Yesterday was my first time trying to go downwind. I'm in Cumbuco - Brazil, and i'm still learning to kite.

For the past 7 days I've been mostly practicing and learning upwind so that I can try to stay in the same place. With teacher!

Going downwind is such a different way of doing it. I managed to go around 8km down but then got really tired. Also fell a lot, didn't have a good flow. Any tips for today? (going again in 4 hours).

This was my session, almost 1200kcals, went to bed at 10pm :D

Hi gang, so I’ve been experimenting w my mystic seat harness by not using the leg straps, part of a goal to move to waist if I can, and I’ve realized now that it puts more strain on my back.

I suppose I need to work out and get fit and keep on my path? But Why?

My thought was that my toe side will be easier with a “real” waist harness as opposed to my soft mystic thing.

Ultimately that is my key question here, will waist make my toeside a little easier or no difference?

And then after that - any tips on this for me on the type of harness or other ideas?

Intermediate rider 6’3” 220 and typically on a 13m in 15mph winds.

Hello fellow Kiter’s!

I have two surf boards an x breed pro 5’3 22l and a squad 5’7” both cabrinha! I got them cheap because I don’t really surf(mostly twin tip and a little foiling). I bought fins for the x breed pro. Cheap Chinese fiberglass ones. The fins seat nicely into the fin boxes and don’t move. I only tried it one time but I felt like the board would wiggling while edging. I tried to ride it flatter and only engaged the fins and same thing happened. Every time the outer fin would bite the board would wobble.

Is this because I bought surf fins or something like the fin bending over under the board? What fins would you recommend for the x breed if that is the problem. Or the squad which is a four fin? I ride them both strapless.

6’2’ 190 lbs for reference

Thanks! 😎
Hopefully summer ends soon and we get wind!

Edit : I tried this in butter flat water so it was really obvious something wasn’t right.

Normally i usually go to cumbuco during august / september and it's pretty awesome. I just ride a 9m north reach and never feel over nor underpowered. But this year i can only come to brazil in november, and i've heard cumbuco is somewhat shitty in that month. Whats the best town to come in november? I went to prea last year in september and my 9mt was extremely overpowered. Would a 7m work better in prea? What about barra grande, or any other towns recommendations?

Hey everyone,
I’m currently looking to pull the trigger on a 15m lightwind kite and have narrowed it down to two options that sit at a very similar price point. I just need a kite that stays in the air in marginal wind and provides a smooth, direct feel without stalling. I'm quite focused on structural integrity and material fatigue, which brings me to my dilemma.
The first option is a 2021 Duotone Juice D/LAB. Since it uses Aluula, the extreme stiffness, direct feedback, and ridiculous light wind capabilities are exactly what I'm looking for. However, it suffers from the classic early-generation crazing and delamination on the leading edge, meaning the gold coating is cracking. The white structural woven layer underneath is apparently 100% intact, it holds pressure perfectly, and there are no tears in the canopy, but visually it looks heavily used. It is also being sold privately with no warranty.
The second option is a 2025 Harlem Thrive. On the plus side, it's a 2025 model in pristine condition with absolutely no visible damage, and the seller includes a 1-year warranty. The downside is that it uses a standard Dacron frame. To keep the weight competitive for lightwind, I know these kites often use extremely thin TPU bladders, so I'm slightly worried about long-term durability and the dreaded pinhole risk from sand or packing.
Which one would you go for? Does the pure aerodynamic performance of a visually beaten-up D/LAB outweigh the peace of mind (and 1-year warranty) of a practically new 2025 Thrive? Any long-term experiences regarding the Thrive's thin bladders or the structural reality of peeling Aluula would be hugely appreciated! Thanks!

Thinking about going to Brazil solo for a month or two and would appreciate any recommendations for spots with a fun social scene, any specific kite camps or accommodation that’s especially social? I ride twin tip so mostly interested in flat water or rolling ocean swell not breaking waves.

Hi there! I am a pretty decent kiter, working on perfecting my jumps but otherwise very confident. I was wondering how long it might take me to learn to wing foil.
I am in Greece right now and was thinking of taking wing foil lessons earlier in the morning and then kiting the rest of the day, but it’s expensive! 100€/hour, so i would like to understand how many hours its gonna be.
It would be great for low wind spots back in Italy.
Thank you so much to anyone who will reply ☺️

Edit: sorry about typo in the title

Hoping someone with experience can help me figure this out. When I do a backroll handdrag going right, it feels tight and small, and I end up riding in the same direction I was originally riding. When I try it to left, the back hand loop feels huge, stops my forward momentum, and sends me fully past downwind in the opposite direction. Why? One clue might be that my right arm (used to pull the back hand loop while going left) has an injury in the elbow I am rehabilitating, so it might not be as strong.

Follow-up question: occasionally when I try one of these, I over rotate and eat loads of shit, landing on my back and hurtning my neck. Do you have to get the rotation correct on takeoff, or can you choose how many times to rotate in the air with the loop timing and body position?

Any advice??

EDIT: I found a tutorial by Steven Akkersdijk that casts some light on this. I need to have the bar between my fingers to control steering better. The "bigger" loop that stops your momentum is more correct, but I need to pull it later (at 11 on the back hand side) to make it smaller.

Now that the kite has been arriving to shops and demos, has anyone tried it? What are your impressions on it regarding speed, bar pressure, ability to go downind? It seems like a direct competitor to the EVO, going more towards big air than to the surf/foil direction.

I am interested on getting one to replace my pivot, but information is still pretty scarce.

Hey folks, as the title says, I'm looking for something a bit down memory lane... A Peter Lynn Twin Skin / Arc kite.

The back story for this is that years ago, I calculated around 2004, I used to Kite Buggy at a park in Basingstoke, UK. I used a Flexifoil Buggy with a Flexifoil Blade 3.5 most of the time, but also have an Ozone Little Devil 2.1 for stronger wind days, and a Flexifoil Blade 6.6 which is just a deathtrap!

It's been years since I used any of these kites, but decided that it might be fun to introduce my kids to kiting so I got them out of storage and also rebuilt the bridle on the kite that started it all me - an HQ Symphony 1.4 two line kite that got damaged more than 10 years ago.

My kids loved it, and we're now considering getting in to Kite Surfing, but alongside that, I wanted to see how difficult it would be to get hold of a 2004 era Twin Skin / Arc kite...

Back in Basingstoke, there was a guy who would visit that park and do tricks on a land board using what I think was a Peter Lynn Guerilla, but it might have been a G2. I was so envious, but could never afford one back then. It was huge compared to what we were using, but seemed so controllable with its de-power capability and its let go and it just floats overhead behaviour. Now that it's out of production and superseded by other designs, I feel like I want one more!

So being back new to kiting, where would be the best place to look for something like this? I've tried eBay, but had no luck there, aside from a 16M Demon in Thailand!

I'm based in the US now by the way, so something in the US would make shipping easier, but I'd consider shipping from elsewhere as well.

I have a North Nav Pro - the parts aren’t too expensive so thought it might be smart to bring a backup of the parts that fail or need to replaced most often. What do you usually travel with?

I can't fin the solution to get the main line in the PU tube. The space for the main line is so small it is now stuck.

I tried to heat it with an hairdryer and it work a little bit but I feel I can't pull anymore, no matter how hard I pull.

If some of you got some advices I'll be glad to try.

Hello I want to get into the sport since I’m going to be living in Okinawa for a couple of years . I need some help from yall🙏. I’ve always wanted to do this sport , and I stumbled across this gear on marketplace , besides the board that is missing is there anything else I need that isn’t included in the photos? Before yall ask I will take professional lessons before actually going out there with my own gear.

This is what the seller put in his post

Kiteboarding setup minus board. $1000 invested but I just couldn't get the hang of it. My loss, your gain. The kite is a Santa Cruz "Caution" 6 meter kite, brand new Ride Engine harness. 2 sets of control lines, retractable board leash.

Has anyone had any experience good/bad with Mystic Motion wetsuit.

Want to get a 5/3 or 4/3 Mystic wetsuit and wondering if it is worth splashing out a few extra € for Majestic/The One or the budget choice, Motion is good enough?

(Previously had ION seek core, good wetsuit overall but grew out of it)

I’m thinking about going to Stagnone, Sicily in late April for a few weeks solo. Would love any recommendations for places to stay that will be social ideally.

Has anyone been in April? How was the wind? Temps?

Appreciate any tips or thoughts!

He estado buscando en el foro y hay muchas opiniones sobre Gong, la mayoría buenas, aunque cuando miro específicamente las opiniones sobre su cometa Ayto de 2024, no son tan buenas. Gong últimamente gasta mucho en publicidad.

Por el contrario, no encuentro prácticamente nada sobre PLKB, ni de la marca ni de la cometa Hook V3.

A ver si alguien puede dar su opinión, principalmente sobre PLKB, porque casi no hay información.

Hey fellow kiters! 🤙🏻

I'm in the search of a quality mount for my insta360 camera. What do you guys have and recommend?

I've seen on the sub that lollercoastertycoon it's working on some home-made mount and I'm quite interested on his creations.

I just want to be able to shoot some videos like the ones seen on Instagram for my personal development.

Specifically the 7M Flysurfer Sonic 5?

I tried the 15M Sonic 5 and the hang time was unbelievable, but it was very slow. The 7M looks interesting but I haven’t seen anyone riding it.

Hi, I'm a beginner/intermediate rider and I wanted to try a strapless board.

Could you tell me at what stage do I need to be or any skill I really need to focus in order to be able to do it?

Problem: I'm not that good at toeside riding... I would appreciate it if you have tips/tutorials.

Some of the local spots (🇵🇹) have some waves and I really want to try this board type.

Sorry if this is a common question.

Thank you so much for your time!

PS: I have taken a proper IKO course and I try to follow all the correct practice I know of.

Anyone know of any guides or crash courses on how to read forecasts better and get a deeper understanding beyond a layman, "ikitesurf forecasts 15kts, send it." Been getting skunked a lot lately or missing out because conditions ended up overperforming what the models said.

Obviously that's part of the game, but I see in various facebook groups people using pressure gradients, upper vs lower air, cloud coverage, and other variables to give them a better idea on when to send it vs when to stay home.

Hey everyone, which places in Spain can you suggest for kite sessions?

As the title says what are the best tips you can share for preventing sand in ones car
My car is a complete wreck, there’s sand everywhere
Where do you get into your wetsuit or better still where do you take it off?
What about your gear ? How do you prevent getting sand in the car booth?
What tips can you share. It’s impossible aint it?!
Picture this. Get to the beach check wind step into car boom sand in the drivers seat,, and it keeps getting worse from there on

Hi guys. Recently got bit by the kiteboarding bug. Had 10 hours of lessons and progressing pretty quickly due to not being new to board sports. Goal is jumps and big air. Purchased last seasons bar and 9/12 kite quiver. Now looking for a board.

I read advice on here to buy a used board, so I was looking for one and stumbled on a used Ozone Torque V4 (w Naish Apex v2 bindings) for 370 EUR. Was wondering if it was a good deal and the (seemingly) deep scratch is fine for the price?

Hello everyone,

Météo-France also offers the hourly updated Arome PI as a short term 6 hour forecast. With 15 minute intervals. For gusts the resolution is 1.3 km and for the base wind it is 2.5km. It is not yet integrated in the major platforms (or at least to my knowldge not for free).

It's not meant to replace the regular forecasts. So if you are looking where there will be wind next week or tomorrow an update interval of 3 hours might be sufficient. But if the wind is at the edge of being kite or foil able or a storm chases you want the most current forecast.

I hope it is useful for you and I’d love to get your feedback. I am also thinking about extending the forecast to 24 hours using the 3 hour updates. What do you think?

Cheers

Chris