How to Kitesurf: Waterstart Tutorial 2017

[@kitesurfcollege]

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[@yaeljackson3602]

instablaster

[@willosswk2572]

I haven’t even been kiteboarding yet and now I feel confident in my water start

[@kalcasci]

Good luck :)

[@besmalebsir1640]

I did a waterstart session today, and I wish I had watched your tutorial before, thank you,it's by far the best tutorials 💯

[@pku2222]

By far the best instructions (in person or on video) I've seen on the nuts-and-bolts of water start. I'm still a newb and waterstarting has always seemed to involve a bit of "black magic" and luck. Many instructors and fellow kiters have said it's just a matter of practice and you'll get it eventually. Probably. However, I've always thought it is better to understand the physics and precise timing and control of various maneuvers, power and body positions in order to execute a successful waterstart in all kinds of conditions. Without that understanding you might wind up practicing the wrong things over and over again. This video breaks down all of that (yeah, all that happen under two-freaking-seconds!) Appreciate it!

[@SpecialGuest13]

I'm a beginner and find your tutorials brilliant for complementing the practical lessons! Love the step by step, simple and logical explanations, thank you for your efforts!!

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thanks, we're trying to cover everything to help people taking lessons.

[@dklox]

Congrats on making this great video. Though the previous one on water starts was very helpful, this one is better yet. This is the way every kitesurfing learning video should be produced.

[@maxyoon2520]

Only after I've experience few sessions, now I understand why this video is so awesome.

[@cherylness5872]

yah

[@houseofdyer]

Seriously, guys. You make the best tutorials. One quick thing is super-emphasize is to make small corrections with your board (not your kite)

[@bearlemley]

Really nice drone work seeing the kite and the rider in the frame. It is great that it is high enough resolution to see what the rider is doing with the bar. Good job.

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thanks very much Bear

[@SimpleGuitarTabsYoutube]

As a struggling beginner, i'd say the thing that helped me the most was pointing the nose of the board in the direction of the kite pull when you dive it. Obviously without putting weight on that front foot and diving the nose under. I always saw people riding sideways (crosswind) and thought 'oh so i just dive the kite and go sideways'. Go downwind towards the kite pull first, then turn crosswind 😄

[@chriscaahbaugh2246]

Dude these are awesome!!a Just picking kiteing back up after 20 years away and these videos are lifesavers

[@dpwild328]

This is the best water start video I have seen! Great job!!

[@kitesurfcollege]

dpwild328 Thanks

[@bubblerings]

Your Simulator style is Genius!!... with Power areas and controls, WoWWWW!!! The best! -Cheers!!

[@jajacyno]

real good tutorial recommend. Im kite surf instructor and always show to my student before the lessons highly recommended.

[@torstillo]

Very good explanations. I see my own mistakes and will try better. Thank you very much for this tutorial!

[@MatheusSKTBuzios]

Your videos are just amazing. It has been helping to draw the wind window during the class, easier to memorize for beginner students. 5 stars

[@lorenzom9022]

Congratulations for this video; it's very helpful and clear!

[@alexandrete835]

Amazing tuto, best available on the internet.

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thanks.

[@matthewalan59]

I am just a beginner. For me it is really important to steer the kite aggressively enough to get a hard pull while the kite is still quite high. This pulls me nicely up out of the water. If the power comes at a low angle, then I just skid along the water because the vertical component of the force is just too small in comparison to the horizontal component. I noticed that my instructor was always up on his feet before the kite dipped down below 45 degrees.

[@Dowell318]

It's not fair! You make it look so easy! I can't hardly get up on my board, but I suspect that's because my foot straps are too small. Getting some new ones soon. God you make it look easy - it's not!!! This is HARD!!! lol.

[@kiteboardingwithTom]

The best board start video on you tube, great work as always Alex :)

[@kitesurfcollege]

Cheers Tom.

[@zeworldadventures]

Alex.great great vid. didn't realize it was you till I heard your voice. keep them coming. cheers

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thanks Bertrand. Yes this channel is all me and Christie. How's it going? Are you living in Cabarete still?

[@LaurieR100]

Awesome video with the graphics and drone footage. Best ones out there

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thankyou, my new laptop, drone and camera help a lot. I'm releasing a complete video manual with this new footage.

[@runic641]

Laurie Robinson Great video! What laptop configuration are you using?

[@boldandfunny]

Great video.I'd love to see a second advanced part of this to show how to waterstart and ride in light wind. Concentrating on better power diving and moving kite more efficiently in light winds, trimming the kite for light winds may be. Obviously the board handling can be slightly different too? Common mistakes and problems in light wind and how to work around them - may be? Just a thought.

[@maxflo6978]

Best tutorial seen yet

[@Nadia-18]

Vraiment bon tutoriel. Really good tutorial. This is very easy to understand, well explained ! Thank you so much for this.

[@roncougar1]

Definitely taking your advise and going to apply it on my next session

[@valeriamartinez1490]

Thank you for this excellent tutorial, itbis the best that I see

[@mattsenior2449]

Good job - always clear and the perfect water helps too!

[@kitesurfcollege]

thanks

[@StephanBohr]

best tutorial I've seen so far

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thankyou.

[@dimnax]

Great video !! Very helpful for begginers !

[@pauljohnson44]

Thanks for your video. It's been a big help in learning to kitesurf

[@adamc4155]

I got the water start part down, can get up to my feet but now im practicing shifting the direction of my board to have less resistance facing downwind! Wind was also dying a little and i was on a 5m kite when i probably couldve been flying a 7m!

[@antonilacki]

Really great video! I can't wait for my first water starts!

[@zemmelke]

This was really helpful. Thank you

[@kropka1794]

Great video, this weekend I'll see how much I really learnt;)

[@kitesurfcollege]

How did it go?

[@kropka1794]

Kite-Surf-College Tutorials and Tricks haha, thanx for asking, no wind last weekend in Charleston SC:(

[@KatrinBaver]

Thanks for the great explanation 👍

[@AA-cw7ql]

Great Video!

[@Hindukushsailing]

I am watching all these videos in prep for actual lessons. I want to know what is going on and why and self practice in my living room. Your vids really give good body mechanics advice on the how and why aspect. This will help me save money and get more out of each live lesson. Could you maybe produce a lesson on what good used gear looks like. I see the clearance gear from the last years are a good deal. When buying a board if it was a quality board then it most likely still is. Kites that is what I would like to learn about when buying used. I want to get a kit together without breaking the bank. I will probably mix and match with an emphasis on quality with bargain prices, I hunt. I like Naish and I see Slingshot a lot and Liquid Force?? What are your thoughts on gear and the build quality. Your making a difference and keep up the good work, good day.

[@kitesurfcollege]

I'm going to make an equipment selection guide soon. It will explain the different kite shapes and who they are suitable for. I would recommend one of the more established kite brands for sure, Core, slingshot, cabrinha etc. There are many relatively new brands, who maybe have move in from other sports, and their equipment doesn't last well and has poor flying characteristics.

[@Hindukushsailing]

KiteSurfCo Tutorials Tips and More Thanks for the info will wait to see your new video,

[@TheKiterKiter]

Did i missed it or didnt you have time to do that vid? =)

[@felixbrandau4751]

Best kite videos Periode

[@josephhiggins7871]

Finding these videos vey helpful thanks Dude.

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thanks Joseph. I'm making a complete playlist to help people with their lessons. I'll be finishing this in the next couple of months: kzbin.info/aero/PL41dAinz_9Zd54PL1rxKlvNp-aRVWyCyE

[@elvirafausten3395]

Super footage! Good explanation!!!!

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thankyou Elvira :-)

[@rfjgmail3452]

Well presented video and a great help - thanks

[@v10moped]

This video has taught me that apparently, female kiteboarders can do no wrong.

[@nayidede]

do you think this is a sport that we can learn from tutorial videos or taking course/private lesson is mandatory?

[@foadysfah]

Perfect tutorials, thank you so much!

[@kitesurfcollege]

You're welcome. Hope they help.

[@stephensinnhuber8401]

another excellent video

[@user-xl5wh2xt1d]

Where was this video shot? It looks like a great place to take some kiteboarding lessons

[@unaluv88]

What is better, starting powed, half powered or depowered? I had problems starting the kite fully depowered, it hadnt any tension on the bar

[@arthurleonepimenta2266]

Awesome! Thank you very much. Cheers from Brasil

[@VitorRezegue]

Gotta love these videos!

[@humbletrack5448]

very good mate!

[@omarzinhoneto]

Great job! Thanks

[@kitesurfcollege]

Our pleasure!

[@mrhogei]

Is this more less expensive than wakeboarding? By how much?

[@AllenHanPR]

Don't plan on kite surfing, but no idea why i'm learning this.

[@thenemluk]

great tutorial

[@haustimp]

Tenerife kitesurfing learners?! 🙌

[@asocialex6684]

Fuerteventura ✔️

[@ronaldhb1]

great video my friend gracias !

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thanks Ronald, I'm making a sequence of tutorials to help people learn: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYmqk2WCorF4pKs

[@jonathanchia515]

That looks like a great venue to practice for beginners.. not much waves.. where is this?

[@kitesurfcollege]

This is Aruba, has some nice spots and very reliable wind - but actually the main spot in the video has a lot of rocks and reef very close downwind, which means it's not ideal for beginners. If you make a mistake, you could run into these hazards quickly. We mainly use it as there's not much to fly the drone into nearby.

[@GaetanoCrisci]

Great video, thank you!!!

[@kitesurfcollege]

Gaetano Crisci thanks

[@kitesurfcollege]

Gaetano Crisci is the sound clear / loud enough?

[@GaetanoCrisci]

yes perfect and very Pro video, a new video on the upwind riding stance would be very appreciated

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thanks, I'll try and cover that. I have lots of new material coming out the next couple of months.

[@usuariouser224]

helpful.thanks a lot.

[@Claudia_ml368]

hola soy claudia juegos cat soy una de tus suscriptoras

[@jakob2746]

what is that place in the video? really wanna go there

[@kitesurfcollege]

Hi Jakob. That's baby beach Aruba. Often kiters get kicked out but sometimes you can kite there. Even if you do get kicked out, Boca Grande beach is just around the corner from there.

[@TheLiquidPeace]

great tips

[@alpcan3264]

Please add how to put your foot onto board while controlling the kite to this video

[@Makeitblue127]

Good vid, but still petrified to give it a go

[@Vibracanaltv]

Thanks

[@erictjie-hq7tr]

theoritically easy, but practiclly takes time

[@GabrielaPiloniPires]

true!

[@A-fl1ln]

Thank you

[@eliasharmelin9038]

very helpful!

[@cesarruelas8825]

Hi!, I see the video is on Aruba!, Can you tip me out for spots, hours, and rules? What spots is on the 2:58 ?? The rule for kiting until 9am in baby beach is still valid? Thank you!! Have a trip in 2 weeks so any help is welcome. Thanks again

[@kitesurfcollege]

No problem. 2:58 is boca grande. Baby beach, unfortunately, is pretty much banned these days, the police will often stop you from kiting there even if it's 6am and no-one else is in the water.

[@cesarruelas8825]

Kite-Surf-College Tutorials and Tricks really! Thats sad about baby beach! I haven't seen the water that calm in other boca grande videos! Is that normal or you shoot on a certain hr in the day?

[@mspudic75]

Tnx!

[@wgvwgv579]

I am an ok windsurfer, will this help to learn this?

[@kitesurfcollege]

Hello wgv. Generally, windsurfing experience does not help when learning to kitesurf. The control of the kite is completely different. In fact, many windsurfers learn slower than average, as they have a tendency to cling to the bar, when they should hold the bar lightly.

[@wgvwgv579]

Kite-Surf-College Tutorials and Tricks That comes as a surprise as well as disapointment. Still, i learned windsurfing so i will learn this i guess. Tx!

[@florentpoujaudlecam]

Thanks for the video ;-)

[@Chaseaction-outdoor-activities]

thanks!!

[@mare6638]

great video but.. how to change traveling direction to go into the wind as i was lost in middle of the sea once xD

[@kitesurfcollege]

Here's our video on riding upwind: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKCkaoqDnbR1eLM

[@kitesurfcollege]

Can you tell me what the wind direction was when you got stuck in the middle of the sea?

[@pipsquek1669]

How much the kite and the baord cost???

[@kitesurfcollege]

It varies a lot depending on quality, and year of release. The board from $400 to around $1k, and the kite $1k to $2k. Second hand you can get much cheaper deals, but you need to know what you're looking for.

[@tropicalsurfhousesurfingsu8078]

personal experience kiss very good video i like and is healpfull very tecnocal but is one of the way not the best way for intermediate beginner in the learning proces because the 12 clock waterstart is not efficent . realy good video for indipendet kiters thet already know how to start from 11 and 13 clock so the board point down wind no realy thet easy if you start at 12 best to start at 11 or 13 the call stady pull so you lear not to spinn under the kite and the board will point 45 dgreed . beginner dont need to cross the red power zone . very good tips for not crashing the kite on over stearing and correct handling wath is coud be the probmel is the start at 12 clock the zen you need to pull hard the bar to stearing whit if you place the kite in the sweet spot 45 dgreed dive the kite and dont bring the kite at 12 again nononononon no . some correct some not correct for beginner . and meaby for indipendent ridre thet know the rigth way how to waterstart . 45 dgreed kiss. is good video well made 12 clock it work but only if you hare already indipendent kiters . most case scenario .

[@grandretirement]

13? 1pm

[@tonyzavala3845]

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[@grieverx8670]

I wanna learn this so bad, but it looks so hard

[@MikeMPharmaCyclist]

Start by learning to fly power kites, they're great fun and will teach you about the wind. Get at least a 2.5m foil to start training with take it to the beach whenever you go, you'll learn to respect the wind.

[@grieverx8670]

@@MikeMPharmaCyclist Thank you very much for your advise.

[@MikeMPharmaCyclist]

@@grieverx8670 of course! I love kiting and fell in love with it when I first tried a modern power foil. Look at Prism 2 line power kites, they're a little pricey for what they are but great to get you into it, I started with a 1.8 and 2.5.. if you're not too heavy be ready!

[@juliemachen2421]

Why cant I see this? I can hear it but no visual...??

[@kitesurfcollege]

It should be working. Maybe try another browser, device etc. :-)

[@alejandrosantiago6963]

It looks so easy when you see someone doing the whole process but fuckkkkk, I'm so fucking bad at it

[@AA-cw7ql]

❤

[@gunterjauch934]

Where is the kitespot

[@recepsen2220]

Türkçe alt yazı yapmalısınız dostum

[@mikexu4416]

初级教学

[@boldandfunny]

Brilliant video, especially drone footage!!! There are 2 moments where you can see exactly what is happening I really liked: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYmqk2WCorF4pKsm33s kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYmqk2WCorF4pKsm46s

[@tonyclifton265]

it's pronounced "with" not "wiv"

[@costazurra]

Where is.the best place for beginners to take kite surf course? What.is.this location. Marocco?

[@Badz_B34chst4r]

Aruba (it's in the video description)

[@svenvandekamp794]

just loop it and point your board downwind. GUARANTEED QUICK WATERSTART!!!!!