Relaunching or Upwind Bodydragging  From Wiki Revision as of
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navigation, search    Many times you will pass riders who are
relaunching their kites, or bodydragging to their boards.
Riders with a dropped kite want their kite up as fast as
possible.  Never get close to a kite, that is about to relaunch,
nor fly your kite close to the dropped kite.  You should pass a
dropped kite and the rider only upwind, or with good distance
you can do it also downwind. But keep an eye on the kite, so you
can act, if something goes wrong.  Pass upwind with a kite that
flies pretty high, and don't ride too close to the rider.  Good
riders should always keep an eye on the relaunch situation of
the rider's kite, and if it looks like trouble to relaunch, ask
the rider if he needs any help, then try to flip his kite or
untangle bridles etc.   Since no one should use a board leash,
people need to bodydrag back to their board.  Normally anyone
who bodydrags flies their kite on