QUICK RELEASE ACTIVATION
Quick release: QR
Our QR is very simple to perform. Just hold it and push it away from you.To re-assemble, pass the webbing through the ring, fold it and cover it with QR.Same thing for QR of the leash. Hold it and push it away from you when you want to release.
2 chicken loops
For all those who kite hooked in most of the time (from beginners to advanced riders) the chicken loop with the dingy-guy will be the one you should use. It will avoid unintentional unhooking.For those who want to hook and unhook quickly, we provide another chicken loop, which is a bit longer and does not have a dingy, so you can hook back in much more easily. Don`t forget about his little t-shirt so he won`t get cold.
DIFFERENTSAFETY SETTINGS
Depending on your level and preferences, you might want a different level of safety, which will enable a different level of freedom for your riding.
Beginner Setup
We think that somebody who is still learning to kite needs a leash connected to one of the front lines and his harness (the hook for example). So in case of emergency, when you release the QR, your kite will loose all its power, and will stay connected to you with one front line.This system doesn’t allow the rider to do spins, because the leash will twist around the centerline and might not work so efficiently. We believe that with so much de-power, you’ll be safe if you don’t take too much risk and use the Rabbit in its appropriate wind range. Activating the QR is only necessary in extreme situations. In the event that you utilize the QR, you may not be able to re-launch your kite. You will probably have to come back using self rescue method like swimming carefully along one front line to the kite, holding the kite, and body drag back to the beach (see more description in the” safety” chapter.
Rabbit Setup
For those who want to ride unhooked sometime, we add a little ring below your chicken loop where you can attach leash. This simple setting, allows you to unhook, let go of your bar if you want, and stay connected to the kite with a minimum power. This is the system called a suicide leash, but it is no longer a suicide with the rabbit, as de-power is almost complete. For this same reason take care if you try to jump in shallow water and let go off your bar, you will fall like a rock and then we will call it suicidish again.
Double Depower Setup
For some riders, the big de-power of Rabbit is maybe too much for regular riding. If you feel one of them, you can move the upper ball a little more down, and like this you’ll reduce progressively the de-power ability. In this case, if you connect the leash direct to the chicken loop, you won’t have as much de-power as before. If you still want all de-power when you let go the bar, you can connect the red line (provided in the bag) below the swivel, pass it through the bar, and through the ring below the chicken loop, and connect it to your leach. In this case you’ll find back all de-power.
Unleashed Setup
Some people don t want to unhook, even if they know how to ride well. For them, there is not real need for the leash; they can just ride with the chicken loop with dingy guy, and in case of emergency action QR.
Safety Handle
If you can, and if you have time before activating QR, you should grab one front line with the little loop made for this, and then activate your QR. Like this you hold your kite with one front line, and you don t put in danger the people down wind from you.This is a kite rule; always think about your safety and the safety of people around you. Help people, when you can on the water and on the land. Thank you.
