Kitesurf Academy
How To Shorten Your Kitesurfing Lines
Learn to kitesurf faster, more safely and have more fun doing it by converting your bar from its normal full length lines…
What is Front Stalling & how to avoid it
Front stalling or Hindenburging the kite is one of the worst sensations as a kitesurfer. In this video we look at what…
Jump Higher with Lewis Crathern
Want to Jump Higher? This is the best breakdown to how to boost higher that we’ve seen…nice one Lewis Board Control Sending…
Hacking INSANE Air In Kitesurfing
The first thing all of us want to do, once we’ve actually got riding, is strap on our jet packs and go…
How to Ride Upwind in Kitesurfing
Riding upwind is in many ways the Holy Grail of kitesurfing. The ability to leave the beach and come back at the…
Starting To Edge
Once you are comfortable with your 1st rides what will happen naturally is that you start to transfer weight to your back…
First Rides
Okay, so you’re just about getting up on the board and starting to ride for at least a second or 2 what…
Improve Your Lower Back Strength For Kitesurfing
Now that you’ve started building up some flexibility in your lower back it’s time to start looking at building up some strength…
Stretches To Improve Your Kitesurfing
As we kitesurf all of the pull of the kite is being taken through the harness, which means you are essentially being…
Water starting
Onto the water start. Now we’ve taking care of the kite (hopefully), it’s time to look at the board. As you rise…
Steady Pull – The Precursor to the Water Start
Once you are happy getting the board on your feet and keeping yourself in the water start position for a good 10-15…
Putting The Board On Your Feet
We now going to talk about one of the most important and under emphasized skills in kite surfing. Getting the damn board…
Body Dragging With The Board
Being able to body drag with the board is essential for 2 key reasons. People have many different techniques for achieving this…
Upwind Body Dragging
The purpose of learning to body drag upwind is two fold. Firstly, whenever you come off your board you’re going to find…
Should I Wear A Board Leash Whilst Kitesurfing?
Whether to use a board leash or not is something that every aspiring kitesurfer asks at some point. Here I lay out…
Start Kitesurfing In Waves With A Surfboard
Nothing in the world quite compares to the feeling of catching your first wave. The surge of power through the board, the…
The 3 Type’s of Wind & What They Mean For Your Kitesurfing
There are 3 different winds which we need to be aware of when kitesurfing. The 1st of these is the true wind,…
One Handed Body Dragging
Once you are back at the beach having mastered this, walk back up the beach with the kite at 45 degrees but…
Trimming An LEI Kite
So if you are anything like me, trimming the kite can sometimes be more than a little bit confusing, should you pull…
Why Would You Use Short Lines When Kitesurfing?
One thing that will define the way you learn during the online lessons and will contribute to keeping you safe and giving…
Setting Up An LEI Kite
Now that some of you will be moving onto Leading Edge inflatable (LEI) kites, we’d better take some time to explain how…
Wind vs Current & Rip Tides
Often when you are riding you will notice that whilst riding in one direction you are fully powered up…maybe even a little…
Tidal Range & The Rule Of Twelfths
Something you will definitely become an expert on if you live in a place affected by tides is how the sun and…
Body Dragging In Kitesurfing
Getting Your Pinkies Wet So we move onto our first lesson in the water. Before you take another step make sure you’ve…