As a former kiteboarder that move would be insanely hard; nearly impossible for most. This guy is either a pro or semi-pro.
He's keeping the kite right at the very edge of the envelope, so there is no lift, but the kite doesn't stall and crash into the water.. One wrong move and he could be lifted out of the water, thrown in the air, and land 20 meters down wind. Then he gently grabs the lady and steers both of them back to the board. All while doing it one handed.
I'm telling you, very few people on the planet could do this safely without both drowning.
He's just explaining that he was testing the camera and about to leave because he wanted to change the camera position and ended up in the right place at the right time to see that the girl was being dragged by the tide, so he he was able to rescue her, he doesn't mention what exact technique he used to keep control of the kite, which is fair since the general public is unlikely to be interested.
Bro casually explains how much of a badass this dude is while creating general interest in kitesurfing for thousands of viewers. I love water sports and knew he was doing work, but your comment elevated both so well.
also wondering, does his move require a lot of strength or is it more about technique? i imagine he has to have a very strong back and core to pull this off.
Knowing very little about kite surfing I was still somewhat surprised with how easy he made that look, but very interesting to know that it wasn’t easy at all this dude was just that good. Appreciate the info.
Kites are made to be able to land/crash into and be restarted from the water. They are shaped in an arc and inflated along the edges to keep it shaped and floating.
What are you talking about this isn't hard to do at all you just need basic kite control, especially with a bigger M2 kite like this one which is very stable in the air
I don't think you understand how powerful these kites are mate. I've seen grown men cross an entire beach on a bad day. Keeping that thing stable like that would take practice. He's an Olympic athlete. Your some dork on reddit.
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u/DrNinnuxx 8d ago edited 8d ago
As a former kiteboarder that move would be insanely hard; nearly impossible for most. This guy is either a pro or semi-pro.
He's keeping the kite right at the very edge of the envelope, so there is no lift, but the kite doesn't stall and crash into the water.. One wrong move and he could be lifted out of the water, thrown in the air, and land 20 meters down wind. Then he gently grabs the lady and steers both of them back to the board. All while doing it one handed.
I'm telling you, very few people on the planet could do this safely without both drowning.