Harness: attaches around your waist and is equipped with a hook. Used to attach to the control bar in order to use
your body weight to hold the kite.
Line cutter: specialist blade which must be easily accessible and is used to cut the flying lines in an emergency.
Overpowered: using a kite that is too big for your body weight or the prevailing wind conditions or your level.
Underpowered: using a kite that is too small for your body weight or the prevailing wind conditions.
Cross-shore: wind blowing parallel to the beach.
Offshore: wind blowing from the land out to sea.
Onshore: wind blowing from the sea onto the land.
Cross-off: a combination of offshore and cross-shore wind
Cross-on: a combination of onshore and cross-shore wind
Upwind: the region where the wind is coming from
Downwind: the region where the wind is traveling to
Beaufort scale: scale used to measure wind speeds, ranging from 0 to 12.
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