Kiteboarding! Learn Basic Kite Landboarding Tips

Kiteboarding, including Kite Surfing and Kite Landboarding, is quickly becoming a popular extreme sport. The kite catches the air like a para-sail such that kiteboarder is pulled along (and into the air) by the wind at speeds normally exceeding 20 miles per hour and at times well over 20 miles per hour. Consequently kiteboarding is exhilarating and extremely dangerous at the same time; therefore it is essential to learn the basics of kiteboarding equipment, techniques, and safety before venturing out on your own. There are numerous camps, schools, and adventure tourism companies that can train you. Before heading out with your money in hand, learn some basic tips for free from an expert online.

In this free online video series learn from expert kiteboarder Fransisco Escudero as he teaches about kiteboarding equipment, techniques, and safety. Learn kiteboarding essentials such as the equipment needed, getting the kite line ready, putting on the harness, preparing the board, preparing, the sail, how to control the kite, using the body harness, how the landboard works, safety gear needed, different kiteboarding stances, practicing on the landboard before using the kite, how to get the kite in the air, and how to roll up the kite for proper storage.
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