The Kiteboarding Manual: The essential guide for beginners and improvers - Softcover

Andy Gratwick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1408192039 ISBN 13: 9781408192030

Publisher: Adlard Coles, 2015

Synopsis

The Kiteboarding Manual is your complete practical guide to this fast-paced and addictive sport. It ll get you started with the kite and take you throughto flying it on the water, jumping, tricks and racing, as well as covering weather, wind and tide theory and helping you select the right kit. Sections cover:

The origins of kiteboarding and massive rise in popularity in recent years
How a kite flies and basic weather principles as well as background on tides and currents, waves, and wind vs tide
Getting started on land LEIrigging, assembly, launching and flying, body-dragging
How to master your board skills turns, stopping, rules of the road
Going upwind, riding toeside, turning and transition
Moving fast and riding waves; learning to tack and gybe
Details on all kiteboarding disciplines from speed kiting to kiting on land
How to improve your performance and enjoy incredible airtime!

Packed with step-by step photo sequences explaining the basic moves all the way through to more advanced tricks, and including information on competitions and becoming an instructor, this is a book no kiter will want to be without.

About this title

About the Author

Andy Gratwick is Head of Training at the British Kitesports Association and the first ISAF technical expert for kiteboarding in the world. He graduated with a degree in marine navigation and maritime law, and has been in watersports his entire career. He's also a RYA Yachtmaster, trainer and examiner for kitesurfing, snow and land kiting, and more recently BSUPA Head Coach for SUP in the UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: Adlard Coles
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1408192039
• ISBN 13: 9781408192030
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208