{"id":11971,"date":"2022-01-08T12:25:51","date_gmt":"2022-01-08T11:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kitesafe.de\/kite-surfing\/what-is-kitesurfing\/"},"modified":"2023-07-10T11:21:43","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T09:21:43","slug":"what-is-kitesurfing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kitesafe.de\/en\/kite-surfing\/what-is-kitesurfing\/","title":{"rendered":"What is kitesurfing?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From Asian junks tug kites to sports equipment.<\/h2>\n

Well over 1000 years ago, kites were used in Asia to move junks faster using wind power. Much has happened in the meantime, nowadays there are kites for all sorts of purposes, including to generate wind energy (aircraft wind power plant), as support for boat propulsion (skysails), as toys (single-line kites) , for aerobatics (two-line trick or stunt kites) and as sports equipment for kite surfing, snow and buggy kiting: you can be pulled by the wind on land \/ snow \/ water with the help of a kite. This is what we call kitesurfing (in the water).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

At the turn of the millennium, kites were developed that could be restarted from the water - the predecessors of our tube kites. For us kite surfers, 2-, 4- and 5-line kites are of particular interest - in addition to the different number of lines, there are also different construction systems, shapes, line lengths and much more.<\/p>\n

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Overview of facts<\/h6>\n

Kites have been around since> 1000 years ago and are still used today in different areas of application.
\nKites for kitesurfing have been manufactured and sold since around the year 2000. The sport is still booming today.
\nA distinction is made between different forms and construction methods for land and water.
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Auf dem Markt gibt es heute 2-Leiner-, 4- Leiner- und 5-Leiner-Setups. Wir stellen Dir hier kurz die Vor- und Nachteile der unterschiedlichen Leinensetups und die dazugeh\u00f6rigen Sicherheitssysteme vor, diese sind:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Sicherheitssysteme auf dem Markt:<\/h4>\n

Handgelenks-Safety (2-Leiner-Setup) - Auswehen des Kites an einer Steuerleine
\nDouble-Frontline-Safety, auch Virtuelle 5. oder Mini 5th-Line genannt (4-Leiner-Setup) - Auswehen des Kites an 2 Frontleinen
\nSingle-Frontline-Safety oder Re-Ride-System (4-Leiner-Setup) - Auswehen des Kites an einer Frontleine
\n5te Leine (5-Leiner-Setup) - Auswehen des Kites an der 5.-Leine<\/h4>\n
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Werden fast ausschlie\u00dflich bei Lenkdrachen und Trainerkites verwendet. Diese Drachen sind sehr klein, entwickeln aber trotzdem eine beachtliche Kraft, da der Anstellwinkel nicht ver\u00e4ndert werden kann.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0Lenkdrachen & Trainerkites<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0Handgelenks-Safety<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0Kein Relaunch, nicht Wasser-tauglich<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0\"nur\" Lenkdrachen, kein Kitesurfen<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Verwendung bei Tube- und Softkites sowie Powerkites. Ver\u00e4nderung des Anstellwinkels m\u00f6glich, daher ist die Leistung des Kites dosierbar. Safety-Systeme sind Double-Frontline-Safety\/Virtuelle 5te\/Mini-5th-Line (Achtung, funktioniert nicht immer!) und Single-Frontline-Safety (unserer Meinung nach das Sicherheitssystem der Wahl).<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0Verwendung auf Land und im Wasser m\u00f6glich<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0Je nach Safety-System sehr gutes Ausl\u00f6severhalten<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0Depower durch Ver\u00e4nderung des Anstellwinkels<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0Werden bei Tube- und Softkites verwendet<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Die 5te Leine gibt es inzwischen seit \u00fcber 15 Jahren - urspr\u00fcnglich als Relaunch-Hilfe bei wenig Wind eingesetzt, gibt diese Leine den aktuellen 5-Leiner-Kites zus\u00e4tzliche Stabilit\u00e4t. Trotz der Vorteile (drucklos beim Ausl\u00f6sen, funktioniert immer) birgt das System auch einige Nachteile (Zerschneiden des Kites, erschwerte Selbstrettung, Verlust der Lenkf\u00e4higkeit bei Invertierung).<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0L\u00f6st immer aus, Kite drucklos<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0Relaunch meist schwieriger bei 5-Leiner-Kites<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span> \u00a0\u00a0Invertiert der Kite, kann die 5. Leine den Kite zerschneiden<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Kitesurfing today.<\/h2>\n

In the meantime, the sport has more or less developed from an extreme sport for the daring into a popular sport. The current material is forgiving of mistakes, has immense depower and the safety systems (see above) almost always work. Nevertheless, sport and the use of sports equipment carry a residual risk - particularly in the case of improper use or trial and error, fatal accidents are not uncommon. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Despite all the marketing promises made by various manufacturers, we therefore recommend that you visit a qualified and licensed IKO school or IKO center to learn the sport of kitesurfing. The courses follow a high standard in terms of material and training and thus guarantee rapid learning success. Especially when it comes to kitesurfing, the old wisdom still applies today: if you buy cheap, you usually buy twice - and that doesn't just apply to equipment \ud83d\ude09<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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