Gin ESKIMO IV User Manual
ESKIMO IV User manual - English
Please read this user manual carefully before you use the ESKIMO IV.
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Welcome to GIN Kiteboarding …
Thank you for choosing a GIN kite.
Our R&D team has invested a lot of time, passion and experience into creating the ESKIMO IV.
We hope you will have as much fun with this kite as we have, and we wish you many wonderful sessions
with your new ESKIMO IV !
For more information and to keep in touch with the fantastic evolution of our sport, visit our website :
www.ginkites.com
Please pass on this manual to the new owner if you ever resell your kite.
Enjoy riding GIN,
The GIN Kiteboarding Team
Information about safety
Aimed at customers with a good knowledge of kiting, this manual principally provides technical
information about the ESKIMO IV. This manual cannot replace training from an approved kite school.
Kiting is a magnificent sport, but certain rules do apply and these must never be neglected. As an
“ambassador” of our sport, please respect these rules and always keep safety in mind.
Respect :
- the other riders
- the kite launch and landing zones
- the riding locations
- the rules of riding and of the air
- the public and their safety
- the natural elements
Familiarize yourself with :
- your equipment
- your safety equipment
Make sure that you have adequate personal and third party liability insurance for kiting.
The manufacturer as well as the distributors and agents of GIN Kiteboarding products cannot be held
liable for death, personal injury or material damage resulting from any use of this equipment.
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Table of contents
WELCOME TO GIN KITEBOARDING … ............................................................................................................... 2!
INFORMATION ABOUT SAFETY............................................................................................................................ 2!
TABLE OF CONTENTS......................................................................................................................................... 3!
GIN KITEBOARDING........................................................................................................................................ 4!
CONSTRUCTION............................................................................................................................................4!
HISTORY OF THE ESKIMO IV........................................................................................................................... 5!
FOR WHAT LEVEL OF RIDER… .......................................................................................................................5!
ESKIMO IV’S CHARACTERISTICS....................................................................................................................5!
DESCRIPTION OF THE ESKIMO IV.................................................................................................................... 6!
KITE ONLY...................................................................................................................................................6!
BRIDLES WITH CONNECTION POINTS WITH FLYING LINES.....................................................................................7!
TECHNICAL FEATURES OF THE ESKIMO IV ........................................................................................................ 8!
SAFETY SYSTEM WITH 5
TH
LINE........................................................................................................................8!
WINGTIP SLIDING BRIDLE..............................................................................................................................8!
VELCRO ON THE TRAILING EDGE .....................................................................................................................8!
ESKIMO IV CONTROL BAR.............................................................................................................................. 9!
DESCRIPTION OF THE BAR..............................................................................................................................9!
SWIVEL SYSTEM..........................................................................................................................................11!
STOPPER BALL ...........................................................................................................................................12!
KITE LEASH...............................................................................................................................................12!
ADJUSTMENT OF THE BAR ............................................................................................................................13!
SAFETY SYSTEM OF THE ESKIMO IV................................................................................................................14!
MAIN QUICKRELEASE...................................................................................................................................14!
QUICKRELEASE OF THE 5
TH
LINE....................................................................................................................15!
ACCESSORIES.................................................................................................................................................16!
ESKIMO IV PACK .....................................................................................................................................16!
BAR BAG..................................................................................................................................................17!
ESKIMO IV LINES........................................................................................................................................17!
TO CONNECT THE FLYING LINES TO THE KITE....................................................................................................17!
LOOKING AFTER YOUR KITE.............................................................................................................................18!
CONTROL BAR SET-UP AND SAFETY SYSTEM.....................................................................................................18!
WARNING.................................................................................................................................................18!
WINDRANGE.................................................................................................................................................19!
GIN KITEBOARDING WARRANTY.....................................................................................................................20!
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS....................................................................................................................................21!
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GIN Kiteboarding!
GIN Kiteboarding is a rider’s company. For us, kiteboarding is a priority and a way of life. The members
of GIN’s Development Team have worked and ridden hard throughout the year to ensure you get the
best experience possible through our products. We are stoked to introduce to you the new ESKIMO IV.
Our philosophy is to create products of the highest quality and performance that are able to provide us
with the maximum satisfaction; we are then more than happy to share these with YOU and other GIN
riders worldwide. Our development is straight forwards; we focus on what is essential to the
performance of our kites rather than investing in marketing features, which in reality do nothing to
enhance the product.
Rider : Pascal Simond Photographer : Jean-Marc Robbiani
Construction
A highly skilled workforce takes extreme care during the entire manufacturing process of our kites.
Every piece of fabric, reinforcement and detail has been carefully designed, refined and crafted from
the most suitable, selected materials. Everything is then assembled in a finely controlled process to
create this kite.
After several hours of use, you will still discover small details that simplify your kiting life as a result
of the thought GIN put into the design for you.
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History of the ESKIMO IV
People of the Canadian Far North, Alsaka , Greenland and other Arctic coastal regions, Eskimo (more
correctly called the Inuit) are hard experts of specific climatic conditions due to their environment; snow
and wind belong to their life. It is in all modesty and as a sign of admiration for these peole that we
have baptized our snowkite : the ESKIMO. Our ESKIMO is also an expert in the demanding conditions
found snowkiting; it is at ease and perfectly adapted.
For what level of rider…
The ESKIMO IV is a high performance kite for experienced riders. On the other hand, its smooth handling
and it’s safety system with 5th line and 100% depower also make the ESKIMO IV suitable for beginners.
With the ESKIMO IV, the GIN Kiteboarding Development Team have created a foil kite which benefits from
the same characteristics as a tube kite :
- fast and precise turning
- great lift
- large depower range
The ESKIMO IV surprises with its fast and easy turn. It flies without any effort on the bar and it's lift is
powerful and energic.
The ESKIMO IV is very useable in low wind, as well as medium or strong wind. Its windrange is
impressive.
The control bar setting of ESKIMO IV was thought 100% snowkite, with a finish and a wish of well done
details.
The ESKIMO IV is also very easy to use for riding with mountainboard or buggy.
ESKIMO IV’s characteristics
The profile of the ESKIMO IV is of a totally new design, with a higher aspect ratio than the ESKIMO II. The
number of cells is also higher, giving better stability and better lift in flight. The bridle system has 3
pulleys each side.
The bar safety system is equipped with a 5th line that is directly connected to the centre of the kite.
This allows you to spill all power from the kite if you open the main quickrelease.
All these new features give to the ESKIMO IV stability, reactivity and smooth handling. The ESKIMO IV
can be ridden with just 2 fingers and large depower range will give you the control in all situations. The
new bar with it’s 5th line is an important safety addition.
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Description of the ESKIMO IV
Kite only
1. leading edge
2. trailing edge
3. top
4. bottom
5. wingtip
6. inlets
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Bridles with connection points with flying lines
1. 5th line connection (grey) 4. right rear connection (blue)
2. right front connection (red) 5. left rear connection (blue)
3. left front connection (red) 6. 5
th
line bridle
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