Learning how to self rescue a kite

When things go wrong in kiteboarding it is important to know what to do. In our course we learnt how to self rescue. This might be needed when there is no wind or there is some form of equipment failure.
The idea is that the kite can be used like a sailing boat. This exercise was quite a bit of fun, though sorting out the lines was quite tricky.
We managed to steer ourselves in the water albeit a short way back to shore.
Our lessons took place in St Kilda with Kite Republic. There was hardly any wind which was good in that it allowed us to practice technique without the risk of things going terribly wrong. Our instructor encouraged us to practice this regularly and when it is honed to do it in gradually stronger winds.
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