OK there's a lot of assumptions here and not much based on knowledge of inflatable or closed cell foil kites. First off like learning to kiteboard you need to take a lesson to understand the kite. Finger pinching only takes place if you didn't do so... I have never heard of this from any one with experience. I have also kite sailed in a sit on top, closed, and whitewater kayak and all three work great. You can park the kite and tack, downwind, surf waves and no you won't get lifted. There is a specific technique to jumping and as I mentioned you need to take a lesson. The same rules apply as using the kite with a board. Because ofthe suracfe area you can go out in lighter winds. A skeg and better yet rudder are needed to tack unles you are tandem then the person in front flys while the rear set's the paddle for tack, you jibe as you do in a sailboat with the proper kite technique. You can reach great speeds when you advance and learn to loop the kite downwind. last year we did 60 km's in an hour fifteen with a strong south at our backs and a 15m inflatable. Good luck:
YIKES!!!! Not good. I could see it being difficult, especially since you have
: to hold on with both hands. A kiteboard would be much easier to steer, and
: I kinda figured a kayak would be difficult to use one from, but that's why
: we ask these things before we do them. Thanks for the info.
: Look ma, up in the sky... it's a bird... it's a plane... it's, it's, IT'S
: MALCOLM... and he's in his kayak!!! What's he saying? Hello? No, I think
: it's HHHHHEEEEELLLLLLPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What's he doing? Maybe it's a
: new self-rescue technique. Seems to have gotten the kayak upright, now if
: he can just get it back in the water he'll be doing good. Well, I guess
: he's reduced the risk of hypothermia, but at the expense of altitude
: sickness. 
: -Malcolm
