br44 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2017 5:41 pm
Sergio, any comments on water temperature? Have you done these launches in cold water?
Hi br44,
not sure if I understand the question right. Outdoor and water temperature is just about the right cloth, as my mother told me
. But in most of the pictures water was around 10°C, but doesn't change anything talking about relaunch for me.
br44 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2017 5:41 pm
Also have you explored using a small boat anchor? If installed in advance (by swimming), I imagine that a small boat anchor with a floater would largely eliminate drifting downwind; which could be helpful when the launch spot is tight (trees etc) or the wind onshore.
No, please never ever use any kind of anchor, not on the land and not on the water, it just can be extremly dangerous in many ways and benefit is close to zero. It is very bad and stupid
that some firms sell anchors for land with their kites. I also have had a few bad experiences on land 15 years ago and a view years ago two brave guys drowened in a river in my home town, when they tried to ride in that river with board leashes which both "anchored" them self on a tree or something!
So don't even think about any anchor experiments, it may kill you before you understand the situation itself.
If you have a just onshore spot, you just have to swim out a longer way, added effort is worth your live, for sure.