DECATHLON KS100 Traction Wing Instruction Manual
- June 12, 2024
- DECATHLON
Table of Contents
DECATHLON KS100 Traction Wing
WARNING
IMPORTANT
FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY AND PROTECTION AND THAT OF OTHERS, USE THIS PRODUCT ONLY
AFTER READING AND ACCEPTING THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS. THIS
PRODUCT IS NOT INTENDED FOR CHILDREN UNDER 12 YEARS OF AGE. IF YOU ARE A MINOR
OVER 12, YOU MUST HAVE YOUR PARENTS OR GUARDIANS READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS AND
MUST USE THIS PRODUCT ONLY UNDER THE SUPERVISION AND INSTRUCTION OF ONE OF
THESE PEOPLE.
These instructions are no substitute for a kitesurfing training course. If you
are new to kitesurfing, do not use this product until you have completed a
kitesurfing course with a qualified instructor so that you know the good
safety practices and rescue procedures (including the use of your safety
devices) and can use them properly.
The use of this product may expose the user to serious hazards. DECATHLON
declines all responsibility in the event of material damage or bodily injury
resulting from use that does not conform with the warnings and instructions
provided to guarantee your safety, or from incorrect or irresponsible use of
this product.
SAFETY MEASURES
- Make sure before each use that your product is in good condition.
- Check each section of the sail. Do not use your product and get it repaired if the fabric is punctured or torn, or if a seam is worn, cut, detached or loose.
- Check each line. Do not use your product and replace the lines if they are showing signs of excessive fraying or if some of the threads of the braid are cut. Check the seams of the different loops of the lines. Do not use your product and replace the line if the seam is worn, scuffed, detached, or loose.
- Check the connection points of the lines to the kite. Do not use your product and have it repaired if a seam or strap is worn, scuffed, detached, or loose.
- Check that the fabric deflation valve is properly closed before use. Do not use your product if this valve isn’t closing properly or if it’s showing signs of wear and tear.
- Check that the steering bar is in good condition and that there are no signs of wear and tear, impacts, or cracks, either at the edges or in the center.
- Check the lines and the line attachments. Do not use your product and replace the lines if they are showing signs of excessive fraying or if some of the threads of the braid are cut.
- Check the seams of the loops of the lines.
- Check that the lines are properly attached to the kite before taking off. Follow the color code offered to avoid any incidents or knots.
- Check that the velcro on the handle attachment is in good condition. Do not use your product if the handle attachment shows signs of significant wear and tear, doesn’t close correctly, or if the stitching is beginning to come undone.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
- This product isn’t a kiteboarding product. This product allows you to take on certain concepts that can be used for kiteboarding. Kitesurfing is an extreme sport that can expose the user to serious hazards. Be aware that waves, currents and other users can all pose a hazard to the user. Some accidents can result in serious injury and even death. For your safety, we recommend that you observe the follokite safety rules
- This product does not protect against drowning. Reserved for swimmers!
- Wear suitable safety devices for being rescued at sea when kitesurfing. Use a buoyancy aid and helmet designed for kitesurfing.
- Consult your doctor to check that you are healthy enough to practise wakeboarding.
- Do not use your product without connecting your arm to the central line, which allows you to land the kite by making it lose most of its power by putting this line under tension.
- Body dragging and kiteboarding is prohibited in swimming areas and, more generally, in areas reserved for other activities, as well as in nature reserves.
- Before getting in the water, find out about the kitesurfing conditions from the local lifeguards, from other kitesurfers who are familiar with the location and using all other available means (e.g internet). Do not kitesurf alone
- Make sure that you’ve mastered body dragging, and re- taking off with your kite in the water. Don’t overestimate the sea winds.
- Do not practise if there is a danger, in bad visibility, in stormy weather or if there is an offshore wind, which could push you offshore.
- Do not practise kitesurfing or body dragging in gusty winds or when the wind speed is too high.
- Adapt your equipment to the weather conditions (wind and temperatures).
- Pay attention to what’s going on around you, watch out for people on the beach, look out for boats, other watersport users and swimmers. Always keep a safe distance from them.
- Always weigh down your wake kite with sand, pebbles or other objects when it is not in use so that is does not take off accidentally.
- Do not launch vour wake kite if there are obstacles (buildings, houses, posts, etc.) or people within a radius twice the length of your lines.
- Warn those around you that you are launching your kite so that they pay attention to their own safety as well as yours.
- Do not go exceed your own your abilities and skills. Be honest with yourself.
MAINTENANCE AND STORAGE
- To avoid premature wear, do not leave your product exposed to the sun or waving about in the wind before and after your sesSIon.
- Before storing your product in its bag, rinse it with fresh water, remove any debris (e.g: sand, pebbles, grass, seaweed) and leave it to dry in a dark dry place.
- Do not leave your product in direct sunlight, in the boot of your car or in extreme heat for prolonged periods. Pay particular attention when folding the kite and winding the liens around the bar.
PRODUCT COMPATIBILITY
- The bar supplied is compatible with the kite provided. Do not use another kite with the bar supplied, or another bar with the kite supplied.
- As the length of the lines is specific to the use of this product, changing the length of a line may lead to malfunctions with the product, unexpected take-off or dangerous use, or to incorrect functioning of the third line.
SAFETY WARNING!
This wake kite has been designed for a «flagging out» wait position on the
ground with the central line when the bar is released. This flagging out makes
the wake kite lose most of its power.
It’s essential, so that the central line runs smoothly in the middle of the
bar, ensuring that there are no obstructions to the line. Do not use other
types of release systems (e.g. on one or both front lines) with this product.
Effectively, the kite won’t position correctly in flagging and won’t lose its
power, which may result in serious or even fatal injuries.
WARNING
Take care, as the kite can generate a lot of power and traction. We do not
recommend using it in high winds.
For information purposes, a user weighing 75 kg shouldn’t use the kite in wind
conditions of more than 15 knots / 27.8 km/h.
DESCRIPTION
- LEADING EDGE
- Trailing edge
- AIR INLET
- RIGHT FRONT LINE
- LEFT FRONT LINE
- CENTRAL FRONT BRIDLE
- WINGTIP
- LANDING HANDLE
- LOWER SURFACE
- UPPER SURFACE
INFLATION / DEFLATION
- Unroll the kite in an area that is clear of any sharp, cutting or highly abrasive objects.
- Secure the leading edge of the kite with a weight, or sand.
- Check that the leading edge velcro is fastened, with the fabric tab tucked in.
- Direct the air inlet towards the wind to pre-inflate the kite before launching it.
- Secure the kite to the ground.
- Open the velcro on the leading edge and take out the fabric tab. It will stop the velcro from re-fastening itself.
- Press on the kite by folding it, and air will come out of the opening created.
CONNECTING THE LINES
- Before connecting the bridles to the lines, unroll the kite and lay it down with its upper surface on the ground (side without bridle) facing the wind and with the bridles pointing upwards
- Make sure that the lines of the bar are completely unwound and that they are not crossed over or entangled and that do not have knots.
- The kite has three connection points that comply with the current standard.
- The connectors attached to the kite include knots.
- The connectors of the bar lines include buckles.
- Lay out the bridles, making sure that they aren’t tangled.
- Connect your bar lines to the bridles of the kite by tying three larks head knots. The left line must be connected to the left bridle (red bridle). The right line must be connected to the right bridle (blue bridle). The central line must be connected to the central bridle (grey bridle.
SAFETY WARNING
Stick to the color code of the connectors of the lines of the control bar and
the bridles of the kite. The kite supplied has three distinct colors on the
bridle connectors: One for the rear lines, one for the right line, and a final
one for the left line. Incorrectly connecting the control bar lines to the
wrong bridles can result in serious injury or even death.
STORAGE
- Make sure that there are no knots in the bridles and lines on the bar before storing your kite away.
- Make sure to deflate the various sections before folding the kite.
- Properly store away the bridle inside the kite.
- Use the velcro strips on the leading edge to hold the bridles in place.
- Rol up the kite starting from the wingtips and moving towards the middle without making any folds in the fabric that could damage the kite.
- Rol the bar up, then place it in the middle of the kite.
- Fold the kite around the bar, and adjust the length of the folded kite to match the length of the bag.
- Main material
- Cold wash.
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