kite surf action and fun in Maui

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ-LnNrXSnQ"]YouTube- NoronaLife.com - Maui 2009[/ame]

Launching Traditional Inflatable (on land or snow):

1. Put the kite down on sand, leading edge toward the wind, one tip of the kite is on the sand the other tip is in the air. The kite looks like a vertical "C" with the leading edge facing the wind.
2. Fold the kite tip and put enough sand (or snow) on it to keep it from moving around.
3. Hold the control bar and position yourself such that kite is at the wind window edge respective to your position (the kite is around 70, 80 degrees to the left or the right of you with its leading edge facing the wind).
4. If you use a 4 line inflatable, adjust your trim strap to put the kite in a depowered mode.
5. Attach the safety leash to your wrist or harness. Don't hook in or shackle in to your kite until after you have launched your kite and get into deep water.
6. Pull on the control bar and the line nearest to the ground to unfold the tip and release the kite from the sand.
7. Pull the top line (the line farthest from the ground) to move the kite up.

wish I could make this show
much Aloha and a happy new years to all

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5su0Fb_YxI"]YouTube- Donovan Frankenreiter at the Grand Opening of Tia Juana's in Ka'anapali[/ame]

edit: CANX ! wtf ?