Flysurfer Soul 15 relaunch in very light wind conditions. Deep water self rescue

Today I had the opportunity to train self rescue and water start with my Flysurfer Soul 15 in very light wind conditions. Wind dropped from time to time to 0 kts and I had to manage my kite on the water. I was for approx. 30 minute in the water and could relaunch my kite again with no problems. I did this 3 times during one foil session. It's always good to check what is possible. :-)

[@bodziobsz]

No proszę, patent elegancki, nigdy nie wpadłem na pomysł przypiecia w ten sposób deski. Zawsze w takiej sytuacji siedząc na desce zwijam bar, mecze się z ustawieniem latawca i rozwijam ponownie a tu w chwilę i pyk ogarnięte. Dzięki za filmik, spróbuje next time ;)

[@buenacloud]

Polecam spróbować 🤙

[@thomaskrayer9227]

Sehr geil aus dem Wasser geholt !! Respekt !

[@buenacloud]

Danke

[@nicolasboudet9302]

I can see you went to your kite to replace it in good position👍
I had this kind of issue several time in the middle of a small lake with kite gusty wind moving from 18knots to 0🥴
The 15m soul dropped down in tricky position with several loops between sail and lines and I was unable to relaunch it due to so😢
I saw you attached your chicken loop to your board and swimmed to the sail
Sounds quite dangerous in gusty conditions so I did self rescue but with the line mess, I eventualy enjoyed good natakite
What are your recommendations if same issue happens again???😎

[@buenacloud]

And here again. The difference to the TT is, that foilboard with foil works as an anchor. But only in lowest wind. If its gusty outside I don't recommend this technique to bring the kite in right position. You need to be sure that i next 3 minutes or so you don't have gust during you swim to the kite andback. With a foil and Soul 15 you can use this technique up to 6 kts. but now more. Always wach out for the conditions. I use mostly 15 m lines and the way to swim is less than if you use 22 m lines.

[@henrymarx6777]

Den restart hätte ich gerne gesehen. Und wie lange hat das dann gedauert?

[@buenacloud]

Ich war insgesamt 30 min im Wasser. Nach etwa 15 min habe ich meinen Kite wieder gerichtet und dann noch etwa 15 min aufs Wind gewartet. Es war eine stärkere Böe, deswegen war der Restart auch nicht so spektakulär. Ich konnte leicht starten. Beim ganzen geht es weniger um den Restart aber mehr um das Vorbereiten des Kites zum relaunch.

[@sonnyjim4047]

Hey Cezary...Finally I got my 13m Falcon and I also have a 15M Soul so you maybe one of the few who knows both kites. What would be the low end comparison between these two kites? I know you primarily ride 11m Falcon ..

[@buenacloud]

Hi Jim, it depends on your weight & foil also. With foil like Onda and 86kg for example you can start @ 6/7 kts and ride still above 5kts. Hope it helps you a little.

[@sonnyjim4047]

@@buenacloud Thanks a lot ..I'm 70kg and 633 is the lightwind wing

[@buenacloud]

@@sonnyjim4047 I would say you have same low end with 15 or 13m in your case and the Falcon 13 is much more agile than the soul 15 in my opinion.

[@kirkbrode]

Excellent! What is the lowest wind speed required to relaunch the kite? What was the wind speed while you were riding? Thank you.

[@buenacloud]

You can relaunch at 6 knt. Wind speed this kitesession was something between 0 and 8 kts.

[@kirkbrode]

@@buenacloud Thank you! Very helpful!