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What is Kiteboarding?

There is a sport that is like surfing, wakeboarding, and flying all at once.  If you’ve ever been to Pismo Beach on a windy day, you will see over two dozen kiteboarders in the water or doing tricks high above it.  Most of these riders are ordinary people that are simply addicted to this amazing extreme sport called kiteboarding.

Kiteboarding uses the wind to combine the aspects of surfing, snowboarding, wakeboarding, and windsurfing into one extreme ocean sport.  The kite, anywhere from 6-20 square meters, powers the rider through the water.  The kite will have either 4 or 5 lines up to 27 meters long that connect to a control bar, which the rider pushes and pulls to control the kite in any direction.  The bar hooks into the rider’s harness, which is most often worn around the waist. A board similar to a wakeboard or surfboard enables the rider to fly over the water. Check out our kites, boards, and harnesses here

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Cabrinha Technology: Overslide IDS - Thursday, February 25, 2010 2:03 PM

Cabrinha Technology: Overslide IDSDescription

The Overslide IDS unit is a convenience item which provides the user a temporary place to let go of the control bar to unspin their lines. It is now a sliding mechanism which does not have a fixed position on the depower main line. The Overslide IDS sleeve is free to interactively move to the position you select. Overslide IDS can also be used to manage the tension and placement position of your bungeed trim adjusters. The optional installation of this accessory item will modify the IDS Operation instructions on page 20 of the user manual Specifically, these instructions will supersede the subsection for Depower on Demand (stage 1) operation.

Installation does not affect Absolute Depower (stage 2), which remains as the method of releasing residual power from your kite.

Operation

1) The operation of the Overslide IDS unit is simple. Position the unit in your desired location along the depower main line.

Many people ride with the unit set at the point where they can reach the power adjusters but where it does not interfere with normal depower.

2) Squeeze the tension ring to achieve your desired holding tension. The tighter you squeeze, the more difficult it is to move the unit. Separate the tension ring to reduce the load tension.

3) To spin your control system, place the bar up near the Overslide IDS unit. Prior to letting the bar go, spin the bar in the direction needed to take the twists out of your control lines. When the lines have corrected themselves, grab ahold of the bar and resume steering. Take note that you are holding the bar in the correct orientation. The red grip pattern should be on the left and the gray grip pattern should be on the right.

4) To achieve Depower on Demand (Stage 1 depower) push the control bar into the Overslide IDS unit, pushing the unit towards the kite until the desired depower is achieved. The resistance to move the Overslide IDS unit will depend on the amount of tension you choose on the tension ring. Higher ring tensions will require more force to push the Overslide IDS unit towards the kite to achieve Depower on Demand’s first stage of depower.

5) If need be, you can re-position the unit back to your desired location by sliding Overslide down the main line.

FEATURES

  • Unspin bar
  • Manage power adjusters (keep within reach)

 


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