Kitesurfing lesson: how to water start
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- Detailed kitesurfing water start video. This is designed to help people taking lessons already.
If you're learning to waterstart, or have any questions about kitesurfing, feel free to post below.
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This is a fantastic breakdown of the steps for a water start clearly identified, they are a tremendous help. Thank you for taking the time to make this video!
Happy to help. When does this usually happen? You should make sure the footstraps are set tothe right size. Your feet should be able to go all the way in easily. Then when you put your board on in the water - wiggle your feet and push them up, while pushing down on the handle.
Thank you. I've been struggling as a beginner and I am pretty sure that you just cleared up my issue (board position - not pointed downwind enough). Well done video. Thanks for the work.
been through dozens of videos before landing on this one. really good and insightful. thank you.
The best explaination on TH-cam.
Finally - a well explained breakdown of the key issues with clear examples. Nice job!
very well explained and great video,,,specialy the addons like the wind directions and power zones. Thumbs up!!!
Very efficient video for beginners like me
Sure that it will help me a lot during my next session.
Keep on publishing guys!!
Thanks a lot
Thank you this is awesome! Adding the power zone map in there is super helpful.
Good video. I would have seen this before I start the water start. keeping pressure in the lines helped me lot to water start.Thank you
Thanks for the post - this is the best/clearest explanation I seen yet on TH-cam!
Thanks for the tip of pointing the Board Down Wind , It will be very useful for my next lesson tomorrow . Thanks
+Tony Montero hope it helped and you got going. Got a new how to jump video now if you need it.
Really appreciate this and like others have said prob the best explanation on TH-cam! I think that this was filmed at Weymouth and I would be interested in lessons from Alex as its my neck of the woods
Probably the best video about how to water start I've seen in YT.
Keep up the good job!
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All the best from you from Argentina. Very clear explanation, Thank you very much.
Probably the best video about how to water start I've seen,Thanks.
Very good videos.
Could you make a video how to get upwind? Also explain the power position of the bar? I mean, to stay upwind, should i let the bar in the middle power? When do i need to pull the bar all the way in?
Thank you!
+Reitz I'm working on that one soon. For upwind, you need to adjust the bar position as you ride. If you go too fast, bar out. If you go too slow bar in. To go upwind you must keep a medium speed - if you're too fast your board will loose contact with the water and fly downwind; if you're too slow the board is not planing well and is not efficient.
Hey matre. I agree that was a good video! :) Ive been having trouble getting on the board and snooting water lol. The wind direction and boarding position was great. Lets go and try that today.
Ditto the best explaination on TH-cam
+Richard Adam Darriau Thanks
Best explanation and video on the entire net
The perfect explanation TY very much for your time !
i was trying this earlier for the first time, no training or little helpers, but i couldn't get my kite up in the air without it pulling me through the water so i just put my wakeskate on my feet before launching off the water and got a solid 10 second ride wooo hope to get my max ride time up to 20 seconds for tomorrow
This is good quality instruction you should concider doing a full length version .
Great video! Very well explained. Thanks!
Hi video is very helpful , I have been taking lessons and I have reasonable control of the kite , I have been struggling a bit with water starts...
My one question in places where wind is onshore which way is downwind?
Towards the shore is downwind
very helpful video!!! Sam, Cornwall!!
thanks - very clear video. I can see myself making some of those mistakes!!!
This is the best and I mean the BEST video on youtube about Water start, nice vid M8
Hi Alex, great video! I'm new to kiting and live in a place with light wind. I want to master my kite skills on land and practice when there's not enough wind to be in the water. 10-13 kts here. what size kite would you recommend? Thanks!
Hey there. Please show or tell what happens after kite falls in the water. How do you get it out and up?
+Kali Isa Let go of the bar and pull gently on one steering line (very gently) until the kite launches slowly. If it launches quickly let go of that line.
+Kali Isa I'll try and make a video for that too if I have time.
Great video. Last part has been tripping me up.
been through loads, wished I had seen this before trying to launch crosswind today on my first water start. Downwind next and all should be good hah!
I'm taking classes but how you waterstart if the wind is UPWIND? thx!
thank you mate.. Great vid
In what way can it be bad for your health?
Great explanation, really helpful thanks!
Good job 👌
Hi Alex, I can't get passed the shore break! The waves keep coming, fairly quickly and with enough force to take me off balance when I try to board drag out to sea to try my water start. A lot of times, this is worsened by the kite flying to one side persistently instead of staying where I park it. When this happens I have to keep pulling the bar to the opposite side constantly just to keep the kite in the neutral position. I have checked the length of my lines, and they are all exactly the same. I would like to try a quick water start/jump start, starting from a standing position instead of sitting in the water. Any tips? Thanks, Claudio R.
your kite should not pull to one side unless there is a reason perhaps u are steering it to one side or one or your flying lines are a little bit shorter than the other . Make sure they are all even. the other thing is that the best kite for learning to kitesuf is a low aspect ratio kite as they are more stable and consistent . stay away from high aspect kites that are geared towards freestyle/jumping/boosting and tricks. u want a nice freeride kite to learn on. Its easier to waterstart from in a reclined position in the water than standing up because u have more control and balance over the power of the kite . may be u need to find a beach location with flatter water and less waves to learn.
Thanks David. Yes, I started going to a beach with gentle waves, and it is going much better. I can waterstart:) I also found that my back sometimes was not square to the wind, so I probably was pulling on one steering line more that on the other. Thanks again...
You can easily check whether your kite is unblanaced. Park your kite at 12. Then hold only the middle of the bar and pull the bar closer. If the kite moves quickly away from 12 then it's unbalanced. That could be caused by stretched lines, bridles or even the kite itself.
Thank you much for the suggestion. I will test my kite. Your instructional videos are AWESOME. Thanks so much for them as well. Claudio.
Great video!
Quite helpful, thanks.
Note. Set up cross wind. Launch with board downwind ......
Top video about WS
Thanks Flavio. There's is a new version out now.
th-cam.com/video/_XGb2LmLEnI/w-d-xo.html
Awesome 👏🏻
What kite is that in the video ?
+aaronlennon71 that's a 2013 slingshot RPM. it's a 14m2 as the wind was very light. RPM is probably not the best kite to learn with though FYI.
Good. Thanks
Thanks a lot!!!!
Thank you
great explanation!
best on youtube
Thanks. If you haven't seen it already, I've made a new version of this tutorial:
th-cam.com/video/_XGb2LmLEnI/w-d-xo.html
Hello, I find it interesting that you’re emphasizing on pointing the board downwind when initiating the waterstart. This is something that I’ve been consciously trying do but for which I’m unable to keep my body parallel with the board during the sitting position at times unless I keep the kite directly at apex. What I’m doing now is keeping the kite between crosswind and downwind which results in my legs and board sort twisting away from my upperbody. I initially thought that trying to keep the kite between crosswind and downwind would help point the board downwind. Can somebody tell me what I’m missing here? I feel that this is holding me back a bit from truly progressing.
Hello Matthew, have a look at the new version. This gives a bit more info on the stages of learning to waterstart. That should help you out.
th-cam.com/video/_XGb2LmLEnI/w-d-xo.html
Very good video. Perhaps you would like to see mine.
Aloha,
Great video!
Have a good day :o)
thanks
good video! but real quiet, turn it up!
I'll see if I can. Thanks.
I forgot to mention I'm 5 feet tall 1.524 meters? And weigh 110 pounds or 50 kilos
What region are you in? It will affect what kites you need.
I live in San Diego, California
"How to water start"? Don't you ALWAYS waterstart in kitesurfing? I mean, you can't climb up your kiteboard first and then pull you kite out of the water, can you? So shouldn't the title just be "How to start"?
haha. Well actually you can start standing, across the beach, in the air, from a palm tree, or even from an iceberg (not that any of these are advisable for learners). But, yes, you pretty much always start from the water.
TavernSenses you can, it is called re-launching, it is mainly used when your kite de powers as falls into the water, also it is very hard to get into a safe zone without your kite being in the air
volume is too low
Thanks for the feedback. There is a new version of this video available:
th-cam.com/video/_XGb2LmLEnI/w-d-xo.html
Great tips. Published it at Onboardview.com
Thank you
You're welcome
Thanks
You're welcome. If you haven't seen it, check out my new version of this tutorial:
th-cam.com/video/_XGb2LmLEnI/w-d-xo.html