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Martin Florek
NAZCA II User manual - English
Please read this user manual carefully before you use the NAZCA II.
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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 NAZCA II.
We hope you will have as much fun with this kite as we have, and we wish you many wonderful sessions
with your new NAZCA II !
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 NAZCA II. 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 …............................................................................................. 3!
INFORMATION ABOUT SAFETY ....................................................................................................... 3!
TABLE OF CONTENTS.................................................................................................................. 4!
GIN KITEBOARDING.................................................................................................................. 5!
CONSTRUCTION .........................................................................................................................5!
HISTORY OF THE NAZCA II ......................................................................................................... 6!
CHARACTERISTICS ......................................................................................................................6!
DESCRIPTION OF THE NAZCA II ................................................................................................... 7!
TECHNICAL FEATURES OF THE NAZCA II ......................................................................................... 8!
SINGLE POINT INFLATION SYSTEM ...................................................................................................8!
LINE DEFLECTORS ......................................................................................................................8!
HANDLE ON THE LEADING EDGE ......................................................................................................9!
SAFETY HANDLES .......................................................................................................................9!
NAZCA II CONTROL BAR .......................................................................................................... 10!
DESCRIPTION OF THE NAZCA II BAR .............................................................................................10!
SWIVEL SYSTEM ......................................................................................................................12!
TRIM....................................................................................................................................12!
REAR LINE ADJUSTERS...............................................................................................................13!
STOPPER BALL ........................................................................................................................13!
KITE LEASH ............................................................................................................................13!
ADJUSTMENT OF THE BAR ...........................................................................................................14!
SAFETY SYSTEM OF THE NAZCA II............................................................................................... 15!
MAIN QUICKRELEASE.................................................................................................................15!
QUICKRELEASE OF THE 5
TH
LINE....................................................................................................16!
AUXILIARY SAFETY ON THE REAR PRE-LINES .....................................................................................16!
NAZCA II LINE PLAN .............................................................................................................. 17!
NAZCA II FLYING LINES........................................................................................................... 18!
TO CONNECT THE FLYING LINES TO THE KITE .....................................................................................18!
ACCESSORIES ........................................................................................................................ 19!
NAZCA II BAGS......................................................................................................................19!
BAR BAG ...............................................................................................................................19!
GIN PUMP .............................................................................................................................19!
LOOKING AFTER YOUR KITE........................................................................................................ 20!
CONTROL BAR SET-UP AND SAFETY SYSTEM ......................................................................................20!
WARNING .............................................................................................................................20!
WINDRANGE ......................................................................................................................... 21!
GIN KITEBOARDING WARRANTY ................................................................................................. 22!
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.............................................................................................................. 23!
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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 NAZCA II.
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.
Sébastien Salerno
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 NAZCA II
Realized 2'000 years ago, the Peruvian Nazca lines continue to challenge historians and archaeologists
from all over the world. The condor was printed on the first GIN NAZCA kite. The decoration of the NAZCA II
is inspired from the spider design depicted in the Nazca lines.
Characteristics
The NAZCA II surprises with its smooth and comfortable ride, its speed and constant traction, as well as
it’s so fast turn !
Objective : Freeride / Speed / Race / Hangtime
Sizes : 7 / 8 / 10 / 12 / 15 m2
- Standard use is 2 sizes of NAZCA II (7m2 + 10m2 or 8m2 + 12m2) with a NAZCA II 15m2 for light winds
Performances :
- The profile of NAZCA II is designed to offer a high wind range, and to be able to efficiently create your
own apparent wind in the lower wind range
- Up-wind performance is one the NAZCA II’s great strengths
- The hang time will also impress...
- The special GIN touch in the handling of the bar is always light and precise : with the position of your
bar, you can choose the power during your moves : strong or very light, but always smooth.
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Description of the NAZCA II
1. leading edge
2. trailing edge
3. strut
4. wingtip
5. top surface
6. bottom surface
7. 5th line bridle
8. front pigtails bridle
9. pulley
10. left rear pigtail (blue)
11. left front pigtail (red)
12. right rear pigtail (grey)
13. right front pigtail (red)
14. 5
th
line pigtail (grey)
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