Kite Mechanic 
Hey guys. If you want to know how to store a kite properly, the answer is simple: clean it, dry it completely, pack it loosely, and keep it somewhere cool and dark. Everything else is detail on those four things. Most kite damage I see in the workshop didn’t happen on the water. It happened … Read more
Hey guys. Kite lines wear out gradually and mostly invisibly — until they don’t. A line that looks fine from a distance can be critically weakened at the connection points where you can’t easily see it. As a kite mechanic, lines are one of the first things I check on any kite that comes through … Read more
Hey guys. Yes, you can kitesurf with glasses — most riders who need vision correction manage it fine. The real question is how, because your regular glasses stay on the beach and standard sunglasses don’t cut it either. I tried sunglasses on the water once. Within ten minutes they were covered in water drops, I … Read more
Hey guys. Kitesurfing sun protection is the safety habit almost every rider ignores — including me, if I’m honest. I tell everyone to use sunscreen before they get on the water. Then I rig my kite, launch, and forget it completely. I’ve paid for that more than once. Here’s the thing: a peer-reviewed study published … Read more
Hey guys. Too strong wind kitesurfing is dangerous — but the wind itself is only half the problem. The other half is riders who show up in 35 knots with a 12m kite while everyone else on the beach is on an 8m or 9m. That’s not bravery. That’s a serious hazard for the rider … Read more
Hey guys. Learning to read waves kitesurfing is one of those skills most people develop slowly and painfully — through sessions that went wrong rather than through anything they were taught. I’ve pulled riders out of currents more than once. Not because they were inexperienced — because they didn’t read the water before they got … Read more
Hey guys. Offshore wind kitesurfing is the condition that gets people rescued — or worse. I watched it happen once. A rider launched in offshore wind at a spot I know well, probably thinking he could handle it lop because he’d ridden in plenty of other conditions. His kite went down. He couldn’t relaunch. The … Read more
Hey guys. Kitesurfing bad knees — I know riders doing it every session. Some with old ACL repairs, some with chronic knee pain, some who’ve had surgery and came back to the water. Most of them manage fine. But the first thing I’ll always say is this: talk to your doctor before you get in … Read more
Hey guys. Kitesurfing for heavier riders is absolutely doable — I’ve seen riders well over 110kg learn and ride well. But you need the right gear, and you need to be honest about one thing most guides won’t mention: flexibility. Get both right and you’ll progress just like anyone else. Note: This post contains affiliate … Read more
Hey guys. Stop guessing your kite size. It’s one of the most common and most expensive mistakes beginners make — buying the wrong size because someone at the beach said so, or because a forum post from 2019 said a 12m is “standard.” Kite size depends on your weight and your wind. Nothing else. I’ve … Read more