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hey all,

I was wondering what you guys use to carry your gear to and from the spot and how your workflow is when going kiting from driving to the spot to driving back home.

Today I had a lesson and was having some difficulties carrying all of the stuff back to the car (the parking lot was about a 10 minute walk from the spot), specifically on the way back to the car with the gear being wet.

Do you put your wetsuit on and off by the car? At a club?

How do you carry your wet gear to the car and how do you store it in the car when driving back? What about harness? What type of bags do you carry your gear in? For examples I saw some of the guys there with those Duffel bags from the North Face that look quite durable.

Thank you!

Hi all, I’m going on my first kite trip and having my first lessons at Kiteclub Hatteras Kitecamp in September. I’ve never been to OBX. Any tips by people with experience going there? what to expect? what essentials to bring?places to eat? things to do on down days?
Thanks in advance!

Yesterday was my first time trying to go downwind. I'm in Cumbuco - Brazil, and i'm still learning to kite.

For the past 7 days I've been mostly practicing and learning upwind so that I can try to stay in the same place. With teacher!

Going downwind is such a different way of doing it. I managed to go around 8km down but then got really tired. Also fell a lot, didn't have a good flow. Any tips for today? (going again in 4 hours).

This was my session, almost 1200kcals, went to bed at 10pm :D

https://preview.redd.it/cwil6e499ckh1.png?width=2246&format=png&auto=webp&s=e1a65693ae7a89c2acceaaeca8b6a46094157784

Hi gang, so I’ve been experimenting w my mystic seat harness by not using the leg straps, part of a goal to move to waist if I can, and I’ve realized now that it puts more strain on my back.

I suppose I need to work out and get fit and keep on my path? But Why?

My thought was that my toe side will be easier with a “real” waist harness as opposed to my soft mystic thing.

Ultimately that is my key question here, will waist make my toeside a little easier or no difference?

And then after that - any tips on this for me on the type of harness or other ideas?

Intermediate rider 6’3” 220 and typically on a 13m in 15mph winds.

Hey everyone,
I’m currently looking to pull the trigger on a 15m lightwind kite and have narrowed it down to two options that sit at a very similar price point. I just need a kite that stays in the air in marginal wind and provides a smooth, direct feel without stalling. I'm quite focused on structural integrity and material fatigue, which brings me to my dilemma.
The first option is a 2021 Duotone Juice D/LAB. Since it uses Aluula, the extreme stiffness, direct feedback, and ridiculous light wind capabilities are exactly what I'm looking for. However, it suffers from the classic early-generation crazing and delamination on the leading edge, meaning the gold coating is cracking. The white structural woven layer underneath is apparently 100% intact, it holds pressure perfectly, and there are no tears in the canopy, but visually it looks heavily used. It is also being sold privately with no warranty.
The second option is a 2025 Harlem Thrive. On the plus side, it's a 2025 model in pristine condition with absolutely no visible damage, and the seller includes a 1-year warranty. The downside is that it uses a standard Dacron frame. To keep the weight competitive for lightwind, I know these kites often use extremely thin TPU bladders, so I'm slightly worried about long-term durability and the dreaded pinhole risk from sand or packing.
Which one would you go for? Does the pure aerodynamic performance of a visually beaten-up D/LAB outweigh the peace of mind (and 1-year warranty) of a practically new 2025 Thrive? Any long-term experiences regarding the Thrive's thin bladders or the structural reality of peeling Aluula would be hugely appreciated! Thanks!

Hi there! I am a pretty decent kiter, working on perfecting my jumps but otherwise very confident. I was wondering how long it might take me to learn to wing foil.
I am in Greece right now and was thinking of taking wing foil lessons earlier in the morning and then kiting the rest of the day, but it’s expensive! 100€/hour, so i would like to understand how many hours its gonna be.
It would be great for low wind spots back in Italy.
Thank you so much to anyone who will reply ☺️

Edit: sorry about typo in the title

I have a North Nav Pro - the parts aren’t too expensive so thought it might be smart to bring a backup of the parts that fail or need to replaced most often. What do you usually travel with?

Now that the kite has been arriving to shops and demos, has anyone tried it? What are your impressions on it regarding speed, bar pressure, ability to go downind? It seems like a direct competitor to the EVO, going more towards big air than to the surf/foil direction.

I am interested on getting one to replace my pivot, but information is still pretty scarce.

Hi, I'm a beginner/intermediate rider and I wanted to try a strapless board.

Could you tell me at what stage do I need to be or any skill I really need to focus in order to be able to do it?

Problem: I'm not that good at toeside riding... I would appreciate it if you have tips/tutorials.

Some of the local spots (🇵🇹) have some waves and I really want to try this board type.

Sorry if this is a common question.

Thank you so much for your time!

PS: I have taken a proper IKO course and I try to follow all the correct practice I know of.

Has anyone had any experience good/bad with Mystic Motion wetsuit.

Want to get a 5/3 or 4/3 Mystic wetsuit and wondering if it is worth splashing out a few extra € for Majestic/The One or the budget choice, Motion is good enough?

(Previously had ION seek core, good wetsuit overall but grew out of it)

I’m thinking about going to Stagnone, Sicily in late April for a few weeks solo. Would love any recommendations for places to stay that will be social ideally.

Has anyone been in April? How was the wind? Temps?

Appreciate any tips or thoughts!

He estado buscando en el foro y hay muchas opiniones sobre Gong, la mayoría buenas, aunque cuando miro específicamente las opiniones sobre su cometa Ayto de 2024, no son tan buenas. Gong últimamente gasta mucho en publicidad.

Por el contrario, no encuentro prácticamente nada sobre PLKB, ni de la marca ni de la cometa Hook V3.

A ver si alguien puede dar su opinión, principalmente sobre PLKB, porque casi no hay información.

Specifically the 7M Flysurfer Sonic 5?

I tried the 15M Sonic 5 and the hang time was unbelievable, but it was very slow. The 7M looks interesting but I haven’t seen anyone riding it.

As the title says what are the best tips you can share for preventing sand in ones car
My car is a complete wreck, there’s sand everywhere
Where do you get into your wetsuit or better still where do you take it off?
What about your gear ? How do you prevent getting sand in the car booth?
What tips can you share. It’s impossible aint it?!
Picture this. Get to the beach check wind step into car boom sand in the drivers seat,, and it keeps getting worse from there on

Anyone know of any guides or crash courses on how to read forecasts better and get a deeper understanding beyond a layman, "ikitesurf forecasts 15kts, send it." Been getting skunked a lot lately or missing out because conditions ended up overperforming what the models said.

Obviously that's part of the game, but I see in various facebook groups people using pressure gradients, upper vs lower air, cloud coverage, and other variables to give them a better idea on when to send it vs when to stay home.