Kite Mechanic 
Hey guys. Wing foiling vs kitesurfing — two different sports that use the same element, wind, and deliver completely different experiences on the water. The honest answer to which one you should learn depends on where you ride, what you want from it, and how much patience you have for a learning curve. I kitesurf. … Read more
Hey guys. Kitesurfing upwind is the milestone every beginner fixates on — and that fixation is usually what stops them getting there. In 20 years on the water I’ve watched more riders fail to go upwind from trying too hard than from any technical mistake. Stop obsessing. It comes with time. And when you stop … Read more
Hey guys. A good kitesurfing travel bag is what stands between your gear and a bad trip. Get the weight wrong and you’re paying fees you didn’t budget for. Pack the bag wrong and you’re unpacking a snapped board or crushed bar at the other end. I’ve travelled with my kit to 8+ countries. My … Read more
Hey guys. To depower a kite, push the bar away from you to drop power immediately, or pull the depower strap in to reduce the kite’s base power level for the session. Two tools, very different purposes — and most beginners only know about one of them. I was riding a bigger kite once when … Read more
Hey guys. How to clean a kite after a session easily — honestly, you probably don’t need to rinse it every time. I don’t. Most experienced riders don’t. But there are three things that genuinely matter after every session, and skipping them is how gear gets damaged in ways that aren’t obvious until it’s too … Read more
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