Kiteboarding Magazine

This quick and easy step-by-step video from KiteAid gives you the low-down on strut repair.

Here are Kiteboarding magazine's top 20 wave-riding tips after four days of sage-like guidance from wave master Ben Wilson. 1. If you are rolled by a wave, let the bar out; don’t steer the kite while disoriented...

Timing is everything. Your bottom turn is just as important as your top turn. Make sure that you come out of your bottom turn with good speed and glide by powering the kite above you, but not too aggressively, to the edge of the wind window...

Utilizing your toeside edge to get pop and perform ollie tricks will greatly expand your bag of tricks. The toeside ollie indy is easy, looks cool, and feels good. Using a little ramp will help you when learning this move...

Launching from a boat may be your only option someday. Instead of just taking your chances, remember these tips. They apply to launching from a large vessel. From a small vessel, you just have to do some of the early preparation on land...

Catching air in the waves while kiting on a surfboard is not easy, but it sure is fun. It doesn't matter if you are riding strapped or strapless — it will require the same key fundamentals. Strapped, you will be able to go out there and start landing airs pretty quickly...

When first trying to ride blind, begin by riding with your dominant foot forward. You will also want to be hooked into your harness line or chicken loop. To get into the blind position you will need to pop a small backside 180 (trailing foot rotates backward)...

Riding a pulley bar can be a lot of fun for a few applications, such as
1. Learning to ride unhooked. 2. Riding in light winds. 3. Speeding up a big kite. First of all, a pulley bar is going to take some tuning depending on what kite you are flying...

Kite loops are not that difficult. They just take a lot of commitment and some strong knees. There are two ways to do them: hooked in or unhooked. Hooked in gives you a bit more control over how high the jump and how hard the landing will be...

If you will be launching from deep water, completely rig your kite first on land, and wrap the bar with the lines attached. With the struts already fully inflated, keep the kite rolled up and lay it on the water next to the boat on the leeward side...

First, set up a hanging bar, preferably over a trampoline if you have one. Take one of your old bars and tie the outside leader lines together to create a triangle. Run a line from the top of the leaders to a high tree limb or secure structure...

One of the first load-and-pop tricks you will learn unhooked is the raley. While edging hard with your front leg straight and back leg bent, unhook and briefly relieve your edge, and head slightly downwind to pick up your board speed...