EDITORIAL
Welcome to the world of
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Flysurfer Kiteboarding!
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First off, we would like to thank you for
purchasing the Speed5 and are happy to
welcome you to the Flysurfer family.
We - the whole Flysurfer Team - will do
our best to make sure that you are, and
remain, a happy customer and fan of
our brand. The purchase of this pro-
duct is intended to make our philosophy
"everyday is a kiteday" true for you.
This "Gear Guide" contains impor-
tant information for your Speed5. This
includes information on safety, hand-
ling and tips, and also our services.
Safety Notes:
For your own safety,
read the safety notes in
chapter 15 completely!
Regardless if you ride on land, snow or
water, what age group you belong to or
what kind of wind and weather condi-
tions you prefer - when the fascination
of this sport gets a hold of you - you will
want to kite every day... everyday is a
kiteday - with Flysurfer Kiteboarding!
The whole Flysurfer Team wishes
you a lot of fun with your new kite!
Novak
Schoenmaker
Ernst
Ramon
Hesina
Vitzthum
Christoph
Monika
Kistler
Harich
Manfred
Armin
Hanrieder
Pealinck
Andreas
Reinhart
Boelli
Stoib
Benni
Theresa
Scholz
Sonderhauser
Katharina
Alexander
Oettl
Dietrich
Christine
Andrea
Kühnhauser
Gasser
Maximilian
Bernhard
CONTENT
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Speed5 ............................................................................ 39
01.01 Sizes ................................................................................................ 39
01.02 Bag ................................................................................................. 39
01.03 Accessory Kit ................................................................................. 39
01.04 Features .........................................................................................40
02
Handling.......................................................................... 42
02.01 Setting Up ....................................................................................... 42
03
Launching ....................................................................... 46
03.01 Power zone .....................................................................................46
04
Kite Control .................................................................... 49
05
How to jump .................................................................... 49
06
Landing ........................................................................... 50
07
Relaunch ......................................................................... 52
07.01 Reverse Launch ............................................................................. 52
07.02 Relaunch with one line ..................................................................53
07.03 Drainage .........................................................................................54
08
Safety System ................................................................. 55
08.01 Activating the QR ........................................................................... 55
08.02 Resetting the Kite .......................................................................... 55
09
Emergencies ................................................................... 56
09.01 Self-Rescue .................................................................................... 57
10
Packing Up ...................................................................... 58
11
Care ................................................................................ 60
12
Repair ............................................................................. 60
12.01 Replacing the Sparepart Lines ..................................................... 60
12.02 Little Connection Lines ................................................................. 62
12.03 Repairing the Cloth ........................................................................ 62
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