Episode 2 Weekend Download

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So, my TBR co-star Daniel has been out for another Weekend Download.

Now, he's trying to catch the perfect wind. Confused?

Hm, I am. Let's take a look at this.

Hey, I'm Danny, and this week I've hit the coast for Weekend Download.

And today I'm going to be flying a kite, but not just any kite.

I'm George Dufty, I'm 15 years old

and I'm one of the UK's best youth kite surfers.

I've been kite surfing for about two and a half years

and I've been kiting for about three.

There's loads of reasons why I love kite surfing.

It's the combination of a lot of my favourite sports,

like surfing, kite flying,

skateboarding... And plus you can get really big air,

and that's one of the best things about it.

-Hi, George, nice to meet you, I'm Danny.

-Hi, Danny.

So, you're a bit of a kiting expert, yeah?

Yeah, I'm currently set as second in the Under 19 British Championships.

That's pretty cool.

So, that looked pretty dangerous with that big kite.

-Am I going to be flying about like that?

-Not necessarily.

First of all, we're going to work on a trainer kite,

which is a much smaller version,

to get you used to how to fly the kite and where the power is.

So then, eventually, you can move onto that.

So, we'll go and get suited then.

-Yeah.

-All right then.

-Right, talk me through it then.

-Well, this is your trainer kite.

This is a two-metre compared to the nine that we had over there.

First of all, we've got to lay it out flat, downwind.

There upwind, that's where the wind is coming from.

Here's downwind.

Like this.

-OK, so...

-OK, there we go.

Here you have got the bridles, which is this bit and this bit,

which are attached to the kite.

Now, we'll put it on the ground and then we can lay the lines.

OK, you need to lay the kite down,

otherwise it is going to blow away.

Just grab something heavy, like a shoe.

You're going to use your shoe, OK.

Right, let's get the bar.

You're going to lay the lines upwind of the kite,

so we just unwind them like this.

Go on then.

So, we are ready to launch now. I'm going to hold the kite like this...

-OK.

-..to get the air in the kite. You run down there and grab the bar.

OK.

Step back and pull into your hip.

-Like that?

-Hey!

All around the side, you've got the least power.

If you keep it at 12 o'clock,

it's in a stable position, you should be fine there.

-OK.

-That's really cool.

Right, so now I've got this relatively down.

I want to know how to turn, so are you going to show me how to do this?

-Yeah. So, instead of like a car, which steers like this...

-Right.

..you want to be pulling left and right. So, you pull with your right

to go right. And to go left, you pull with your left.

So, really push and pull.

You can do it without looking.

It's a skill you need to put the board on your feet.

So, you got one hand and then you got to put the board on.

The winds are a lot lighter now.

If you try to bring up from 12 over to like three.

-OK.

-All right, that's it.

There you go, that's good. And now to the left. That's it.

So, you can bring it over to nine over there.

That's it, that's really cool. And then back over to three.

If you are looking into getting into any kite sport, best thing

to do is to buy a small kite.

Between one or two metres would be really good.

And with a bar is even better.

You don't need that much wind to learn to kite,

but a windy day always helps.

Giving kiting a go couldn't be easier.

Get yourself a stunt kite for as little as ten pounds

and get down to your nearest park to try it out.

Set it up following its instructions.

Grip the handles or bar to take off.

Or you can get a friend to release it for you.

Bring your hands back down into the flying position

and try to keep the kite at 12 o'clock position.

To turn right, pull down right on the bar.

And to turn left, pull left on the bar. Simple.

Your goal should be to move the kite in a big figure of eight movement.

It's just like riding a bike, but without the peddling.

To land the kite, just bring your bar forward

and it should drop out of the sky.

Never launch in high winds and aim to keep your feet

firmly on the ground, unless you are an experienced flier, of course.

The smaller your kite, the easier it is to learn.

George used a harness on his bigger kite.

You should only attempt to use a practice kite when starting out.

I cannot believe how much I've learned to just one day.

And that means that's Weekend Download complete.

There's just one problem. He didn't tell me how to get it down.

George! George!

George, how do we get it down?

George!

That looks wicked. Next time the wind's up,

I'm definitely getting involved in some of that.

Well done, Daniel. And that is Weekend Download complete.

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