HOW TO - BUGGY
Kite Buggying Guide - Starting Out


A) Position the kite into a neutral position. Point your buggy downwind ready.

B) Sit into the buggy with feet on the steering pegs. When comfortable dip the kite into the power zone and in the direction you wish to travel generating enough power to get you going.

C) As soon as you start moving forward downwind in the buggy, steer the buggy away and into the direction you wish to travel across the wind. It is important that the lines

remain taught, Keep the kite moving quickly and around the power zone, the faster the kite is flying the more lift will be generated and the faster you will buggy. Remember to keep the kite on the correct side of the window for direction.

D) Avoid the lesser pulling areas of the wind window until you are ready to slow down, turn or stop. Imagine a line across the front of your shoulders and try and keep the kite in front of this line. If there is too much pull steer towards the kite.

E) If there is too little pull make the kite work moving it around the power zone.


Position within the Buggy


Posture is everything in a buggy wherever you move affects balance - keep this in mind and use to your advantage. Normal flying posture should be sitting upright, back straight with comfortable buggy settings.

Caution:
It is advisable to always use a smaller kite when starting out or learning a new manoeuvre. Helmets are a minimum of protection and should always be worn even in the lightest of winds.

Insurance:
It is also advisable that you obtain third party insurance - available from the British Buggy Club (BBC).
www.britishbuggyclub.co.uk

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