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About Buying Second Hand kites

Some tips & tricks for buying your next kite...

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Australian Kitesurfing Shops & Schools

Need to find a kiteboarding store or kiteboarding school for lessons - all stores listed here

Backhand Wave Riding: Kitesurf Off Your Heels - Kitesurfing Articles

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Two weeks ago

Backhand Wave Riding: Kitesurf Off Your Heels

Kitesurf waves on your backhand with control

Body Dragging: Recover Your Board - Kitesurfing Articles

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28 days ago

Body Dragging: Recover Your Board

The kite skill that saves sessions and riders

Building a Paulownia Kiteboard from Scratch - Kitesurfing Articles

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Two weeks ago

Building a Paulownia Kiteboard from Scratch

Shape your own timber kiteboard at home

Buying a Second-Hand Kite: What to Check - Kitesurfing Articles

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Two weeks ago

Buying a Second-Hand Kite: What to Check

What to check before you buy a used kite

Buying Used Kite Gear Without Getting Scammed - Kitesurfing Articles

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Two weeks ago

Buying Used Kite Gear Without Getting Scammed

Spot the scams before you lose money

Choosing Kitesurfing Gear: Kites, Boards, Harness - Kitesurfing Articles

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Two weeks ago

Choosing Kitesurfing Gear: Kites, Boards, Harness

Buy kit that grows with you

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Do I need kitesurfing lessons?

Should I learn of my mates, or get lessons, or...

Do You Need Kitesurfing Lessons? - Kitesurfing Articles

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Two weeks ago

Do You Need Kitesurfing Lessons?

Should you learn solo or take lessons?

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Filming kitesurfing over your shoulder with a GoPro HD

Lots of inventive solutions from Australian Kitesurfers on how to get great imagery with the GoPro

Filming Your Own Kitesurfing with a GoPro - Kitesurfing Articles

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Two weeks ago

Filming Your Own Kitesurfing with a GoPro

Over-the-shoulder GoPro angles that work

Getting Out Through a Beach Break Kiting - Kitesurfing Articles

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Two weeks ago

Getting Out Through a Beach Break Kiting

Punch through the whitewater on a kite

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Getting out through a beach break...

Heading out in the surf for the first time, maybe at a local beach break? Some great tips from the crew in the forums about how to kitesurf your way out through the sets...

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How to "duck tack" your surfboard

An alternative to gybing your surfboard while kitesurfing is the tack...

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How to choose your Kitesurfing gear

A guide to the kites, boards, and harnesses - get the right kitesurfing equipment to get your kiting career off to the right kind of start...

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How to do a backroll

One of the best tricks to kick off your freestyle kiteboarding career is the backroll - hugely satisfying, and easier than you might think...

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How to do your first jump

Kiteboarding jumps are visually spectacular and a real buzz to do. Just getting started? This kiteboard jump tutorial is for you.

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How to go from Surfing to Kitesurfing

If you've never kitesurfed before, but love your surfing, then read on to see how you can turn those blown-out days into something amazing...

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How to go upwind on your kiteboard

Going upwind is one of the first skills you'll need when kiteboarding, otherwise you'll be doing "the walk of shame" .. walking back to where you started, rather than kiting there!

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How to gybe a surfboard

If you're about to gybe (jibe) a surfboard then this is for you. For any budding kitesurfing transitioning from a twintip, or using a surfboard for the first time.

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Two weeks ago

How to Gybe a Surfboard (v2)

Carve, switch your feet and ride away clean.

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How to make a Paulownia Kite Board

GDog shares how he handmade made his own kiteboard, from scratch

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How to mount a GoPro in your kite...

GoPro, CamRig? - how do you get footage from your kite using a GoPro. Checkout this handy invention which lets you film from the kite, and your wrist...

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How to pack your kitesurfing bag for travelling

Going away on a kiteboarding trip can be a total disaster if you don't pack your kite properly.

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How to progress in Freestyle Kiteboarding

Henning provides an excellent freestyle Kiteboarding guide...

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How to ride toeside

An important skill to get sorted as soon as you've got the basics of kitesurfing mastered.

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Two weeks ago

How to Ride Toeside on a Kiteboard

Master toeside riding and unlock new tricks.

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How to self land your kite

Self landing a kite is handy skill to have...

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How to start Kiteboarding

All the information you need to get started in Kite surfing - Lessons, Associations and getting plugged into the community...

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How to take photos from your kite

Use the KiteCam to take aerial photos from the centre strut of your kite

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How to tune your kite line lengths

Kite not handling how you think it should - maybe your line lengths aren't right...

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How's your board control?

Are you being slack while you're kitesurfing and not focusing as much as you could?

Kite Cam Photography: Shooting From Above - Kitesurfing Articles

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Two weeks ago

Kite Cam Photography: Shooting From Above

Mount a camera on your kite for aerial shots

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Kite Innovations - from C to Bow to Hybrid to ...

A look at how far kite design has come in the last ten years - and at the classic kites of 2010

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Kite relaunch technique videos

These two short clips are basic crash courses on relaunching a kite.

Kite Types Explained: C, Bow and Hybrid - Kitesurfing Articles

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Two weeks ago

Kite Types Explained: C, Bow and Hybrid

C, bow and hybrid kites, and who each suits

Kite Wave Riding: Catching and Turning - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
Two weeks ago

Kite Wave Riding: Catching and Turning

Get out, catch waves and carve clean turns.

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Kitesurfing - How to get started

How to kitesurf - everything you need to know - tips, tricks, gear, and where

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Kitesurfing beginner questions

New to kitesurfing and curious about how it works? Read some of the Q's & A's in here.

Kitesurfing for Beginners: Your Questions - Kitesurfing Articles

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Two weeks ago

Kitesurfing for Beginners: Your Questions

Common beginner kitesurfing questions answered

Kitesurfing in Perth: What You Need to Know - Kitesurfing Articles

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Two weeks ago

Kitesurfing in Perth: What You Need to Know

Perth's wind, spots and beach etiquette

Kitesurfing in Sydney: A Local Guide - Kitesurfing Articles

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Two weeks ago

Kitesurfing in Sydney: A Local Guide

Where and when to kite around Sydney

Kitesurfing in the Waves: Gear and Setup - Kitesurfing Articles

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Two weeks ago

Kitesurfing in the Waves: Gear and Setup

Board, straps and kite choices for waves

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Kitesurfing Terminology & Lingo

Chicken loop? A loop when you're scared? All the terms explained.

Kitesurfing Terms: The Lingo Explained - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
Two weeks ago

Kitesurfing Terms: The Lingo Explained

Chicken loop, boost, kitemare: terms decoded

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Loosen up those ankles before kiteboarding...

Victoria Soloveykina shares the goodies on how..

Mounting a GoPro on Your Kite - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
Two weeks ago

Mounting a GoPro on Your Kite

Film from the kite: mount, angle, no fog

Packing a Kite Bag for Travel - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
Two weeks ago

Packing a Kite Bag for Travel

Get your kite gear there in one piece.

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PayPal Scammers - read how they work it...

They trawl classifieds looking to scam people out of money..

Progress Past Beginner Kitesurfing - Kitesurfing Articles

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Two weeks ago

Progress Past Beginner Kitesurfing

Break the plateau after your first lessons

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Progress your kiting with an Intermediate Lesson

Most people get a few beginner kitesurfing lessons and quickly plateau - this doesn't have to be you!

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Riding in Perth, WA - What you need to know.

The West Australian Kitesurfing Association have put together some handy fact sheets for kiting around the metro area of Perth

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Right of Way Rules

There's a kiter coming straight at you - what happens? What about wave riding?

Kitesurfing
Two weeks ago

Right of Way Rules for Kitesurfers

Who gives way, and how to share a break

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Safe Kiting Guidelines

Use the C.L.E.A.R. guidelines for a safe day out

Safe Kiting: The CLEAR System Explained - Kitesurfing Articles

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Two weeks ago

Safe Kiting: The CLEAR System Explained

Kite safely with the CLEAR checklist

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Safer Kitesurfing from a pilots perspective

How a fighter pilot approaches a mission is how a kitesurfer can approach a sick kite session

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Setting Up a Kite Camera

How to easily setup your own kite camera

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Should I join a kiting association?

Kiting Associations exist to help their members - why should you join?

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Sun Safety for Kitesurfers: Protect Your Skin

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Sun Safety for Kitesurfers: Protect Your Skin

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Your Season to Learn Kitesurfing

Buying Used Kite Gear Without Getting Scammed

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Buying Used Kite Gear Without Getting Scammed

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Winter Kitesurfing: Ride Cold Fronts Safely

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Kitesurfing in the Waves: Gear and Setup

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How to Gybe a Surfboard (v2)

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Kite Wave Riding: Catching and Turning

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Wave Riding Tips: The Snap and Re-Entry

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Kitesurfing in Perth: What You Need to Know

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Kitesurfing in Sydney: A Local Guide

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Kitesurfing Articles

About Buying Second Hand kites

Australian Kitesurfing Shops & Schools

Backhand Wave Riding: Kitesurf Off Your Heels

Body Dragging: Recover Your Board

Building a Paulownia Kiteboard from Scratch

Buying a Second-Hand Kite: What to Check

Buying Used Kite Gear Without Getting Scammed

Choosing Kitesurfing Gear: Kites, Boards, Harness

Do I need kitesurfing lessons?

Do You Need Kitesurfing Lessons?

Filming kitesurfing over your shoulder with a GoPro HD

Filming Your Own Kitesurfing with a GoPro

Getting Out Through a Beach Break Kiting

Getting out through a beach break...

How to "duck tack" your surfboard

How to choose your Kitesurfing gear

How to do a backroll

How to do your first jump

How to go from Surfing to Kitesurfing

How to go upwind on your kiteboard

How to gybe a surfboard

How to Gybe a Surfboard (v2)

How to make a Paulownia Kite Board

How to mount a GoPro in your kite...

How to pack your kitesurfing bag for travelling

How to progress in Freestyle Kiteboarding

How to ride toeside

How to Ride Toeside on a Kiteboard

How to self land your kite

How to start Kiteboarding

How to take photos from your kite

How to tune your kite line lengths

How's your board control?

Kite Cam Photography: Shooting From Above

Kite Innovations - from C to Bow to Hybrid to ...

Kite relaunch technique videos

Kite Types Explained: C, Bow and Hybrid

Kite Wave Riding: Catching and Turning

Kitesurfing - How to get started

Kitesurfing beginner questions

Kitesurfing for Beginners: Your Questions

Kitesurfing in Perth: What You Need to Know

Kitesurfing in Sydney: A Local Guide

Kitesurfing in the Waves: Gear and Setup

Kitesurfing Terminology & Lingo

Kitesurfing Terms: The Lingo Explained

Loosen up those ankles before kiteboarding...

Mounting a GoPro on Your Kite

Packing a Kite Bag for Travel

PayPal Scammers - read how they work it...

Progress Past Beginner Kitesurfing

Progress your kiting with an Intermediate Lesson

Riding in Perth, WA - What you need to know.

Right of Way Rules

Right of Way Rules for Kitesurfers

Safe Kiting Guidelines

Safe Kiting: The CLEAR System Explained

Safer Kitesurfing from a pilots perspective

Setting Up a Kite Camera

Should I join a kiting association?

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Weather Forecasts & Live Reports

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Kitesurfing Buy & Sell/Classifieds