Kitesurfing : The Complete Guide

by Boese, Kristin; Spreckels, Christian; Roberts, Julie

• ISBN13: 9780470727911
• ISBN10: 0470727918
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-05-13
• Publisher: WILEY

Summary

Leap for your life and discover the trills of kitesurfing!Written by three-time world champion and packed with over 500 photographs, this book covers first attempts at getting afloat to snapping a 360. It is the definitive guide to kitesurfing, covering both mental and physical preparation with fabulous photography showing every stage of each manoevure.Like all watersports, safety and preparation come first. The opening chapters cover weather, location, preparation of equipment, physical and mental warm-ups and signals in the water.The main body of the book introduces the reader to the basics of getting into the water and the principles of surfing on the wind: getting up, steering, turning, controlling the kite and what to do when you, inevitably, wipe out. Once the rider has mastered surfing at high speed, it's time to start having some fun, with more than 50 tricks covered in full step-by-step detail from the basic chop hop to how to ride huge waves and advanced moves like the back to blind surface pass and the unhooked downloop s-bend!The final sections of the book introduce fitness and flexibility ideas for kitesurfers and cover maintenance and repair of equipment.

Author Biography

Kristin Boese is kitesurfing's three-time world champion, taking the Freestyle crown in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Originally from Germany, she is now on the PKRA world tour, following the wind and the waves in Australia, Fiji, Hawaii, Brazil, the US and Europe.

Christian Spreckels is a sports scientist, fitness trainer and has been surfing for 23 years. He took up kitesurfing eight years ago.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Before Kiting

Safety first

Choosing your training content

Learning to kitesurf faster and better through mental imaging

'Warming up': warm-up and activation phase before kiting

Training on the Water

Specific warm-up on the water'

Basics and tricks

Basics

Starting and riding

Turning manoeuvres

Airtime

From chop hop to bard off

Rotation jumps

Aerial turning manoeuvres

Unhooked jumps

Kiteloops

Handlepasses

Riding Waves

After Kiting is Before Kiting

'Cool down': cooling down after training on the water

The crossover effect: using related sports disciplines

Training ashore

Concluding comments

Gear Technology and Tips

Book Team

Bibliography

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