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. 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 etiquette comes down to two things: always help, and always know what’s happening around you. Everything else follows from those two. Some riders think they own the beach and the water. They launch without looking, they ignore other kiters in trouble, they ride through crowded areas without a second thought. They don’t. … Read more
Hey guys. Kitesurfing safety isn’t complicated. But some riders treat it like an optional extra — and that’s when things go wrong. I’ve watched riders launch into offshore wind without checking the forecast. I’ve seen people on the water who clearly don’t know the right of way rules and don’t seem to care. I’ve been … Read more
Hey guys. Kitesurfing alone is never fully safe. That’s the honest answer. You can kitesurf without anyone else on the water — experienced riders do it all the time — but someone always needs to know you’re in the water, where you are, and what to do if you don’t come back. I learned this … Read more
Hey guys. When you let go of the bar kitesurfing, the kite depowers. It rises to 12 o’clock — directly overhead — loses most of its pull, and either hovers there or drifts gently downwind. That’s the design. Letting go of the bar is your first and most important safety response, not a last resort. … Read more
Hey guys. Kitesurfing harness back pain gets written off too easily — bad posture, weak core, getting older. Those things matter. But in a lot of cases the harness itself is the problem, or at least making an existing problem significantly worse. Before you book a physio or buy a new board, read this. Kitesurfing … Read more