Kitesurfing Handbook

Kitesurfing Handbook

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    Basics
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    Changing direction
    Going upwind
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    Upwind body dragging
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Progression and Skills

  • Progression and skills
    • Trainer kites
    • Kitesurfing lessons
    • Basics
    • Water re-launching a kite
      • Water relaunching kite with tangled lines
    • Self rescue
    • Upwind body dragging
    • Line rigging comparison
    • Choosing the right kite size
    • Kite flying
    • Kite power
    • Kite trimming
    • Water start
    • Changing direction
    • Going upwind
    • Going downwind
    • Jumping
    • Jumping - Inverts
    • Jumps - grabs
    • Toeside riding
    • Self launching
    • Self landing
    • Riding unhooked
    • Downloop turns
    • Rescuing others
    • Retrieving a board
    • Air gybe
    • Jibe turns for directional boards
    • Duck tack
    • Strapless tack
    • Back rolls
    • Deep water kitesurfing
    • Kiting trick bag log
  • Advanced skills
    • Kiteloops
    • Kitesurfing a foil board
    • Ollie Lien transition strapless surfboard

Gear

  • Gear
    • Bar and lines
      • Cabrinha Quicklink IDS control bar 2012
    • Boards
      • Airush Sector 60 V2 race board
      • Raceboards
      • North Nugget Surfboard 2015
    • Buoyancy vests
    • Drysuits
    • Gear maintenance
    • GPS for kitesurfing
    • Harness
    • Kites
    • Light wind kites
    • Kitecams and helmet cams
    • Safety leash
    • Second hand gear
    • Sunglasses

Reviews

  • Reviews
    • 2013 Airush Lithium 9m
    • 2013 Airush Lithium 12m
    • Ocean Rodeo Soul drysuit
    • Ozone Edge 2012
    • Cabrinha Drifter 2012
    • Airush Sector 60 V2 race board
    • Cabrinha Quicklink IDS control bar 2012
    • Airush Lithium Zero 18m 2014
    • Mystic Majestic harness 2013
    • North Nugget Surfboard 2015

Safety and Rules

  • Safety and rules
    • CLEAR guidelines
    • Clearance rules and kiting zones
    • Etiquette
    • Hand signals
    • Hazards
    • Injuries
    • Kitesurfing storm fronts and winter winds
    • No Go zones
    • Right of way rules
    • Rescues and handling kites
    • Kitesurfing rules in Australia
    • Emergency communications
    • Surviving the Death Loop
  • Kitesurfing styles
    • Course racing
    • Downwinders
    • Freestyle
    • Wakestyle
    • Wave riding

Kitesurfing locations

  • Kitesurfing locations
    • Australia
      • Victoria
      • New South Wales
      • Queensland
      • Tasmania
      • Western Australia
      • South Australia
    • New Zealand
      • Auckland kitesurfing
    • Indonesia and Bali
    • East Timor
    • Pacific islands
    • Finland
  • Travel

Kitesurfers

  • Kitesurfers
    • Andy Yates
    • Ewan Jaspan
    • Kai Lenny
    • Mitu Monteiro
    • V.I.P. Kitesurfer feedback
  • Wind
    • Wind directions
    • Wind Window
  • Weather
    • Kitesurfing storm fronts
  • Resources and links
    • Videos
    • Glossary
  • Contribute
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Kitesurfers

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Top 10 pages

2014 top ten pages

  1. Choosing the right kite size
  2. Kitesurfing handbook
  3. Kite trimming
  4. Going upwind
  5. Water start
  6. The basics
  7. Changing direction
  8. Jumping
  9. Self launching your kite
  10. Kite flying

2013 top ten pages

  1. Water start
  2. Wave riding
  3. Safety leash
  4. Choosing the right kite size
  5. Jibe turns for directional boards
  6. Going upwind
  7. Line rigging comparison
  8. Self launching your kite
  9. The basics
  10. Kite trimming

2012 top ten pages

  1. Self landing your kite
  2. Kitesurfers
  3. Choosing the right kite size
  4. Self launching your kite
  5. Kite trimming
  6. Progression
  7. Going upwind
  8. Safety leash
  9. Ewan Jaspan
  10. Changing direction


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