Kiteboarding Tutorial: 3 Kite Skills to practice the Waterstart

This Kiteboarding Tutorial: 3 Kite Skills to practice the Waterstart covers 3 kite flying skills that will make doing the waterstart easier, Twintip or Strapless. Watch this video either before ever trying your first waterstart, or if you've already been practicing but are struggling to get up and riding.
These 3 kite skills will help you comfortably get down to the water and into waterstart ready position, the power strokes to dive the kite, and get up and riding. The 3 Kite Skills in this kiteboarding tutorial are;
✔︎ flying the kite one handed
✔︎Continuous Kite flying & the secret to successful power strokes
✔︎Stopping the kite at 45 degrees to ride away, and 12 o'clock (without going back past 12!)
The waterstart is a very exciting time, you've finally got the board and are mentally ready to sail off into the sunset, these 3 Kite Skills will help you dial the waterstart. (especially if you've already been practicing & struggling with the Waterstart!)
This kiteboarding Tutorial was filmed at The Robinson Club Cape Verde,
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Cheers guys, we'll cya in the next one
~Flukes Kitesurfing

[@aaroncowan8475]

Gosh, she does a great job explaining the motions and how to maneuver your handle during the start. Thank you! Great job!

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Thanks Aaron!

[@MyFirstReurveBow]

thanks for this awesome tutorial, you say things that may sound obvious to someone who do those things already, but for a begginer the little details in the process really matters..

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Cheers thanks for the comment :) It's also rad to see our audience progressing & wanting more advanced skills, if there's anything you want in particular let us know! Thanks again & we'll cya in the next one ~Flukes Kitesurfing

[@largelew9999]

Demonstrations really help. Thanks for the tips.

[@rodrossguitarlessons4693]

Thanks for the tips, especially the one where you say that the most important thing is to fly the kite back up !!

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Glad it was helpful Rod! Yeah important to keep the kite moving at the start!

[@calebbrown9091]

Very helpful video! I've taken a couple lessons so far. Practiced body dragging and using my arm as a rudder to get used to getting pulled around in the water. I got up a couple times on the board but didn't know to keep doing power strokes as I got up. Will definitely be practicing continuous power strokes!

[@BADASSBASSBOY69XXX]

Great advice thank you, looking forward for my lessons this weekend, couldn't help but to notice the wrong loop for the rope Harness eventhough it was for demo only 🤣😂 great work , people that asking about video demo in the water don't realise how difficult to do this and try to capture the whole seen (kite and kiter) as the kite is so far away from the kiter, sure you can get everything i the seen if used super wide lens but everything would be so small in the frame you can't see the details you are talking about, and you'll be moving fast as well, Excellent

[@devenmunisami6801]

ur have a very cute smile❤ keep smile like this😘😘

[@2007dalin]

my only advice would be to have more video representing what your are explaining.. but great video again.. love these and wish i was there kiting through this quarentine time

[@mahammedalqrashi]

Thank you so much. 🙏🏻🌹

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Happy to help :) thanks for the comment :) ~Flukes Kitesurfing

[@geratelribeiro]

Thank you very much. Very helpfull indeed. I´ve seen other kitesurfing videos before, and this is, in my opinion, one of the best. I have curiousity about learning kitesurfing, and I think it´s a very expensive kind of sport; hoping not to be right about it. Somehow I would need more information before trying something in this not very known world for me. I´ve been learning how to ride longboards, and I think it would be very interesting if I could afford starting learning how to fly kites too. So, I thank you again for your very clever lessons. I learned very much from your video. It seems to me you´re a very good person and know much about the sport. Blessings and greetings from Chile.

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Awesome! Yes its a lot of fun! Worth getting into :)

[@MrChrisnaron]

Nice clear instuctions. I'm new to this sport, even though it feels like I've been doing it for ever. I have the water start more or less sorted and going upwind is a natural position for me. My problem is coming back to the beach, which is down wind in my case. How do I train my right leg to be the dominant leg when coming back in. When I transition I look like I am sat on the toilet.

[@alexisfernandz8445]

I saw the tutorial at 11:30 pm proximity and guess what. First thing I did next day was go straight to the water and do all what she said. I’m new on this and the tutorial help me a lot THANKS

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Cheers Alexis! That's awesome! Way to go!! Happy to hear you found this tutorial helpful :) Let us know if there are any other tutorials you'd like covered :) Happy Kiting! ~Frances from Flukes

[@candych0754]

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[@callanspence]

Great video Frances and Luke. I always come to this channel for advice for kiting. You guys are legends, keep these videos coming!

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Cheers thank you so much! We'll cya in the next one :) ~Flukes Kitesurfing

[@stefiedawson4587]

Thank you for these videos. Very helpful! I am much more confident for my first lesson. Where did you say you were? Looks beautiful!

[@sonnynguyen9173]

I agreed with 2007dalin. Explaining the strokes without actual movement or animation won’t cut it.

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Thanks for the suggestion!

[@sonnynguyen9173]

@@FlukesKitesurfing I enjoyed and learned a lot from Flukes. He explained it very clearly and demonstrated on the spot. It’s very helpful!

[@pitterpit9964]

Well done Frances! Keep it up - one can't emphasize enough, that especially for the waterstart kite flying skill do matter a lot. You nailed it! These three tips are key and especially the third one is so so important also for just after you get in the board. I remember once I succeeded my first waterstart (where so many things happen in just a few seconds) that I was on the board and... asked myself what next and before yi had a clue I was back in the water. Because I tried to steer the kite without sheeting in - so not enough tension in the steering lines. So exactly your 3rd tip - thanks so much! Looking forward to your next episode :-) Again congrats to your 4th place in the 2019-competition - awesome achievement! Are some of your heats available on KZbin? Wish you all the very best and most importantly stay healthy! Lots of Love from Germany, Peter

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Cheers Peter! Thank you so much for such a rad comment! Super stoked thank you!! :) (haha i was nervous to check the comments this week so putting it off..but now wish i hadn't!!) Wishing you all the best from across the pond, Stay stoked my friend and we'll Cya in the next one :) ~Frances from Flukes Kitesurfing

[@isaaclupo5222]

Sorry but I have to do this: 4:37 Great vid by the way!

[@Pathfinder-NLD]

Sal is great

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

yeah epic

[@jondeur2686]

Great video. Love the tips on kite loops. But you don't have any videos on jumping. Would love some tips on basic jumping.

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Great thanks for the idea. We have some strapless jumps but would be cool to do some twintip.

[@jondeur2686]

@@FlukesKitesurfing Thanks for considering jump videos. Strapless jumping is beyond hope for me, but jumping with a kite is the only thing I really care about. Maybe it’s mostly because I’m 71, but I’ve been jumping for 12 years and should not be still jumping so ugly. Help!!

[@matthewsoohoo6903]

Hello Flukes Kitesurfing, I’m a beginner water kiter, and the waterstart is my biggest issue right now and the reason why I’m unable to move forward. However, I like the way that you break the waterstart process down. What’s happening with me right now is that I’m able to get up on the board after performing a power stroke, ride for a few seconds and then I’ll plop back down in the water (losing all forward momentum). What I find interesting is how you explain the process of sheeting the bar in and out and how you shouldn’t move the kite past 12:00 when performing the power stroke and then bringing the kite back up. Should I assume that I’m probably not sheeting the bar out properly while bringing the kite back up and that I’m possibly bringing the kite back up passed 12:00? None of the kite instructors that I learned under had explained these little nuances. So therefore, is sheeting the bar in and out at the proper times while not bringing the kite back up past 12:00 the whole secret to a successful waterstart? I’m hoping to get this figured out. LOL, otherwise, there maybe no hope for me. Thanks. -Matt

[@kijetikimavi]

I had same problem like you. Was on a 12 at 200lbs in 14kts... Changed to bigger kites and solved the issue.. My experience is a as begginer, we aren't efficient.. thus we need more power until we get efficient...

[@YardenZada]

3:18 Dragged out to da Beeiach!

[@Samer7harb]

I wish once i can buy it 😔

[@kam4811]

Hi, awesome videos! Do you guys run courses in person there? Thanks !

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Glad they helped Kam! Sorry, no lessons in Cape Verde. Sometimes we do some in Canada or Australia

[@user-gw4pf4uk8w]

Hi❤

[@blakeway0109]

I got a bit confused when she referenced diving the kite to hands on the clock (11,10 or 1, 2) and other times referencing diving to 45 degrees

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Hey Blake, yes 45 Degrees is half way between the ground and 12. It is effectively 10:30 or 1:30 but using those hours as reference tends to be harder for people to grasp quickly, (take your kite to 10:30 gets blank stares from students :) so 45 degrees is a more common term for half way up between the ground and directly sky, while 11, 12, 1 are great references for the higher zones. Hope that helps.

[@jodiedreal3856]

GO TO 4:30 IN THE VIDEO... I THINK THE SCRIPT HAD A TYPO HAHAHA

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

We don't use scripts ;)

[@ffuriati]

I just watched the other video basics of the basics and he explains the 12, 3, 9 o clock, and here she’s using 45 degrees. Why is that? It’s just not that good for beginners to be switching names

[@antoninoantonioli2356]

What’s the resort call?

[@polovoorde]

Robinson Club in Cabo Verde I guess... (www.robinson.com/en/en/booking/?hotelOnly=1&productCodes=SID10055&duration=7&departureDate=2020-11-01&returnDate=2021-05-01&adults=2&rooms%5B0%5D%5Badults%5D=2&stopOver=1&offerDate=2021-04-10&extSystem=DIRS&offerId=47823-3507878527)

[@rrrjjj2474]

Continuous kite flying, and not parking the kite at noon to keep the kite from falling out of the sky are a couple of key tips that I didn’t originally understand! Having the right equipment can also make learning waterstarts easier too! I really like the fins from www.rideupwind.com for getting beginners up quickly.

[@carolhaukebo9225]

great link - I see how these could help!

[@barakarasta9505]

👋👋🇰🇪

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

hey mate! thanks for saying g'day :)

[@lovetofly32]

Her guy is dang lucky. 😏

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

I sure am James

[@Lack0]

First lesson: never kite offshore as a beginner! Second lesson: learn the down up method which is superior to all others. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIucl4V9i8unic0

[@bartden9668]

Those powerstrokes are NOT easy for a beginner... I can tell ya that...

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Yeah for sure. In lessons we focus on this a lot to make sure people get it as its key :)