You can make it a bit safer by slowly bringing the kite down - touching the wingtip on the beach, let the bar go (control with stopper if needed) then first UNHOOK - hold onto CL to keep the kite in position. Take a step or 2 upwind then pull the upper center line as in the video. If the wind is too strong the kite may bounce so take care when you touch it down. If something does go wrong at least you're unhooked and the kite will flag out and hopefully not drag you around the beach.
Hi Dimitri. My name is Kris and I'm Polish. I'm 41 years old and i am a beginner. I watch your videos on youtube and they give me power to not give up. Keep moving on please. I started kiteboarding one years ago and my progress is very slow. But I will not give up because my dream kiteboarding is from 15 years. I could not get started because I did not have money for it. Now after 15 years realizing my dream. It's hard because I have to overcome the fear of water. And I believe that will succeed despite many adversities. Thanks. :)
Life is too short. So NEVER GIVE UP Adamski. Take full advantage and make your dream come true. Of course you'll have lots of obstacles but that is part of the learning curve. If you knew how many accidents I've had.....
Hi Krzysztof. Do not give up. Kiting is a live style and sport that you wont become master in one week. Kiting is not just water sport. Try landkiting, skateboardkiting and also snowkiting . I am very far from any good water kitespot so I do a lot of landkiting. I know, land is not water, but you can do landkiting whole year . I do landkiting almost every weekend or any free time. Always saying to my wife, going for run or joging and she knew that I go kiting behind town :-). So if you heve fear of the water and if you love that wind powered crazy think flying over head, maybe, the landkiting is the option before water.
Hope you are progressing well Krzystof! It took me a long time to get the hang of it but its one of the most rewarding things I've done. Keep working at it Mate!
Dimitri thanks for all the videos! As you very well say and as other viewers have pointed out, this is a technique for expert kiters and light winds. However there is a variation of this technique that makes it safer. There used to be a video on RUclips showing it, but it has been taken offline. It requires a kite with a single front-line safety (such as the one on the video - is it a Screamer?). What you do, is lay the kite on the beach, on its side at 3 or 9 o'clock, making sure that your safety line is the one on top (exactly as you say in the video). Then once the kite settles, you hold on to your leash with one hand and unhook your bar from your harness holding the chicken loop with the other hand. Then you start walking carefully upwind without disturbing the kite and once you are a few steps upwind you let go of the chicken loop and start pulling your safety line (from your leash) hard with two hands! The chances that the kite will lie down are much better with this technique, and even if it doesn't work, you are still holding the safety line with your leash, so the worst thing that can happen is that your kite will fly upside-down for a while while you are walking towards it holding the line. There is no chance that it will start rolling downwind killing people and pulling you behind it :) Seems difficult when you see it written down, but it's really easy if you see it in a video! If only there was some wind here I could make one :) Και πάλι ευχαριστούμε!
Only saw your response after I replied. Unhooking first is the safer way to do it yes! The same technique can be used even with a kite that flags on both front lines (like old Cabrinhas) - just make your way up the center line and pull the upper line.
I use a variant of this technique which I think is a little safer. Start by pulling as much depower as you can. Fly the kite to the edge of the window. Slowly fly the kite down to about 15' off the sand. Then pull the top center line while crash landing it and taking a couple steps downwind. The kite will land into the wind on the beach.
I nearly died doing this in on-shore wind very overpowered with 12m . 1. This should be performed ONLY when you are under-powered (ideally NO! on-shore wind ! 2. You should only do that when there are no obstacles or PEOPLE( as shown by Dimitri ;) downwind from you or kite. If those 2 rules (at the same time) don't apply and there is no one to help you. Then FLAG THE KITE - use your safety release on the edge of the window (ideally above the water or smooth beach). Consequences of: "oh I think I got it are nor worth it, trust me" Things can go wrong really really fast on this one.
Gracias por compartir experiencia y contestación (en español,lo siento mucho no hablo inglés) vi una Epic aquí allá por 2008 haciendo olas, ahora mismo tengo reos 10/6 mt . Comencé en 2000 y ahora tengo 52 años…ojalá pudiera probar algún epic kite pues ahora estoy buscando un 8 mt y veo tus vídeos 😃 sólo hago olas strapless… he perdido 24 kg por diabetes desde hace 4 años, por eso buscando 8m para olas only, presión ligera barra. Creo muy buena construcción sus kites. Gracias por todo Dimitri , Grecia gran país y gente, ojalá pueda ir en mi autocaravana… good wind y swell 🤙soy 👨🌾🍊en valencia “ La Mar mi santuario personal “
In more than 20 knots i pull the center lines , keep tension and walk towards my kite until i grab my kite while he still sits on the edge of the wind Window 🤙🏽 Just Figured it out today because this method wasnt working (when wind is too gusty or strong)
Hi, nice video. Shows well how I should proceed.. Now you say it's tricky and dangerous. So what are the pros of this technique ? Why should make me use this technique rather than another ? Thx
It all depends of the conditions. Usually I use this technique when the wind is not too strong (7 to 20 mph) because it easy and fast. And some times if it is blowing (20 - 30) I will use the wind shadow of a house or tree or dune and land that way. But the safest will be using the help of some one or use an anchor.
As others have mentioned, tricky and dangerous. If the kite does not drop on the ground right away it will drift to the power zone and power up when you let go of the line.. If you must try this technique, make sure the area straight downwind is clear of obstacles people etc.. and be ready to pull emergency release right away if the kite does not land on the first try. Instead, I always use an anchor, kite remains stable at the edge of the window. In stronger winds use max depower. A simple screw in beach umbrella holder works great in sand.
This is the reason why you have different ways of landing and lunching your kite. In this video for example I use an object as an anchor. www.epickiteskiteboarding.com/videos/how-to/how-self-launch-land-kite-beach/
Or you can even use one of your kite bags as an anchor. Check this video: www.epickiteskiteboarding.com/videos/how-to/launching-landing-kite-using-bag/
Again this is one of the ways of landing your kite. If it's blowing more then 18 knots then you will have to be more aggressive in pulling the lines if you are by yourself or even better ask for someone to help. And if you have no one around then your next thing will be to use an anchor and hook your bar to it and bring the kite down (you can see this method on the "HOW TO" videos I have on the EPICKITES.COM web page or on RUclips. But this is the link in case: www.epickiteskiteboarding.com/videos/how-to/how-self-launch-land-kite-beach/
i land it like this 50 times. good demo! this one is easy for kiters 1+ yrs.. can you please do another demo for 30+ knts, the one that lands it upside down and you walk up the bottom front line, with the other 3 lines slack. I keep forgetting how to do that one.
I think this is a very dangerous way to land a kite, especially for people who is not expert. sorry if I say that but safety is the priority in tutorials
YES true Mr.Rolando, but like I said in the video this is ONE OF THE WAYS of landing your kite by yourself and it's not for beginners. Just so you know English is my 4th language so maybe I need to make a video in Italian.
Nice video! However, i have always used the steering line, to get the kite to the beach as opposed to one of the centerlines. Why do you recommend not to use the steering line?
you might as well just pull the quick release. I get the idea being shown here but its too risky. I stand in the shallows and use the quick release. I dont like landing the kite on sand, as the stuff gets all over the kite.
The first landing was not that safe because there are people inside the WW just downwind, if the kite rolled downwind they could have been hit by the kite. Safety is not just about the technique itself, it is about only attempting to do it in a safe place.
Very good Sherlock but the reason I did this video with people around is in case you need to land the kite and there's people around you. So what do you do? Do you wait until all the people leave or do you try to land your kite as soon as possible because there is a storm coming!!!!!
Yes if this is the only way to land your kite. But again you do have many ways of landing or launching your kite and this is one of the ways. It is all up to you to use this method or not.
You have many ways of landing a kite and pulling the "Safety" is also one of the ways of doing it. But the only problem with pulling the safety on your bar, you will end up having your lines all over place and you will have to spend lots of time in putting your kite back together if you want to relaunch. It is just a mess when you pull the safety. But it is one of the ways also. The only time I will pull the safety release is in case of an emergency.
Like I said in the video you can land that way also in 30knots but it's very risky and dangerous. If you want to land your kite that way in 30 knots, then look for a building or a big tree so you can use it as a wind shadow and then use the method I showed you. Or even easier use an anchor if you are by yourself.
@@epickites Ofcourse its dangerous, all your methods are stupid and dangerous...! And dont suggest for other beginners use your methods if you don't know how to land kite safely..
@@epickites No, you can do it by yourself, just land kite on the ground, unhook the chiken put the bar down and go to the kite handling powerlines, when you reach the kite just put it down
True. I have another video that shows that. But again you have so many ways of landing and launching your kite. It is all up to the rider to decide what they want to do. My videos are here to help make the decision.
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You can make it a bit safer by slowly bringing the kite down - touching the wingtip on the beach, let the bar go (control with stopper if needed) then first UNHOOK - hold onto CL to keep the kite in position. Take a step or 2 upwind then pull the upper center line as in the video. If the wind is too strong the kite may bounce so take care when you touch it down. If something does go wrong at least you're unhooked and the kite will flag out and hopefully not drag you around the beach.
Hi Dimitri.
My name is Kris and I'm Polish. I'm 41 years old and i am a beginner. I watch your videos on youtube and they give me power to not give up. Keep moving on please. I started kiteboarding one years ago and my progress is very slow. But I will not give up because my dream kiteboarding is from 15 years. I could not get started because I did not have money for it. Now after 15 years realizing my dream. It's hard because I have to overcome the fear of water. And I believe that will succeed despite many adversities.
Thanks. :)
Life is too short. So NEVER GIVE UP Adamski. Take full advantage and make your dream come true. Of course you'll have lots of obstacles but that is part of the learning curve. If you knew how many accidents I've had.....
Hi Krzysztof. Do not give up. Kiting is a live style and sport that you wont become master in one week. Kiting is not just water sport. Try landkiting, skateboardkiting and also snowkiting . I am very far from any good water kitespot so I do a lot of landkiting. I know, land is not water, but you can do landkiting whole year . I do landkiting almost every weekend or any free time. Always saying to my wife, going for run or joging and she knew that I go kiting behind town :-). So if you heve fear of the water and if you love that wind powered crazy think flying over head, maybe, the landkiting is the option before water.
That is great Krzysztof. Just make sure when you go kiting there is also other kiters around you in case.
Hope you are progressing well Krzystof! It took me a long time to get the hang of it but its one of the most rewarding things I've done. Keep working at it Mate!
Dimitri thanks for all the videos! As you very well say and as other viewers have pointed out, this is a technique for expert kiters and light winds. However there is a variation of this technique that makes it safer. There used to be a video on RUclips showing it, but it has been taken offline. It requires a kite with a single front-line safety (such as the one on the video - is it a Screamer?). What you do, is lay the kite on the beach, on its side at 3 or 9 o'clock, making sure that your safety line is the one on top (exactly as you say in the video). Then once the kite settles, you hold on to your leash with one hand and unhook your bar from your harness holding the chicken loop with the other hand. Then you start walking carefully upwind without disturbing the kite and once you are a few steps upwind you let go of the chicken loop and start pulling your safety line (from your leash) hard with two hands! The chances that the kite will lie down are much better with this technique, and even if it doesn't work, you are still holding the safety line with your leash, so the worst thing that can happen is that your kite will fly upside-down for a while while you are walking towards it holding the line. There is no chance that it will start rolling downwind killing people and pulling you behind it :) Seems difficult when you see it written down, but it's really easy if you see it in a video! If only there was some wind here I could make one :) Και πάλι ευχαριστούμε!
Only saw your response after I replied. Unhooking first is the safer way to do it yes! The same technique can be used even with a kite that flags on both front lines (like old Cabrinhas) - just make your way up the center line and pull the upper line.
I use a variant of this technique which I think is a little safer. Start by pulling as much depower as you can. Fly the kite to the edge of the window. Slowly fly the kite down to about 15' off the sand. Then pull the top center line while crash landing it and taking a couple steps downwind. The kite will land into the wind on the beach.
Yes you do have many ways of landing or launching your kite. Use the best one you know for the condition you are in.
Is there a family downwind ?
Why do you need the fast landing. Would not soft landing, stabilising the kite on ground before pulling upper line work?
Great video and good patience with "blood sucker".
I nearly died doing this in on-shore wind very overpowered with 12m .
1. This should be performed ONLY when you are under-powered (ideally
NO! on-shore wind !
2. You should only do that when there are no obstacles or PEOPLE( as shown by Dimitri ;) downwind from you or kite.
If those 2 rules (at the same time) don't apply and there is no one to help you. Then FLAG THE KITE - use your safety release on the edge of the window (ideally above the water or smooth beach).
Consequences of: "oh I think I got it are nor worth it, trust me" Things can go wrong really really fast on this one.
And thanks Dimitri for doing these videos ! If you ever make it PNW coast let me know !
This should just be avoided as simply WRONG TECHNIQUE. There is no way to let Dimitri understand the potential danger on this sport :-]
Porque no hay Epic kites en España??? Gracias por compartir experiencia
Porque estamos en exquisito grande y si está interesado necesita hacer un pedido directo 👍
Gracias por compartir experiencia y contestación (en español,lo siento mucho no hablo inglés) vi una Epic aquí allá por 2008 haciendo olas, ahora mismo tengo reos 10/6 mt . Comencé en 2000 y ahora tengo 52 años…ojalá pudiera probar algún epic kite pues ahora estoy buscando un 8 mt y veo tus vídeos 😃 sólo hago olas strapless… he perdido 24 kg por diabetes desde hace 4 años, por eso buscando 8m para olas only, presión ligera barra. Creo muy buena construcción sus kites. Gracias por todo Dimitri , Grecia gran país y gente, ojalá pueda ir en mi autocaravana… good wind y swell 🤙soy 👨🌾🍊en valencia “ La Mar mi santuario personal “
In more than 20 knots i pull the center lines , keep tension and walk towards my kite until i grab my kite while he still sits on the edge of the wind Window 🤙🏽
Just Figured it out today because this method wasnt working (when wind is too gusty or strong)
Hi, nice video. Shows well how I should proceed.. Now you say it's tricky and dangerous. So what are the pros of this technique ? Why should make me use this technique rather than another ? Thx
It all depends of the conditions. Usually I use this technique when the wind is not too strong (7 to 20 mph) because it easy and fast. And some times if it is blowing (20 - 30) I will use the wind shadow of a house or tree or dune and land that way. But the safest will be using the help of some one or use an anchor.
Ok I see. Thank you very much.
@@mangosail2750 I guess self rescue landing messes up your lines.
your videos motivated me so i started kite at the age of 30! thanks for your tips and your nice videos! se Efcharisto :)
You are welcome. 😉👍
As others have mentioned, tricky and dangerous. If the kite does not drop on the ground right away it will drift to the power zone and power up when you let go of the line..
If you must try this technique, make sure the area straight downwind is clear of obstacles people etc.. and be ready to pull emergency release right away if the kite does not land on the first try.
Instead, I always use an anchor, kite remains stable at the edge of the window. In stronger winds use max depower. A simple screw in beach umbrella holder works great in sand.
This is the reason why you have different ways of landing and lunching your kite. In this video for example I use an object as an anchor. www.epickiteskiteboarding.com/videos/how-to/how-self-launch-land-kite-beach/
Or you can even use one of your kite bags as an anchor. Check this video: www.epickiteskiteboarding.com/videos/how-to/launching-landing-kite-using-bag/
Very useful video. Thanks, Dimitri
I almost killed my self doing this in 25 knot on shore breeze. Please only do this in light wind, be careful!!
Again this is one of the ways of landing your kite. If it's blowing more then 18 knots then you will have to be more aggressive in pulling the lines if you are by yourself or even better ask for someone to help. And if you have no one around then your next thing will be to use an anchor and hook your bar to it and bring the kite down (you can see this method on the "HOW TO" videos I have on the EPICKITES.COM web page or on RUclips. But this is the link in case: www.epickiteskiteboarding.com/videos/how-to/how-self-launch-land-kite-beach/
noob :P
i land it like this 50 times. good demo! this one is easy for kiters 1+ yrs.. can you please do another demo for 30+ knts, the one that lands it upside down and you walk up the bottom front line, with the other 3 lines slack. I keep forgetting how to do that one.
I think this is a very dangerous way to land a kite, especially for people who is not expert. sorry if I say that but safety is the priority in tutorials
YES true Mr.Rolando, but like I said in the video this is ONE OF THE WAYS of landing your kite by yourself and it's not for beginners. Just so you know English is my 4th language so maybe I need to make a video in Italian.
I'm sorry dimitri, I didn't want to be rude, just to give a warning to beginners, your videos are awesome! ciao da roma
No I totally understand. This is not for a beginner
Nice video! However, i have always used the steering line, to get the kite to the beach as opposed to one of the centerlines. Why do you recommend not to use the steering line?
Because in order to bring the LE down to rest you have to pull one of the middle lines and not the Flying lines.
@@epickites also, to use steering line you have to land the kite at speed.
you might as well just pull the quick release. I get the idea being shown here but its too risky. I stand in the shallows and use the quick release. I dont like landing the kite on sand, as the stuff gets all over the kite.
He keeps saying line, then lines, then correct center line and then correct center lines? I’m totally confused
The first landing was not that safe because there are people inside the WW just downwind, if the kite rolled downwind they could have been hit by the kite. Safety is not just about the technique itself, it is about only attempting to do it in a safe place.
Very good Sherlock but the reason I did this video with people around is in case you need to land the kite and there's people around you. So what do you do? Do you wait until all the people leave or do you try to land your kite as soon as possible because there is a storm coming!!!!!
with strangers right downwind!?
Yes if this is the only way to land your kite. But again you do have many ways of landing or launching your kite and this is one of the ways. It is all up to you to use this method or not.
Demitri kite.
Why not just pull the safety?
You have many ways of landing a kite and pulling the "Safety" is also one of the ways of doing it. But the only problem with pulling the safety on your bar, you will end up having your lines all over place and you will have to spend lots of time in putting your kite back together if you want to relaunch. It is just a mess when you pull the safety. But it is one of the ways also. The only time I will pull the safety release is in case of an emergency.
"This is very tricky" - proceeds to land kite with a bunch of tourists 20m downwind. I don't know if that would be the best idea.
No this is not the best idea, but if you have no where to go then this is one of the ways to land your kite.
I'd like to see how you land the kite by this method on 30knts...:)))
Like I said in the video you can land that way also in 30knots but it's very risky and dangerous. If you want to land your kite that way in 30 knots, then look for a building or a big tree so you can use it as a wind shadow and then use the method I showed you. Or even easier use an anchor if you are by yourself.
@@epickites
Ofcourse its dangerous, all your methods are stupid and dangerous...! And dont suggest for other beginners use your methods if you don't know how to land kite safely..
This is why like I mentioned on the video, the best way and safest way is to have someone help you land or launch.
@@epickites
No, you can do it by yourself, just land kite on the ground, unhook the chiken put the bar down and go to the kite handling powerlines, when you reach the kite just put it down
True. I have another video that shows that. But again you have so many ways of landing and launching your kite. It is all up to the rider to decide what they want to do. My videos are here to help make the decision.