article_snippet: Kite surfers are attached to a harness to balance Kite surfers weight against the kite - but this is not attached to the board (stock image)
article_snippet: Kitesurfers are attached to a harness to balance Kitesurfers weight against the kite - but this is not attached to the board.
article_snippet: Kite surfing rigs have a 'chicken loop' safety system with a quick release handle.
article_snippet: This can be pulled by the user to de-power their sail if their get into difficulties but does not completely detach their.
article_snippet: A secondary system allows the kite and A secondary system rigging to be detached completely from the user's harness.
article_snippet: All modern kites come with multiple safety systems and we'd advise any rider to practise using multiple safety systems repeatedly. '