This is a copy of the Kitesurfing FAQ originally developed by Hung Vu (with some contributions from Mark Frasier) for the Kitesurfing School website. You may find a more up-to-date version at kitesurfingschool.org/faqs.htm. This FAQ can be copied and posted at any site subjected to proper authorship acknowledgment. (Simply provide a link to this page if …
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30 Kitesurfing Myths There were a number of myths in the early days of kitesurfing. Some of them are still around presently. Let’s debunk them below. Table of Contents Jump over the roof and power line?The kitesurfer was actually a safe distance away. Photo by Bill Barker. Gybing: Jibing A Directional Kiteboard Is Difficult Learning …
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How To Jump When Kiting If light air is what makes you interested in kitesurfing, it’s jumping that will make you hooked. You don’t need any wave, boat, or wake; just water or snow at your local beach or playing grounds and some decent wind more than 10 knots. Once you have learned how to …
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Table of Contents Hyperlite Roam 2006 (left) and Hyperlite Roam 2007 (right). There is now even finless wakeboards. Why Ride A Finless Kiteboard? There are a number of reasons: Unless you go mostly downwind (or follow the direction of the pulling force like the wakeboarders do), fins offer almost no help. To be able to …
One of the many attractions of kitesurfing is that one can kitesurf in very little wind, as low as 5 knots. As long as you can fly a traction kite, you can surf. Once a kite is airborne, it is weightless. So, in light wind condition, just go out with a larger kite and a …
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How To Jibe When Kitesurfing: This is a reprint of an article from the Kiteboarding Magazine (reprinted with temporary permission from the Kiteboarding Magazine). Most people have a strong stance and a weak stance. What you want to do in order to carve your turns from rail to rail is favor your strong stance – …
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