Kiteboarding Magazine

You’ve probably been to the beach and seen people put sand on both wingtips to keep the kite facing up to create shade. Well, this works for zero-wind days, but what if the wind is cranking? In this kiteboarding how to, find out a method to create shade with your kiteboarding kite that works great in up to 20 knots...

Bored during last year’s particularly flat summer, Maui-based strapless rider Juan Ricci decided to do a little fishing. But he wasn’t content to hit the usual fishing holes. Instead, he tied a hand line to his kiteboard and headed out to sea...

In this kiteboarding how to, learn how to launch a trainer kiteboarding kite by yourself. After someone has shown you the basics of how to attach the kite lines and steer the kite, you're ready to practice on your own...

Kiteboarding's first-ever Fantasy Camp was designed to help kiters like you progress to the next level, so you can be sure that some quality kiteboarding instruction went down during our week in the Florida Keys...

After repairing thousands of kiteboarding kites over the years, I’ve found that one of the most overlooked — yet extremely important — parts of a kite is the bridle system. The bridle is composed of the lines supporting the kite’s shape as well as the pulleys that slide along these lines to change the angle of attack...

Most kitemares occur while launching and landing. In this kiteboarding how to, we give you a comprehensive safety checklist to prevent kitemares for yourself and others. 1. Preflight Check A suitable launch location is critical to getting on the water safely...

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...

New trick for an old dog: Emerald Coast Kiteboarding owner Mark Rush learns a hand drag-backroll-kiteloop transition from Nick O’Bea of the Kitehouse in Key West. 1. Get your lead hand off the bar and go into this transition with some speed...

Shot on location in Traverse City, Michigan at the Broneah Lesson Center. First thing, make sure you have your S-Bends dialed in. Remember, the S-Bend to Blind is really just an over-rotated S-Bend...

Progressing as a kiter is not always easy. Thanks to our material-enriched society, however, there are a number of fast-acting tools to turn to. When it comes to learning wake-style tricks (grabs, spins, rolls, flips, handle passes, etc...

TRAINER KITE Trainer kites are generally between 2 and 3 square meters and come with a two-line bar and lines. The trainer kite could very well be the best training tool you have since it will teach the basics of steering left and right, flying figure-eight patterns and launching and landing before moving to the much larger kites used to pull you across the water...

Rinse, Rinse and Rinse Some More Salt and sand can be the most abrasive substances on earth. Over time, they can destroy anything, including your kite, lines, bar, board, harness, etc. Pre-session: Before launching, remove all the sand on your bar and lines, which may have accumulated during rigging...

In the past few years, kiteboard boots have made their way into almost every kiteboarding scene around the globe. If you’re getting into kiteboard boots for the first time, there are a few things that can help maximize your experience and get you stomping new tricks in no time at all...

Becoming a kiter is simple: Take lessons, get gear and practice. 1. INSTRUCTION
Even if you are amazing at other sports, you need to take kiteboarding lessons. Simply combine modern equipment with qualified instruction and kiteboarding becomes a very safe and easy sport...

Imagine you are learning how to snowboard and for your first run you are dropped off at the peak of the largest mountain in Alaska with no guide and no instruction. As you can imagine, it would be the ride of a lifetime – or possibly the first and last ride you ever take...