they are more like 3ft

great video! thanks for sharing

what is the material depower rope made off and what is the diameter?

I'd say the back-kick of the pad should be over the back-edge of the back-center fin for the highest performance potential for the general range of shapes of HPSBs. And whether the kick-(orthogonal)-midline is centered over the back edge or slightly in either direction(1/4" either way) is up to the discretion or error of the board owner.

This is great to see, I grew up with Ian, and to see pics of his family again brings back great memories.

Thanks Ben, great video!!!

great instructions Ben! thanks!!

Be careful not to go too slow over waves. Certainly you don't want to get launched off your board but bear in mind that the water coming in behind the wave is going to be travelling downwind a lot faster than the water in front of the wave therefore you are going to lose power in your kite very quickly as your get pulled down wind by the white water at this point there is a danger of the everything grinding to a halt, kite stalling and you sinking into a foam bath especially if you are on a small board or tt. I try to not go too fast but definitely keep some speed to punch through. Bearing downwind so to hot the wave on an angle can help and lessen the angle of attack so as to reduce the chance of getting launched, it also puts the kite further back in the window so there is more power zone to dive the kite into once through.

I had the fortune of sharing Emma Wood Beach with just Ian (riding) and Patrick (shooting video). It was such a treat to be out there riding and seeing Ian work on his tricks form the view you get on the water. The best part was when he landed something incredible and he turned around and flashed me a big smile as I rode by watching the show! What is most impressive to me about Ian's riding is that it is so "relaxed and efficient" yet he moves with incredible dexterity, speed and scale.

haha 10 points!

SALVATORESALVATORESALVATORE....did you ever ask yourself why you feel the need to judge other people??? this guy does a great job of explaining how not to fall off when trying to look cool....

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Great to gain some insight into Ian's life. Nice that he shared family also. Bravo!

also noticed that you are not sheeting in aggressively to initiate the jump. You're kinda neutral as you take off and only almost fully sheet in towards the end of the landing...This is maybe what I am doing wrong as when I go to pop and spin at the start of the jump I sheet in fully really hard and fast and then i end up over rotating or loopin the kite into a crash... your video shows you can take the beginning of the jump way less sheeted ...(unless you where really lit this day and where overpowered as it were not sure how hard its blowing in this video.. maybe do a follow up video talking about grabed/ungrabed airs and sheeting intensity or situations for doing airs)

what size kite are you riding in this example? what was the wind too?

Those Airs and Turns are just unbelievable, awesome to watch!

what's the name of the song please?

Very very helpfull!!

Brilliant instruction Ben !

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Thanks Ian, beauty!

thats awesome my cousin is doing big things

What a bore! Might be good info but couldnt take five mins of this guys monotone rambling if my life depended on it!

wind direccion ? side ?

did the cabrinha hit the water?

Thats not even clean. Looks sloppy as fuck.

That doesnt mean anything

that beach faces the north

its protected by a mountain which keeps it clean

m'bah mate yeew havnt kited ther yet looks sick though

this guy is amazing

Again great instructional vid. Thanks.

Great instructional. Just like I had a one on one. Thanks.

Great explanations! Getting back to practice this weekend!

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Used Your Vid For My Shortboard Balance Playlist. Keep Up The Good Work!!!!!

@Swiss846 yes, that would be interesting to know! I never seen the noise kite doing a kiteloop in a video or someone doing unhooked freestyle. Are there any around, which I don't know of? Cheers

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Surfing well is incredible.. now throw in the kite...Whao!!!!^_^

nice! keep it up!

WOW!

niceee

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very nice! is it possible to purchase your gear in Russia? Do you have a dealer there?

BAD ASS

what do you do is the wind is off shore ? like it is all winter ? do you pack your kite away for 6 months? I want to kite all the time !!

just what i needed to know thanks

Great footage!! :-)

Awesome video :-)

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