Kitesurfing Tutorials

Surviving the Death Loop

Surviving the Death Loop

For some of us, the “Death Loop” may be an all too familiar experience... and if you’ve been fortunate enough not to experience it firsthand yourself, you’ve probably seen it happen to someone else on the beach or in one of the many videos on the internet.As the name suggests, the Death Loop is a very dangerous situation … [Read more...]

Wave Kitesurfing Video Tutorial: Timing Your Turns (Lesson 1)

Wave Kitesurfing Video Tutorial

For those who love riding waves with a kite or want to learn wave kitesurfing, we’re pleased to present a 5 part wave Kitesurfing video tutorial series, brought to you by the guys at KITEKAHUNAS Advanced Kitesurfing School in Cape Town.What You’ll Learn in this Wave Kite Series This 5 part series of professionally … [Read more...]

Learn To Unhook Effortlessly

Learn to Unhook: Raley

If you want to get into unhooked kiteboarding, here’s a detailed guide on how to get started. It’s a lot more fun than you’d expect, especially once you get the basics right! Follow the instructions below to avoid hard crashes and learn to unhook faster and more effortlessly than ever.Before We Start Unhooking for the … [Read more...]

Kitesurfing Progression: Back Roll

Back Roll Kitesurfing Progression Series

Next up in our series of progression tutorials, you'll learn how to do a back roll. This tutorial continues from our previous three in our series of kitesurfing tutorials, Riding Upwind, learning How to Jump and How to do a Board Grab. If you missed these lessons, and you are learning to kitesurf, we recommend reading … [Read more...]

Kitesurfing Progression: Board Grab

Board Grab - Tail Grab - Kitesurfing

Picking up where we left off in our series of progression tutorials, you will now learn how to do a board grab.This tutorial continues from the first and second in our series of kitesurfing tutorials, Riding Upwind and learning How to Jump. If you missed these lessons, and you are learning to kitesurf, you might want to read … [Read more...]

Kitesurfing Progression: How to Jump

Kitesurfing - How To Jump - Image

Keen to learn your first kiteboarding trick? Let’s start off with a straight ‘air’, or jump. If you can jump properly, it makes it easier to do other more advanced tricks.This tutorial continues from the first in our series of kitesurfing progression tutorials, Riding Upwind. If you missed that lesson, and you are … [Read more...]

Kitesurfing Progression: Riding Upwind

Kitesurfing - Riding Upwind Image

Learning to stay upwind is one of the first and most important kitesurfing skills you will want to learn as soon as you are up and riding.'Riding Upwind' is the first in our new series of progression tutorials brought to you by Calvin Da Silva from Kitesports, a reputable kiteboarding shop based near Durban, South … [Read more...]