How to self launch and land a kite from a jet ski or boat

Let’s say you don’t have a good launching spot where you live or you have found a primo spot to kite but its only accessible by boat and there is no beach to launch from or maybe you just live on a lake and want to kiteboard where you live. The video below will teach you everything you need to know on launching and landing your kiteboarding kite from a jet ski or boat. I’ll outline the key points to remember when using the technique.

Launching

Setup your kite with the bar/lines downwind
perform a very neat self-rescue, wrapping the flag line around the back of the bar
Wrap all the lines around the front side of the bar
secure your lines with a half hitch
while keeping your struts inflated, deflate the leading edge
Roll the kite up from one wing tip to the other, taking care your bar stays clear of the kite
Load the kite on the vessel and head to a safe secluded spot somewhere upwind
Anchor the vessel so that the bow is pointing into the wind
Unroll the kite off the back of the vessel, keeping your bar away from the kite
Pump up the leading edge and turn the over, lying it flat on the water
Check and clear your lines for any tangles
Now slowly and controlled, let out all the lines wrapped around the front side of the bar
Now start unwinding the flag line, remember to hang onto the flag line until you get hooked in
Once you are hooked in (Leash and chicken loop), start feeding the flagline until the kite powers up
Now pull gently on the steering line to bring the kite to the edge of the wind window to launch it.

Landing

Bring the kite down to the edge of the wind window, let go the bar and use your quick release
Now perform a neat self-rescue, Flagline on the back and all the lines on the front
Once the lines are wrapped up, use a half hitch to secure the lines
keeping the struts inflated, Deflate the leading edge
Roll up the kite starting from the flagline side