Re: My first long swim
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 7:19 pm
After dropping and not being able to relaunch a foil kite, any swim with a LEI is just a walk in the park
I dont understand, you put he LE behind you and swim, with it, and you are pulling it? How do you do that with all the lines disconnected? Use an extra leash?
If you use a full length leash for your kite leash you just clip that to the pump leash point.skideeppow wrote: ↑Wed Apr 18, 2018 7:52 pmI dont understand, you put he LE behind you and swim, with it, and you are pulling it? How do you do that with all the lines disconnected? Use an extra leash?
Got that right,couple of self rescue swims with a foil kite really make you appreciate the LEIs,foil kites might be great for racing but for the common freeride foil rider,I'll take a LEI anyday too each his own thing I guessPedro Marcos wrote: ↑Wed Apr 18, 2018 7:19 pmAfter dropping and not being able to relaunch a foil kite, any swim with a LEI is just a walk in the park
I respect all choices and understand the sentiment but you can pry my foil kites out of my cold dead handspitbulldoug wrote: ↑Thu Apr 19, 2018 5:34 amGot that right,couple of self rescue swims with a foil kite really make you appreciate the LEIs,foil kites might be great for racing but for the common freeride foil rider,I'll take a LEI anyday too each his own thing I guessPedro Marcos wrote: ↑Wed Apr 18, 2018 7:19 pmAfter dropping and not being able to relaunch a foil kite, any swim with a LEI is just a walk in the park
I think the single skin foil freeride kite for foiling should be further pushed forward just because of that.pitbulldoug wrote: ↑Thu Apr 19, 2018 5:34 amGot that right,couple of self rescue swims with a foil kite really make you appreciate the LEIs,foil kites might be great for racing but for the common freeride foil rider,I'll take a LEI anyday too each his own thing I guessPedro Marcos wrote: ↑Wed Apr 18, 2018 7:19 pmAfter dropping and not being able to relaunch a foil kite, any swim with a LEI is just a walk in the park
Key to have a rapid self rescue fold in half and roll before you get the tons of water into it. I always tell people not to fight it. If the kite is down and no sign of re-launch, get into action so you have a nice roll that you can put on top of your board and not a sea anchor.BOEMIX wrote: ↑Thu Apr 19, 2018 4:53 pmI think the single skin foil freeride kite for foiling should be further pushed forward just because of that.pitbulldoug wrote: ↑Thu Apr 19, 2018 5:34 amGot that right,couple of self rescue swims with a foil kite really make you appreciate the LEIs,foil kites might be great for racing but for the common freeride foil rider,I'll take a LEI anyday too each his own thing I guessPedro Marcos wrote: ↑Wed Apr 18, 2018 7:19 pmAfter dropping and not being able to relaunch a foil kite, any swim with a LEI is just a walk in the park
For me the worst part of long swims with foil kites is not the swim itself, is to carry a 15m foilkite fullfilled with 100 l of water out of the beach break. It's just a back breaker pain in the arse.
That is particularly aided in my main spot because swell usually shows up just after the wind completely dies.
Check Dude. Consideration of the people who may have to deal with the aftermath. ( wife is an organ transplantation co-ordinator)