Hey fellow Soulsters
I have a practical question for you guys (first time post so if it’s in the wrong place please let me know). Brief background on me: kiting since 2001, only ever used foils. Started with Peter Lynns and switched to Flysurfers in 2008. Never owned an LEI so cannot say good or bad things about them. Hydrofoiling since 3 years. Learning the basics for that has taken me far longer than it should have but I started off on the wrong gear. Now on a Moses with a 590 wing and loving it.
Also love the Soul, by far the easiest and most forgiving kite I’ve ever owned (started with FS series of Psychos, Speed3, 4 and 5).
I have only found one problem I have not been able to solve yet, but I’m sure it can be.
This has happened to me twice now, and I’ve had probably had 30 sessions, maybe an hour each or a bit longer. So, statistically, I can’t say this is a huge problem, but when it does happen it is fairly catastrophic, because I can either not relaunch the kite (first event) or it flies crippled with one set of lines behind the kite (second event). (Here’s the track from last night with the long red line in the end showing me limping back to the beach with the crippled kite.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Fgs4dgPLz8gtPZmt8
Here’s what happens:
As I fly the foil downwind too deeply and too fast and not paying enough attention to the kite, there is insufficient wind in it and it sinks slowly, and yes, I should be able to prevent it, but there is a lot going on. Eventually it hits the water, but the problem is, it is inverted and I can’t relaunch it.
Has anyone else had the kite sit on the water, inverted, as in inside out, lines facing away from you? How did you relaunch it?
Any suggestions most welcome.