JesseDrift refers to your kite’s ability to fly with a bit of slack in your lines. This kind of situation occurs when you’re moving fast on your kiteboard toward your kite, causing the lines to loose tension for a moment. In such situation, a...
As a kiteboarder, pumping up your kite(s) is often one of the worst chore – besides loading and unloading your car without leaving any equipment behind – you have to do before going out in the water. If you’re like me, you’re...
So you’re past the learning curve of kiteboarding and you’re comfortable riding upwind and downwind, changing directions, and even doing simple jumps. You’re now ready for the next stage of freestyle kiteboarding. Freestyle...
Do cool kitesurfers really need a wind meter to assess wind conditions? Can’t they judge the wind just by looking at the ocean, the trees, the sand, the sky? Most seasoned kiteboarders can, yet many of them are sometimes seen measuring the...
As a beginner kiteboarder, you probably went through the whole learning process and heard the same basic kiteboarding tips over and over again. There are a lot of things, however, you can only learn through experience. These things can not only make...
Ready to put your twintip aside and get started on a kite surfboard? Riding a directional board opens a whole new world of kitesurfing. For most kiteboarders, however, choosing a first directional board is a major challenge due to their lack...
Whether you’re a seasoned or newer wave rider, traveling to a top-quality wave kitesurfing spot will both build up your skills and take the excitement, adrenaline, and riding experience to new levels. There are obviously hundreds of spots with...
Among wind riders, the kitesurfing vs windsurfing faceoff has been going on for years, though kitesurfing has clearly been gaining a lot of ground. Nevertheless, many people still have a hard time choosing between the two sports since they quite...
With 3200 km of coastline, Morocco is a kitesurfing and surfing paradise and a fantastic playground starting only 14km away from the Southern tip of Europe. While many kitesurfers worldwide have heard of – or been to – Dakhla, the...
During a recent kitesurfing session, the water was pretty flat and the wind steady and I felt like I was going really fast. I wondered what kind of speed I was riding at, so I decided to research it. So how fast do kitesurfers go? Most kiteboarders...
