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Going Backwards

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Created by VenturaShaper 6 months ago, 3 Jun 2025
VenturaShaper
29 posts
3 Jun 2025 3:46AM
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Going from Winging to Kiting. Any helpful tips that differ from winging. Been over 10 years since I've kited, took a few lessons.

Froth Goth
1223 posts
3 Jun 2025 4:59AM
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watch this until the music plays in your sleep

patronus
478 posts
6 Jun 2025 4:25PM
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I went the other way and from windsurfing. Big differnnce is leaning back against loads of power. Kiting might be 40% board and 60% kite control, winging is 90% foil/board control. First thing to think about in kiting is kite, in winging it is the foil/board. If something isn't working it's most likley what your doing with foil.

listery
QLD, 111 posts
6 Jun 2025 8:32PM
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Yawning
42 posts
14 Jun 2025 4:13PM
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Buy new or superseded on special .
These new kites are so easy to use , it will make your comeback so much more enjoyable .

KBGhost
QLD, 297 posts
30 Jun 2025 12:27PM
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VenturaShaper said..
Going from Winging to Kiting. Any helpful tips that differ from winging. Been over 10 years since I've kited, took a few lessons.


sounds like going forwards to me

If you're used to wing foiling then try to progress to kite foiling - after 15 years on a twin tip, my first day foiling was my last day on the TT.

If you're learning kite foiling, grab a workhorse, something that is great for 90% of conditions -an 8m or 9m single strut as recent as you can afford.

VenturaShaper
29 posts
9 Jul 2025 11:09PM
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Picked up a new Cabrihna Contra in 13m and 9m with their bar and wow. The new gear is miles ahead of what I used to ride. Easy starts and very very predictable. Mainly going to play with directionals in surf or a foil.

Yawning
42 posts
10 Jul 2025 2:40PM
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You`re welcome

bjw
QLD, 3685 posts
11 Jul 2025 2:03AM
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Checkout Flukes lessons on YouTube. They do everything from start to finish. It's an Aussie from Coffs.



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