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9 articles · updated Oct 2026

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How to Start Your Yoga Practice for Kitesurfers

Training

How to Start Your Yoga Practice for Kitesurfers

What is the connection between yoga and kitesurfing? Many practitioners of kitesurfing have learned the benefits of yoga.

Following our previous post about the great connection between Yoga and Kitesurfing, it seemed natural to ask an expert some tips on how to safely approach yoga for kitesurfers. The call was happily answered by Sheila Johnson, owner of the…

4 min read

Kitesurfing and Yoga: Why is it Such a Great Match?

Curiosities

Kitesurfing and Yoga: Why is it Such a Great Match?

More and more kitesurfers started adding yoga sessions to their daily routine. Let’s understand why with Audrius Bukauskas, IKO instructor at Soul Kitesurfing Egypt

Kitesurfing and yoga: how do these two very different practices blend so well? Apart from the fact that you can pass your time by doing yoga when there is no wind, are there any other links between the two?

7 min read 3 comments

Guess what?! Kitesurfing right of way rules!

Training

Guess what?! Kitesurfing right of way rules!

It is never repeated enough: a correct behavior during kite sessions makes the environment great for all the riders

It's never enough to remind how much these rules are important. You see a lot of riders, both beginners and experts, ignoring them and creating dangerous or at least unpleasant situations. With the kitesurfing panorama becoming more and more crowded…

5 min read 20 comments

What's a Stall of a Kite and How to Prevent It

Safety

What's a Stall of a Kite and How to Prevent It

One of the most common mistake among beginners: a must to avoid it

Many times it has happened to me to see kitesurfers stalling their kites with sad or even disastrous results.

5 min read

Knots on Kite Lines... Watch Out!

Safety

Knots on Kite Lines... Watch Out!

The inner danger in having knots on our kite lines and how to properly get rid of them

You do not know how, nor why. Knots on your lines are like mushrooms: they seem to appear from nowhere.

6 min read

Kitesurfing Weather Conditions: How to Read the Sky

Safety

Kitesurfing Weather Conditions: How to Read the Sky

Tips to assess if the weather is fit for our incoming kite session.

Imagine yourself enjoying a kitesurfing session when the weather suddenly changes, and you are not sure if a storm is coming, the wind is changing, or it's just some clouds that will not impact any of your kitesurfing conditions. Obviously…

6 min read

How to Perform at Your Peak and Prevent Kitesurfing Accidents?

Training

How to Perform at Your Peak and Prevent Kitesurfing Accidents?

Kitesurfer's Physical Training is the best way to enjoy the sport at best

Kitesurfing is an exciting, adrenaline-pumping and shape-building sport that is one of the fastest growing in the world. It was once considered a niche extreme sport, but it can really be practiced by anyone nowadays. Learning how to kiteboard has…

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Kitesurf Line Length and Kite Behavior: Long or Short Lines?

Tips

Kitesurf Line Length and Kite Behavior: Long or Short Lines?

How the length of lines influences the behavior and the response of the kite.

The line length of your kitesurfing gear is a critical factor determining how a kite will fly and produce power. Knowing how to manipulate the line length can be very useful to obtain the kite's best performance in a particular…

7 min read 5 comments

How To Overcome The Fear Of Kitesurfing

Tips

How To Overcome The Fear Of Kitesurfing

Being afraid of kitesurfing is normal, and the fear fades when you combine a good instructor, sensible conditions and plenty of kite-control practice before…

Afraid of kitesurfing? An instructor explains how to beat the fear, what injury data really shows, and which lessons, gear and winds keep you safe.

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