Links and resources

General kitesurfing information

• • Kitesurfing School - one of the world's most famous and popular kitesurfing information web sites. Good "how to" information.

  • Kitesurfing - Wikipedia

Kitesurfing news, forums and articles

• • Seabreeze - Australian wind & weather forecasts, forums and information for Kitesurfing and other water sports. Includes good kitesurfing articles and starting kiteboarding

  • Bay Area Kiteboarding - Kiteboarding News, Safety and Access Information, Classifieds & Reviews serving the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.

  • Kitesurf Group - Yahoo email group created for kitesurfing in summer 1998 by Stefano Rosso (Brazil), a pioneer kitesurfer. Messages and contributions from kitesurfing inventors and many notable kitesurfers.

  • Kiteforum - News, forums and a Wiki with good information about how to kitesurf

  • Kiteboardbc.com - non profit community website which promotes kiteboarding in British Columbia, focusing on the lower mainland (Vancouver, Squamish, Tsawwassen). Includes discussion forums.

Kitesurfing blogs

• • Peter's kiteboarding blog

  • Kiteventure - Stuart's kitesurfing blog

  • Louis Tapper - Kitesurfing adventurer extraordinaire

  • Tom's Kite Blog

Kitesurfing magazines

• • IKSURFMAG - Free Online Kite Surfing Magazine plus excellent instruction videos for all levels.

  • Australian Kiteboarder - Magazine dedicated to kitesurfing.

  • Kiteboarding Magazine - Kiteboarding news, photos, videos. Includes good descriptions of techniques with video links.

  • SBC Kiteboard Magazine - Kiteboarding and Kitesurfing Reviews, Kitesurfing Kites & Kiteboards, Videos, News, and Instruction

  • Kitesurf Magazine - Based in the UK with worldwide articles

  • Kiteworld Magazine - International kiting magazine

Kitesurfing organisations

• • International Kiteboarding Organization - commercial kitesurfing teaching provider

  • International Kiteboarding Association - global administrator of kitesurfing, combines events to determine world rankings

  • Australian Kiteboarding Association

  • British Kitesurfing Association

• • Kiteboarding hong kong,衝浪風箏, Kiteboarding Association of Hong Kong (China)

Wind forecasts

• • PredictWind - World wind forecasts

  • Seabreeze - Australian wind & weather forecasts

  • WindGURU - Weather forecasts for windsurfing, kitesurfing and other wind related sports

  • BUOYWEATHER - Marine Weather Forecast and Fishing Charts

Weather

• • NOAA's National Weather Service - United States

  • Bureau of Meteorology - Australia

Other kitesurfing handbooks, guides, tips and tricks

• • Stomptricks - kitesurfing tricks and tips

  • Kitesurf Handbook - Australian kitesurf Academy

  • Kiteforum wiki - general information about kitesurfing

  • HowToKiteboard - a webpage dedicated to how to's - partially complete

  • IKO Kiteboarder's Handbook 4th edition, only available in hard copy

  • The Kiteboarder School - kiteboarding instructional topics

  • Kitesurfing Articles - Seabreeze