Kiteboarding is learned in stages: kite control on the sand first, then body-dragging, then the board. These two guides are written for UK waters, so the technique carries over but the spots and local rules do not.
Reading the wind, choosing beginner kit, finding a school and moving from kite control to your first water start.
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Body-dragging, the water start, riding upwind and the turns that follow, step by step.
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What the federal text says about sailboards, and why parks, states and cities decide most things. Jump to the section below.
Read the basics arrow_forwardKite size, wetsuit thickness and the kit worth buying. Our free tools use US units by default; the gear guides are research-based buying guides, not hands-on tests.
Enter your weight, the wind and your level to get a kite size range. Free, with US units by default.
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Match wetsuit thickness to your water temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit.
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Kite, board, bar, harness and safety kit, and how to choose for your level. Written for UK waters: check the wetsuit advice against your own water temperature.
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What a hydrofoil adds to a kite session and what to learn first.
Read the guide arrow_forwardThere is no single US rulebook for kiteboarding. Each destination guide covers the wind, the launches and the rules we could find for that coast.
Outer Banks sound-side flats inside Cape Hatteras National Seashore, plus Wrightsville Beach.
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The Keys flats, Miami Beach's permit regime and the Gulf coast.
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South Padre Island's Laguna Madre, and the boundary that matters on North Padre Island.
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The Delta, San Francisco Bay and Southern California, with the State Parks orders that apply.
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Rincon, Aguadilla and Isabela, and what we did and did not find on permits.
Read the guide arrow_forwardWe found no single national kiteboarding rule. The rules that bind you mostly come from whoever manages the beach, so check them for the exact spot.
Source for the federal text: 33 CFR 175.17. The place rules above come from the destination guides, which cite their own sources.
How we handle prices and shipping on the US site is explained on one page.
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Hero photo: Ken Lund on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.
