Riding in waves: 5 Mistakes & the pro technique // Kiteboarding SA Masterclass

[@ride_the_wind]

that shot of Giel is so sick, perfectly filmed

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Thanks! It's a wild shot for sure!

[@adrianperezcarmenates507]

Yesterday I had my first wave session. And I made all the mistakes you mentioned. Now I'm ready for the next one. Thank you, amazing video

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Congratulations on your first wave session! Now you know and I'm certain the next one will be a lot easier. Enjoy!

[@andrasgefferth968]

Thanks for the great video Steven. One thing I would add: When I first arrived at a wave spot I was struggling to pass the waves. It was with a windsurf, where you have absolutely no vertical lift from the wind so it was even more difficult than with a kite. But I could see others gliding through the waves very smoothly. First I didn't understand, but later I figured out one very important rule when it comes to waveriding: timing. Those guys were waiting in the shallow water, observing the waves. They went out when a set has finished, so they didn't have to cross big waves. And that is independent of the type of your "vessel": kiteboard, windsurf board, surfboard, etc. You need proper timing to start your session, to cross a wave or to catch a wave.

[@stevenakkersdijk]

I can imagine it's way harder to time it on a winsurf set, especially as it's not as easy to turn around!

[@vicbauwens]

Not all places have nicely timed swell though. We kite in the North Sea and on heavy days it is just a nasty mess of short period, 3m high breakers with reduced flotation due to the massive amounts of foamy, cold and mushy drab. It is absolutely mandatory for us to adopt an active approach and jump horizontally in anticipation of oncoming waves and slalom in between breakers where possible. Our humble conclusion is that, having been pummeled by our beloved North Sea, we can deal with conditions almost anywhere. Come and try it in December / January :-)

[@stevenakkersdijk]

@ as I’ve also grown up on the north Sea I can confirm the toughness of these waves 😅

[@richardkuhne5054]

If the waves are a bit smaller and you see it breaking infront of you, you can also decide to go a bit left or right where it didn’t break yet. Makes it easier to pass.

[@stevenakkersdijk]

That is a very good way to approach it!

[@jackhsu731]

Very good information, thanks for sharing this video. 👍

[@stevenakkersdijk]

My pleasure! Glad you find it useful!

[@KST9182]

Perfect video + topic! Thank you! 🪂👍

[@stevenakkersdijk]

My pleasure!

[@Vincent01]

Steven bedankt voor je duidelijke uitleg. Eigenlijk sta ik te weinig op het water, maar ik leer toch elke keer weer van je.

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Graag gedaan Vincent! Het is inderdaad lastig om te verbeteren als je langere tijden niet op het water staat. Hoop dat je snel weer kan varen!

[@jeffrey8859]

Great video again Steven 💪🏼💪🏼

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Glad you liked it!!

[@nessimlarafa5556]

Thanks a lot this video is what im looking for i have look it up online but only few kiteboarxer youtuber talk about it . Again great video and thanks a lot for the informations 🔥🔥

[@stevenakkersdijk]

My pleasure! Sometimes it's the "simple" stuff that we forget to mention. But looking back at my first time ever in waves, I also didn't know what to do 😂

[@VincentRoberts-h9m]

As always very well explained Video by the master

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Glad you think so! Thanks

[@rationalthinker9181]

I tore my lateral meniscus and had surgery to remove it a month ago because I hit a wave too hard this is very important info especially for those coming to Cape Town

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Sorry to hear that! I've seen many people becoming a victim to the Capetown waves, especially because there was too much speed envolved.

[@dilarahacioglu2069]

Great, great content, sad that I just saw it on the way back from El Medano😅 but seems like I worked on most of the topics instinctly, just the pop seems scary but next time will try that as well! Thanks for yhe awesome tricks!

[@stevenakkersdijk]

My pleasure! Hope you had a good time over there! Pop is scary for sure, but start with the small waves and then build it up.

[@eugene7758]

Great tips! It is also worth looking for the "channel" where the water comes back to the sea from the shore and thus the waves have less power. Exacly the place where surfers would paddle out )

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Oh yes! This helps a lot indeed. But it does require a kiter to have further knowledge of the waves which is often not the case.

[@thom_kite]

Nice vid man, very helpfull!

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Thanks man! Glad it's helpful

[@GaetanoCrisci]

Steven your videos are always useful and on point! thank you it's with sideboards that things became a little more complicated I think, I'm starting with it...

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Thank you! Side on shore winds make it a lot more complicated indeed

[@GaetanoCrisci]

@stevenakkersdijk sorry, my mistake I wanted to say surfboards!

[@johnnykhawand]

With the pop technique now on the waves skipping challenge, a way to add fun

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Use one wave to clear the next one 😉 Sometimes I feel like a Moto cross rider gapping over these waves haha.

[@johnnykhawand]

@stevenakkersdijk 🤙

[@dr.med.sabineegger]

i am so ready for cpt

[@stevenakkersdijk]

All we need now is wind 😂

[@dr.med.sabineegger]

@ makes sense… and for me some recovery and a flight to cpt😊

[@fifty-sqrd]

Some good advice but some tips useful in worse conditions are missing. I am now in Mui Ne Malibu, we have up to 3m waves with short periods and side-on wind. Here riding upwind is counter productive because wind and waves push you in a similar direction and there is also current that makes it even harder. What works here is strategy: learning how to spot the channel, learning the rhythm and timing of the wave and learning that sometimes there is no way but to chicken out. Here you don't ride upwind, you simply can't - you follow along the wave looking for a spot to break through.

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Different spots require a slightly different approach, it's true that the tips described here are mainly for cross shore winds. Can imagine it's a lot harder when you ride with big side on waves!

[@RammSec]

waves are the best fun if you understand what is the wave mechanic, so if you don't fight it, it just passes you with minimum impact, just moves you up and down. any day i prefer it to flatty!

[@stevenakkersdijk]

Same here, they make for such an amazing playground!

[@TheSmokingace]

🤙🤙🤙

[@stevenakkersdijk]

🤙

[@huzcer]

And be sure that you can turn quickly when you need to

[@stevenakkersdijk]

That is very helpful yes

[@joa6876]

And how to downwind? It was so hard my first time flew my kite near 12 and sometimes down to 3 I tried my best to find out what is best. but it was just a stressfull experience.. how to pass the waves during the downwind 😅.

[@stevenakkersdijk]

When you're on a downwinder I would suggest to cross the wave on a cross wind angle and go downwind in between or behind the breaking waves.

[@jleitenb]

Why does hitting the mushy/broken wave impact result in a rotation almost every time?

[@stevenakkersdijk]

The mushy broken wave doesn't look powerful but does pack a decent punch. You never really know what's happening under the water and what direction you might be pushed, so therefor it often throws you in a rotation.

[@dirkdeluxe]

wrong board 😂take a waveboard

[@stevenakkersdijk]

😂 Waveboard is a lot of fun indeed!