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.: Beginners Ultimate Guide to Kiting.

Just starting out in the world of kiting or know a bit and want to know more ? Check out the ultimate how to guide. Our detailed guide will tell you all you need to know from choosing a kite and a flying location to setting up and flying your new toy to parapacking...  more...

.: How to Buggy Guide.

Learnt the basics of static flying and want to get into traction? Our guide takes you through everything you need to know. Includes classification of kites and buggies, how to start buggying safely, how to turn and how to stop. Its all you need.  more...

.: All Terrain Boards : The Ultimate Guide.

Mountain, all-terrain or kiteboards come in all shapes, sizes and colours! With different trucks, wheels, tyres and bindings so if you are looking at getting into kiteboarding (please note the politically correct terminology) or upgrade your present board hopefully this guide will help you decide what you need.  more...

.: Kite Land Boarding : A General Guide

A generic guide, with an emphasis on technique rather than specific instruction. Rich describes the steps you need to take to get into this sport.  more...

.: Down Hill Mountain Boarding : The Ride Guide.

There have been lots of questions about riding a mountain board, stance, speed wobble, stopping and turning. This guide starts with the basics to get you on the board and going down hill and then stopping at the bottom. Many of the principles can then be transferred to kiteboarding.  more...

.: Build your own buggy.

How to guide on building a Peter Lynn look alike kite buggy. A detailed description, with instructions and plans. Submitted by Trucknut.  more...

.: How To Change your buggy bearings.

Need to swap your buggy bearings, then check out this comprehensive how to guide. Changing bearings is one of those things that is easy if you know how and impossible if you don't. Get reading...  more...

.: Build your own Mountain Board.

Fancy building your own ATB deck? Well now you can! In this article I aim to give anyone thinking of building their own landboard a good idea of how to go about it, by sharing my experiences of designing and creating decks.  more...

.: A Guide to Kite Killers.

So where’s the safety benefit? Kite killers represent one of the most significant introductions to kiting equipment in recent years. Cited as a 'safety device' this can only be so if they are fitted and used correctly.  more...

.: Parapacking a kite.

As I was initially starting out with four line traction kites, packing the kite away was something I could never quite get the hang of. I found that no matter how careful I was when packing, the next time I came to get the kite out it would be in such a mess...  more...

.: Larks head knot.

The Larks Head knot is the single most useful knot in power kiting. The Larks Head is a slip knot, therefore the more you pull the tighter it becomes, so there is no chance of it coming loose in while the kite is in the air. As soon as the tension is released...  more...

.: The Wind Window.

Understanding how the wind interacts with your kite will help you to fly more profeciently. Check out this section about the wind window...  more...

.: Aspect Ratio and Flight.

When a kite is flying, it creates lift in much the same way as a conventional aircraft. In order to fly it must create enough lift...  more...

.: Knots in Kite Lines.

Knots in kite lines significantly reduce the strength of the line by more than 70% Gin Gliders undertook tests to determine the effect the knots had on the strength on the line material. Check out the results.  more...

.: Angle of Attack.

The Angle of Attack is determined by how the bridle is set. It determines the lift to drag ration which is very important to the kite's performance...  more...

.: Buggy rules

The following are guidelines to new and experienced buggy pilots and kite boarders. They are not to replace any specific local club rules or rules advised at an organised racing or fly-in event. Much of it is common sense.  more...

.: Beginners Guide

It has all happened quite subtly. You may not even have realised the point at which it became a necessary part of your life... A long time ago in the midst of your subconscious your dad or grand-father made you a kite out of a couple of bits of bamboo and an old newspaper...  more...

.: Pressure Profile.

When a kite is flying, it creates lift in much the same way as a conventional aircraft. In order to fly it must create enough lift...  more...

.: Jumping

One of the hardest mysteries to unravel in kiteboarding is the art of jumping. Difficult to translate in pure words. Firstly, i need to stress how important it is to have your kiteskills up to a good level before attempting air. You should be able to ride both heelside and toeside.  more...

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