The fear of Kitesurfing Recently, I had a chat with a friend who started taking kitesurfing lessons a year ago and suddenly stopped. She never got to experience the thrill to ride the board, and I wondered why she didn’t pursue her lessons. After a long discussion, she admitted that she was too scared to …
Best Maintenance Tips For Your Kitesurfing Equipment Taking good care of your kitesurfing gear is not only a matter of safety, but it also ensures that it will keep a decent resale value when you decide to upgrade it. Just like cars, kites and bars that are inspected often will be safer and easier to …
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How young can you start kitesurfing? Watching kitesurfers glide on the water and soar over the ocean is enticing for everyone, kids included. For some, it will always remain a dream, but for others, it turns into a real goal. Many parents come to us wondering how old their children need to be to take …
How to choose a kite size Between your local kite shop sales pitch, your instructor’s recommendations, your friend’s advice and the advice you get on Online kite forums, you may have a hard time deciding which kite size to buy. To help you build your own idea of how to shop for your first kitesurfing …
Why are kitesurfing lessons so expensive? We get it, kitesurfing lessons are expensive. But wait, maybe your friend can teach you? Why not learn all by yourself? How about this guy advertising cheap kitesurfing lessons on Facebook or Gumtree? Before you start complaining about how mean kitesurfing schools are charging so much, have you considered …
Kitesurfing Trainer Kite: Yay or Nay? Once in a while, comes back the same question on Kitesurfing forums: A Kitesurfing trainer kite, is it a good investment for a beginner? To help you understand the why’s and the how’s, here’s a guide to help you decide if you should invest in a trainer kite or …
How many lessons do you need to learn kitesurfing? Alright, your mind is set on this new sport, but your wallet is a bit reluctant. Fair enough, mine would be too. So you are wondering how many lessons you should book. Knowing that most kitesurfing schools offers discounted prices if you book more than one …
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6 Things to look at when buying a used kitesurfing kite 6 Things to look at when buying a used kite Maybe you have other financial priorities, or maybe you simply don’t have the budget to buy a new kite. No matter what’s your reason, you decided to get used gear, but you don’t know …
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Kitesurfing Equipment for Women – A Real Thing, or a Marketing Trend? As a female kitesurfing instructor, I am often questioned about female-specific equipment. Is it really worth shopping for, or is it just a marketing trend to attract feminine customers? Here is my opinion on the women-oriented kitesurfing merchandise. I do not want to …
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top 5 reasons why kitesurfing isn’t for women Top 5 reasons why kitesurfing isn’t for women Kitesurfing is a man sport, everybody knows that. Simply walk on your local kite beach and you will acknowledge that a majority of riders are male. Why is that so? It seems that women are not attracted to kitesurfing, …
Self-rescue is fundamental skill each kitesurfer needs to learn and practice regularly. Simply put, self-rescue is the ability to get yourself out of trouble by using your equipment at your advantage. In this video we will focus on the most useful type of self-rescue which involves using your kite as a sail to get back to the shore. This is a called a basic self-rescue
Kite Control is the most important factor that determines your skill level and what you’re able to achieve in any kite discipline. The table below shows what you should be able to achieve depending on your skill level and the range of practice hours it may take to reach those levels. For some, kite control …