Hi, my first post.
I am brand new to kiting, am a good surfer and skiff sailor and have some experience flying 2 string kites. Had one lesson with a mate and was able to get up and going couple times on his twin tip but I want to use my surfboards. 2012 10m BWS noise arrives this week so I am ready to go!
From other posts on this forum I understand that a long downwind is a good way to progress quickly, spend more time practicing kitesurfing and less kite-walking (tho I'm sure that's a necessary skill too). I live on Scotland Island in the Pittwater so am fortunate enough to have my own boat (4.1 m poly) and it occurs that it might be a good plan to head out into broken bay with a wife or mate to drive the boat and rescue me as required.
Any advice on best ways to rig and launch kite from boat, recover into boat etc? My boat is fairly open and accessible but would not be able to have a fully-inflated kite in it, so thinking inflating with some of the kite over the side, let kite float downwind, get in water and launch kite from water?
Look on you tube, I have seen a couple of vids of boat launches..
Not sure I would personally take that option though.
Select to expand quoteso thinking inflating with some of the kite over the side, let kite float downwind, get in water and launch kite from water?
Why get in the water? Stand on the deck and waterlaunch the kite and when alls good then step onto your board and go.
savagebee
Welcome to your new addiction.
Since it is still early days for you wouldn't it be better to keep it simple.
Leave the boat, wife out of the way till things are better co-ordinated.
keep going with your mate till your skills mature.
It will be safer for everyone to introduce other obstacles later, that your kite could damage or that may damage your kite.
If you are bring a boat in for launching & rescues at least have someone on board that has kite experience.
Do a search on SB for boat launching.
Quickest way to improve keep feeding your addiction.
I just wrote this article on boat rescues for kiters kitesurfing-handbook.peterskiteboarding.com/safety/rescue-and-handling-kites
But it doesn't cover launching from boats, which requires considerable experience.
Thanks to all for the excellent advice.
Kite power great advice to rather launch from beach and have boat follow. I certainly will want to do that until I am much more competent, just a matter of finding a safe beach with steady wind and where my boat is allowed.
Peter I have already benefited greatly from your kitesurfing-handbook site, it's an excellent source of information for me, thank you!
Not trying to scare you off but get a bit more time under your belt, the are plenty of things that can turn pearshaped,
