of you explaining the procedure once and then going into detail on the individual steps. Sometimes I just need a refresher on something and I can just watch the first 2 min and be like "oh right yeah I got it again". Thanks for the great vid, subscribed!

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Thank you Lucse :)) It's great to hear that you like my work :) also there are coming out the episodes of "Quick Reminder", where the Self Rescue episode will last just 2 min :)

[@lucse3994]

@@kitesurfexperiencebypetar Oooh thats a great idea! I'd love that format to watch just before a kite session. Maybe also 2 min clips on jumping, transitions etc? Keep up the awesome work!!

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

@@lucse3994 yess definitely, in the future there will be tutorials for jumping and many more :)

[@thijsbriggeman9539]

Had to perform a self rescue this weekend and this didn't go exactly as planned. So I looked up a few video's and this is by far the best one. Really love that you show the situation when actually in the water!

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Thank you Thijs, and I hope that next time you will perform it without any problem :))

[@paulinedepierre3110]

Ah nice! I’ve always done it in shallow waters, so not too challenging but good to see it really shown in deep water condition!

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

If it will be necessary I hope you will do it easily also in deep water 🙏🏻🙌🏼🤗

[@cajundawg17]

GREAT Topic and explanation on the “How To Part”. Keep the vids coming and Happy Kiting!! ✌️✌️👍👍

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Thank you Cajun :))

[@Gar1bo]

good video bro! i will sendit to my friends who are actually learning to kitesurfing! Greattings from Argentina!

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Amazing, thank you so much :))

[@LFBS]

Thank you so much at you !!! Very good video !!

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Thank you, I’m glad you find it useful :))

[@Giasonas3825]

thank you so much for putting yourself in these situations in order to help people! keep up the good work!

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Thank you Jason :))

[@sker2544]

Great video, thanks a lot!!

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Thank you for watching :))

[@florinfloroi3578]

Very clear explanation ! Thanks Petar !

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Thank you Florin :))

[@deanboljun2076]

Very well shown and explain! Great video

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Glad you liked it!

[@ericbrungger6403]

Great topic you covered here. Just had to self rescue this week in paros and found the rolling of the bar really helpfully! 👍🙏

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Nice to hear that Eric.. Thank you so much for your support :))

[@larsdamm3992]

Thank you so much for these videos! I´ve watched alot of other videos too before I found you Petar, but this videos litterly saved my life 3 days ago!! Sure its my own fault for learning a sport at a location where noone else prectise it and so, but this is just awsome, in 2 weeks i´ve now learned to surf with no lessons even thou i was just gonna try the gear before my summer trip where i have lesson waiting for me

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Hi Lars, Nice to hear that you learned a lot of my videos :)) Yes I do not recommend to learn kitesurfing independently, but if you managed to do it with all the time being safe thats awesome :))

[@thesnowboardscientist3587]

Thanks for doing this in deep water and with your board. Super helpful.

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Glad it was helpful! :))

[@pwittchen]

The best self-rescue video I found so far. I'm watching this because I had to perform self-rescue today on a lake and I didn't do it well 😅. I rolled the lines but I didn't create a sail, because I wasn't sure how to do it. I was close to the shore, so actually I could just swim. Luckily, other rider helped to drag me closer to the shore. Next time, I will be smarter 😁.

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

I'm glad to hear that my episode is the best Self Rescue episode you have seen so far, thank you :)) And I'm happy to hear that you didn't have major problems even if you didn't know how to properly do the complete SR procedure :)

[@hillary6274]

Great video! Very helpful

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Thank you Hillary 🙏🏻🙌🏼

[@zuzannakaseja3749]

Well done. Great video. Thanks!

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Thank you Zuzanna :)

[@DialedN_07]

You're doing great work!

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Thank you very much :)

[@rotationsperminute]

…great tutorials! I learned a lot!

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Thank you for Watching 🙏🏻

[@jurieltrimachi799]

Thank you 😊

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Thank you for watching :)

[@pelealexandru]

wow amazing tutorial. cheers dude

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Thank you mate :))

[@MehdiKinetips]

very nice job, quality of the video incredible and the explication also !! Thanks :)

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Thank you, I'm very happy to hear that :))

[@DM-fj6di]

nice , good job

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Thank you :))

[@randalbladel2817]

Very good and detailed review. And yes, I have stupidly tangled my feet in the past. Scary.

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

:))

[@powerthinkvideo]

Thanks. This is a great video on self rescue. I've watched a bunch of them, and this is one of the only ones that tells you how to manage the board while you're doing it. Most just forget about the board. Nice tip about how to do the half hitch through the floaters. Short safety leashes are becoming more common unless you need a long one for unhooking, so you almost need to bring an extra leash for procedures when you need to leash up directly to the kite like you did when you swam (or when you're doing a long walk back up the beach with kite in smile position). It's all very straightforward, but when you're out in the water, even in calm conditions, it's easy to get flustered and mess up. It's something that people should definitely practice, even just doing a drill on land with just the lines will really help.

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Thank you for your comment :) Yes, I was actually using a short leash on this video while swimming with the kite, so it's working well, unless you have a super short leash that might not be helpful :) As you said is good to practice Self Rescue on land, this is way I made and extra tutorial on how to practice Self Rescue at home, which is available on my Patreon :) www.patreon.com/kitesurf

[@steffeneilts3632]

Very good explanation. Thanks a lot. A few weeks ago I had a situation when one line was broken. I managed it, but it would be better to watch the video before.

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Hey Steffen, glad to hear that you managed, even without watching my video previously :)

[@notyouraveragewindsurfer]

awesome videos! keep them coming

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Thank you mate, I’m happy to hear that you are enjoying watching my videos :))

[@joesibbald5721]

good video, I had to self rescue a few days ago, the wind shifted to slightly off shore and dropped so I couldn't relaunch. I hadn't done one in a long time and I was a long way out. It was stressful, good idea to practice occasionally.

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Sorry to hear that, but good to hear from you as it seems that it all ended up well :))

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

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[@eduardost3457]

Amigo: Muchas gracias por este video. He pagado muchos cursos en mi pais y ninguno te enseña esto que es tan importante para nuestra seguridad. Muchas gracias , saludos desde Argentina y espero algun dia ir a las Terrenas a navegar juntos

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Hello Eduardo, I'm happy to hear that you appreciate my work. Let me know if I can help you with anything once you decide to reach Las Terrenas :)

[@jcRaptor700]

That is a very important Video. Thanks a lot.

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Nice, I’m glad you appreciate it :)

[@atunguyd]

I'm glad you suggested not to self rescue in medium to big surf. But to add to this, it is not just about being pulled, if you are near the kite when a wave hits it you can risk being wrapped up in the kite and drowning.

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Also correct :)

[@user-xf5yd2se6n]

Thank you! You are cool!

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Thank you too! :))

[@psic.carlakuhn]

Yes it's hard to mange the board! Good to hear an explantion

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

:))

[@eugeniocondello6175]

Very Wella done!

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Thank you :))

[@DmitriyDubrovskiy]

Thank you

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Thank you for watching Dmitriy

[@kellyin]

I did my 1st self rescue few days ago, lines weren't secured as I'd like to so it came undone when someone come over to rescue with a boat. defo something I'd do again in light wind days.

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

I hope this episode helps you :))

[@80lives]

I did a self-rescue today, it was a disaster. about 400 m off-shore. All lines tangled,. As I approached the kite, the slack lines would pick up loads of algae and ocean plants so it all became messier and heavier. Being Western Australia, there was 1 shark very close by too so it added to the stress. When I finally reached the kite, it was so twisted that I couldn't really turn it over to sail on it. I somehow managed a way to raise a little bit of it and that slowly got me to the shore after about half an hour and 2 km away from departure point, luckily before the shark found me. It's so important to do several drills of this when you are NOT in trouble, at least a few times every season, so when it happens, if it happens, you can react quickly and almost instinctively without trying to remember that part of your first lesson years ago. Thanks for all these tips mate!

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Ohh Sounds like a proper extreme sport 😅 Yes it is definitely important to practice the steps of securing the lines on the bar, this is why I did a short episode of how you can practice self rescue at home, for those who never did try self rescue before and for those who wants to refresh their muscle memory :) The episode was public in past but now is available just for people that like to support my work www.patreon.com/posts/self-rescue-at-70832535?Link& Thank you, for watching 🙌

[@LArtDeLaRenovation]

Merci !

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Thank you 🤗

[@psic.carlakuhn]

Thankssss

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Thank you for watching :)

[@Me-dv6tm]

Thanx dude!

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Thank you for watching :)

[@dpwild328]

Another great video! Every time I watch one of your videos I learn something new, and I've been kiteing for a while. One thing I did not understand was why you said not to connect your leash to the board while self rescuing.?

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Thank you very much, I'm happy that you managed to learn from my videos :)) To be honest, in past I was teaching my students to connect the board on the safety leash. But no long time ago a friend connected his board on his safety leash while performing Self Rescue, and got quite a strong shot from his board in the had, so we realise that connecting the board on the safety leash is definitely not safe.

[@ruhrkiwiAQ]

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[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Thank you :))

[@vagdemarrs]

What mess your kite had to go through for you to film this tutorial 😂Thank you very much for this recap, now we feel safer

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

haha ohh yess 🙈 Thank you for watching :))

[@85andresdavid]

Man this should be a mandatory watch before going to the water with a Kite.... Last week the valve bladder of the kite failed and it totally deflated being like 500 mts out in water. I was lucky that an experienced kiter was around and he dragged me with all the equipment to the shore.... That would be an interesting video... How to tow/pull someone to the shore if possible :D @kitesurfexperiencebypetar

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Yes, this tutorial maybe I could do it just by reel, as it’s very easy to perform it, doesn’t need lots of explanations :)

[@naxoskitelifekitesurfingsc5024]

If the safety line is broken then the procedure is slightly different than normal (no quick releasing) need to focus pulling hard the other front line untill you slack the rest lines. Make an addition Petar! Cheers, good job!

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Thank you :) Yes, it’s true that if the Safety Line is broken there has to be a completely different method for Self Rescue, which I never experienced, but just thinking about it seems like would be a quite difficult procedure and dangerous in certain conditions. I will have to think properly about it and make an additional episode. Thank you. See you maybe next year 🙌🏼

[@Nilz4FR]

1:48 I had this issue that the safety got tangeled around my legs when trying to reach the bar - the kite kept relaunching as on stearing line was twice around the bar when I crashed :( - Someone told me he always wraps the safety line around the harness hook - what are your thoughts about this?

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Hello, yes, this is why I recommend to keep the board on your feet if possible so that the line doesn't twist around your legs... if you are not able to keep the board on your feet and the safety line turns around your leg or any part of your body you should let go the Chicken Loop and the kite should stay without tension, even if the back line was twisted twice around the bar... so it's strange to hear that your kite was still pulling if you released the Chicken Loop, the reason can be that actually also the safety line was twisted around the bar or with other lines so it didn't allow the safety line to slide out properly, or the safety system of the bar is not good, what brand of the bar you have been using when this happened? I do never recommend to roll the line around any part of your body and not even around the hook of your harness, I do not see the reason to do so, and if the line is wrapped around the hook of your harness and the kite starts pulling for some reason you are in danger, and here the only option remains to disconnect the complete harness from your self, if this is possible under a lot of tension, or to use the safety knife to cut the line from your hook.

[@Nilz4FR]

@@kitesurfexperiencebypetar Exactly my thoughts. I was using the new Duotone Dlab Juice 15m2 when the click adjuster of the bar broke and the kite fell suddenly depowered out of the sky wrapping the offshore stearing line around the bar twice. It then dragged me offshore for almost 2 hours. I didn't want to let go of the very expensive kite because I was in no danger. I managed to get to the bar twice but the kite kept relaunching out of the water putting lots of pressure on the lines so I had no change to unwrap them. Been kiting for almost 20 years now and never experienced something like that.

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

@@Nilz4FR hmmm so you have been using a click bar from duotone? I didn't use this bar to often and on internet I cannot find if there is a stopper ball on the safety line and how far away it is. As the stopper ball has to be away for at least a SPAN of a kite, 15m is quite a big kite and the SPAN of a kite is quite big so it might be that the stopper ball was not far enough?

[@baksetmax]

сними тоже самое для парафойла

[@jorgenschippers7518]

What if your lines are around your kite (the lines from the kite)

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

When you eject the Chicken Loop Quick Release even if the lines of the kite are around the kite, the kite should loose all the tension. Did you ever experience the kite still having tension after ejecting the CL QR and the lines of the kite have been around the kite? If so what brand of the kite it was and the brand of the bar?

[@jorgenschippers7518]

@@kitesurfexperiencebypetar Didnt notice it! Im more worried about how to get the lines easy of my kite or shouldnt i be worried :)

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

@@jorgenschippers7518 in my opinion you shouldn't worry :)

[@syldesjard]

Too bad you're not wearing your safety jacket, it's not a good example for an instructor, you're never too safe

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Hello Desjardins, Hehe is funny you are saying this :) actually I wanted to use the safety jacket(bouncy aid) but then people could say that, to perform self rescue would not be easily done without a safety jacket. As well very small amount of kiters are using safety jacket(bouncy aid 50N), because it is not very conformable for riding and performing tricks.. but more and more kitesurfers are starting to use the impact vest, which is good to see, how ever I don't feel big difference in floating with an impact vest or without one, as the impact vest is made mostly for crashes and as the name says impacts :)

[@aleksandarkostadinovic4014]

pozdrav brate Petre iskreno jos nisam nabavio opremu ali radim na tome da sto pre krenem sa kitesurfom...zivim na ostrvu i sto kazu napalio sam se ko seljacka mlada xd....daj neki video za extra pocetnike xD...imas moj SUB poz brat svako dobro

[@kitesurfexperiencebypetar]

Pozdrav Aleksandar, ja ne predlazem da krenes sa kitesurfingov sam... idi na barem 7-10 sati lekcije sa instruktorom pa onda ako su uvijeti sigurni nastavi vijezbati sam. Na kojem si ostrvu? Hvala ti sta pratis :))