How to kitesurf upwind: 3 tips to better upwind performance
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- Riding upwind for the first time is EXCITING! Let's talk about the 3 things you can do to improve your Kitesurfing upwind ability! Found this video helpful? You can buy Flukes a beer :) flukeskitesurfing.funnelbundl... In this video we cover, how you can use your speed to get upwind better, how your body posture might be holding you back from rising way upwind and how edge control really works.
Riding upwind Kitesurfing is obviously a must... It's the time that you can finally ride your board around and around in a single spot... Hopefully these tips will help you get there :)
if you are wondering how long it will take to get upwind on your kite, not long, just foloiw the guilines in the video and let us know how you improve!
How to kitesurf upwind: 3 tips to better upwind performance - Sport
Thank you! I can already kite upwind but your explanation of apparent wind is a game changer for me! Always thought I had to go faster to gain more ground upwind but now I know better. And that finessing of edge control on the gusts and lulls ...excellent video explanations! Thanks again for a great video!
Thanks :)
this guy is freaking awesome just saved me $300 in lessons
No one ever talks about this because it is so subtle that dance between edging and downwinding because those micro movements become so en-grained and intuitive.
Awesome, Thanks John!
Hey. I can go upwind with the left leg( i ride snowboard with le left in front/can t do switch yet) but with the right leg i just can t do upwind. I cannot edge thoroughly and i get too much speed and get scared and...boom in the water🤪
Thanks for these well made, awesome instructional vids!!
Yeah... best description of apparent wind that I have heard yet. Thanks for the videos!
best upwind lesson in all the entire youtube universe, thanks a lot! cant wait to try these, have a good one and all the best from Argentina!
Awesome thanks Nickesley!
Once again, solid tips! Finally getting up consistently but stance a wreck per what you said about beginners. Cheers!
Hello, Thank you again for all the tips..... Your teaching is perfect because you are not only teaching how to do but really clearly explain why and how things work. I love your tutorials, they are revelations! Good wind!
Brilliant analysis of how the 'open stance' relates to the front leg as straight. Totally novel take on how those two factors are related and interdependent. You've uncovered a critical point here for kiters that are trying to improve. I think we all get the "micro-movement" thing ... but the open board stance relationship with the correct leg posture is a revelation. EXCELLENT teaching moment!!
Nice video!!
A video of a full session would be nice! To see the little things of how you kite, things nobody is giving tutorials about ;).
Great video. You got a good way to explain and simplify a bit complicated stuff.
Thanks Luke. Your videos are reaching so many people and helping to advance the sport of Kiting. Well done.
Oh thanks Thomas!!! :) I appreciate that mate!
Really love your videos. I'm new to kiteboading and all your explanations helped me a lot. Thank you very much.
Bravo fluke..i will try the big upwind in lefkada. Thanks
Finally someone that can explain my biggest challenge right now...This make so much sense; slow down. can wait to try the tips you just gave me! thank you so much
I love watching your videos , they're really helpful
Thanks a lot Flukes 🤙🤙🤙🤙
you are the best teacher, im down in brazil, learning and watching your videos getting your tips, .
Amazing video like always Luke. So clear in concept and demo. You are too good a teacher.
Thanks Raghu!
Thanks learning a lot from your videos. Keep up the good work.
Great vid reinforces the advice during beginner lessons I had 6 months ago and am now ready to apply. I was impressed with the self rescue overview too.
Transitions vid would be good please!
Great vid Luke keep them coming 😀😀
Today I walked the walk of shame 1,5 kilometres and had to navigate my self through fishiboats, I will try see and practice the 3 tips. So excited.
That's a long way to walk dude. I guess by now you have it sorted.
Watched the video yesterday. Just got off the water after consistently riding upwind for the first time. The trick for me was really to try to edge really hard after gaining too much speed in order to slow down Great session! Cheers from the Netherlands!
What equipment is appropriate to start...which belt which kite??????
@@mannytuzman3461 First you get experience from kite lessons and later you will try different brands.
Thank you! These videos are full of info that you've clearly got a grasp on. I'm taking my first lesson soon and having this stuff in my head so it's my second time hearing it when the instructor goes over it will be a big help.
Awesome Felix! Let us know how it goes!
Great teaching. Much appreciated.
This is by far the best video for riding upwind on youtube. Taking all this knowledge tonthe beach with me this week. Also, been a fan of all your videos since I got into this last summer and they have truly helped me out SO much! You're a great instructor 👍👍
Stoked to hear! Thanks heaps for the comment :)
Let us know if there's any skills you'd like to see covered in a video & we'll work it into the schedule. Thanks again & we'll cya in the next one
~Flukes KItesurfing
Really great video! Thanks for doing what you do! Clear and practical. An excellent teacher 🙏
Thanks Luke for all your efforts helping so many around the globe, like me, at the opposite of downunder :-) Looking forward to our summer months hoping not to forget all your excellant tipps and tricks till then. Best regards from Leverkusen, Germany! Pitter
Hey Peter, ha-ha, well you can always come back and revisit. i do that all the time with tricks i am learning :)
Thanks man for this very clean indications. Very helpful video!!
Glad it was helpful!
Yes you totally make understanding the dynamics of kiting much easier...yod def have a good skill set in teaching/ explaining these things! Solid bro!!
Thanks John! Glad it helped mate
This was awsome. Followed your tips and it worked out great. Now I surf upwind
Awesome well done! we're stoked to hear thanks for the comment :)
~Flukes Kitesurfing
Trying to do a little pre homework awesome Fluke thanks for the tips!!!!
Awesome!
Mind Blown! I'm having such a hard time staying upwind in light conditions so I can't wait to try these techniques. Thank you for sharing.
Awesome Sara! Lets us know how you progress :)
really amazing videos! thanks for taking the time t do these!!
Cheers thanks for the comment :)
happy to hear you enjoy the channel.
Cya in the next one
~Flukes Kitesurfing
Best explanation of all the videos on youtube! Thank you so much.
Yes Luke Rules, good camera work also, absorbing all his videos
Excellent Clear explanations. I know this will help me implement correctly now that I understand, especially how turning the hips naturally coincides with straightening front leg and bending rear leg to set and control the edge. Thanks!
Good stuff Rob! let us know how it goes!
Thank you so much mate, I watched this video last night and today I noticed so much improvement. Very clear and to the point explanation!
awesome! thanks for letting us know it worked for you :)
Tip 3 is really the most important. I was always focusing on trying to bend one leg and straighten the other but twisting the body is much easier.
Nice! Yeah i think a lot of people find that one helpful :)
Yes definitely makes a big difference , very well explained Luke😊.
Awesome thanks Jason!
You’re a great teacher Luke. What works for me when thinking of sailing to windward is that we climb up the wind. Keep up the good work 👍
Thanks Ron! And thanks for sharing how you picture it yourself, it sounds like you may have some boating experience? That would always help too! :)
Great videos. Super helpful! Keep them coming!
Thanks, we plan on getting a heap of new videos up soon :)
Amazing tip the SLOW one, and perfect demonstration! Two thumbs up!!!
Excellent explanation of force vectors
Terrific video, very helpful
Glad it was helpful!
Such a great video! Thank you 🙏🏻
Glad it helped mate!
Thanks for this perfect video with explanations and demonstration. Really the best on CZcams about upwind issue for beginners like me.
Great to hear! Have fun out there!
This is exactly what I need. Thank you teacher!
awesome!
Awesome video !!
best video on topic ever!!!
Oh thanks Pawel! I appreciate it mate :)
I am loving your videos. Going to La Ventana on the Baja Mexico this winter. I am a newbie with about three hours total flying a kite.
Got up a couple of times but didn't straighten my front leg to get board in right direction so only went about ten meters.
Can't wait to get back out there. Thanks so much, your videos are a great help. Going to watch them all.
Nice one Brian, have fun down there :) We almost came to Baja too this season!
Great video. I’m still working on staying upwind. I think these tips will help. 🤙🏼
Perfect! Have fun out there
Great tips! Very useful for new bees to kiting like me! Much appreciated!!!!
Glad it was helpful :)
Quality video. Keen to try this out ASAP. Only just starting out so any help is much appreciated. One video that I'd like to see is one covering how you know if you have too little, to much or just enough wind. The other day it felt like there was a little too much so we came in but looking back maybe I was just being a wuss! Better safe than sorry though.
Great video .. start your own kite surfing school if you have not already .. a natural gifted teacher !
Thanks DJ! Maybe one day we will do a physical school, for now we are just focused on the videos :)
I can already go upwind, but this video helped a lot to improve my technique, and it will be much easier to teach my son. Thanks!
Awesome! Stoked it helped and thanks for letting me know
Luke, I totally respect your kite "feel". You never look at it and are able to keep in the air while talking and explaining quite complex concepts. Awesome tips! I really enjoy your videos :)
Thanks Tomasz! Yeah, when you fly them enough its surprising how much feedback you get from the lines so you dont have to look :)
Thank you mate! I have a long way to go until I manage to do it, but this video helped greatly!!
Thanks Lucas, let us know how you go and what points helped you on the water :)
Great videos! Helps me a lot in understanding the basics.
Someone making some air at 13:08 in the background =)
This is really well explained. Top tier instructor!
Perfect !thanks mate
Hi Luc. Your tips have helped me go upwind. This video is very clear. I hope we could just see your body position closer when you enter the water. The vector description of the real wind effect is interesting.
Great! Stoked to hear it helped you get upwind!
Nice clips. You give a positive energy. Your video was really helpfull for me, though, in light wind i loose ground. Is there a different techinque? Many thanks
great video to watch for a newbie!
Perfect :)
Ídolo, Master, crack ! Se que no vas a entender nada pero si lo escribo en ingles no queda tan épico.
Very Helpfull.
you are a very good teacher
EXCELLENT VIDEO!
great teacher!
Thanks Jarco!
Thank you so much for this brilliant tutorial. No strenuous walking against the wind anymore !!! You made my session :) Regards from Germany
Awesome Dimi! Your riding upwind now?
YES !!! Due to your really useful and expecially detailed explanation !!! THX
Killer! glad to hear it mate :)
Amazing video
Thank you for this video!!! Amazing
Glad you liked it Adriana :)
Great tips, very nicely explained, thank you! Will try them soon. It'd be great if you could also do an intro video on turns.
Hey Raluca, great thanks for the suggestion :)
Great tips 🙏
Finally someone really helped me! Haha!
"Walk of shame"
haha glad you enjoyed!
let us know how you :)
Watched your video again Luke. Your description of apparent wind is gold as is your discussion of other techniques to upwind. 15 degrees C max here today, 18 to 25 knot gusty winds bouncing off a line of sand dunes ... think I might be a bit jealous of the beach location you are doing your tutorial from.
Awesome, thanks Dave! and haha, yes the Dominican was great. We are in Canada now and it has actually been an amazing season so far :) Just need to find a place we can film and get some more videos up!
My son spent a couple of years in Canada, snow boarding. He kited the lakes in Kelowna BC during the summer. Warm weather but the wind can get a bit tricky around the lakes. Canada is BIG so I'm sure you will find an amazing location to kite. Enjoy.
Nice! Yes, some of the lakes here are amazing for kiting in summer. Coincidentally the snow kiting video we made was around Kelowna :) Canada is an amazing country
When you went upwind like that you motivated me a lot, I hope to improve up to that point !! 🤯
Dovere Esserico nice! Yeah keep at it... it won’t take long
@@FlukesKitesurfing Thank you, sunday i will do a downwinder for the first time, hope i will get it!! 🤟
Great video
Cheers Simon! appreciate the comment mate :)
~Flukes Kitesurfing
Great vid!
Getting into kitesurfing.. Just picked up trainer kite today. Hope to take my first lesson in April and then get gear. Can't wait! Glad I found your channel. Here's a video idea.. "kitesurfing etiquette". I know it can get pretty busy out there. And knowing I'll be the newbie, I don't want to piss people off. Thanks! From Cape Cod!!
Search for 'Kitesurfing Right of way' and you'll learn some good tips!
Also, good luck! : )
great video. i'm on lesson 2 (haven't tried the board yet), and these were great fundamentals. Could you do a video that just shows common things a beginner does the first time they try to get up on the board, and how to prevent them?
Hey Wesley, for sure, great idea and thanks for the suggestion! Have you tried with a board yet?
This is one of two videos I managed to go upwind after watching :)
woohoo congrats on the upwind session!
Thx for the comment :)
~Flukes Kitesurfing
What was the other one?
Thanks mate!
Cheers Lohan :) thanks for the comment mate
~Flukes Kitesurfing
Nice lesson buddy
Thanks Andy!
I've watched quite a few instructional kitesurfing vids but yours somehow seem to work best for me. Thanks!
Prefect! glad to hear it mate and thansk for letting us know
Thanks just starting
Hi! Loved all your videos. Started kiteboarding this summer and i have been loving it.
Biggest issue for me is actually going too fast. Any other tips on how to achieve slowing down? My friends are just telling me to point my board higher upwind but i can't really do that.
Thanks for all your videos, keep it up
Don't have you kite too low in the wind window, basically keep it higher to 12pm and don't pull too much on the bar.
You are THE KITESURFING MASTER INSTRUCTOR !!!!!!. And you are MY BEST KITE BUDDY !.
No one is as clear, precise, didactic, fun, easy going AND!, you have THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COMPANION !!!!.
Thank for all your help on our Hobby !
Pablo, from Argentina.
Thanks!
video muito muito bom, parabéns 💪💪👍✌
Mate I am new to the scene and your tutorials are the best I have watched. I have applied them and they work!
Awesome thanks Ben!
Excellent video, very didactital.
I may be wrong or picky, no problem, i'm ready and glad to be prooved wrong, it will help me progress.
The diagram drawn on the sand around 4:00 shows that even when riding very slow, with only 10° of apparent wind shift from true wind, the kiter is loosing 10° on each tack versus a crosswind course. Experience proves that going upwind is possible. The angle between apparent wind and upwind course including drift is for sure less than 30°, depending on board drag and edging efficiency. With a 30 degrees apparent wind shift, it would mean a true course 60° to true wind, and therefore 120° between tacks. This value seams to fit better the observation.
Hey Yan, love to see the passion for understanding there mate! and yes, a good kiter might be able to achieve 30 degrees better than the perpendicular to true wind line, while an average kiter might simply be able to just keep up wind (to the same spot on the beach.) effectively making their tack zero degrees while a foil board can achieve above 30 degrees. So it depends greatly on technique and equipment. The diagram in the sand might seem confusing as it only shows the outward tack, and this beach is not perfectly crosswind, its cross onshore meaning that you lose a little down the beach on the way out and gain it on the way in. (This can be seen in the example at the end) so the apparent wind angle shifts to the other side and you can make ground on the way back not shown in the diagram. (dont want to many lines in the sand :) . Hope that all makes sense!
Good Tips - maybe 1 more tip is do big tacks, some people on my local break tend to mow the lawn and don't do big tacks they tend to stay in same area - this becomes a problem when its a reef break and lots of people want to access some waves. Doing big tacks frees up the wave area gets you in a good spot for getting onto waves as well as give you options for avoiding other riders.
It can also help by going past the breaks and into swell to get up wind faster and then pick bigger waves on the way back in. Sharing of the available water- smooth and waves etc and rotating your position/ tacks makes it more enjoyable for everyone. Also if you have more experience and skill then consider giving beginners more space rather than boxing them in.
the "walk of shame" is real, looking forward to improving my upwind riding! Awesome video!
hahaha! It does feel very real. Good luck and let me know how you progress!
Great Video. As an idea: If you could film the actual “bad posture” vs “good posture” with a drone and make a split screen showing them parallel it would be even more outstanding! Just in case you are bored ;)
Thank you!
for sure :)
Thank you
Fantastic
Excellent
Thanks
Thanks for your insightful video. That beach looks awesome, what is the location?
Also, is foiling something that you might include in your videos?
All the best from NYC
Hey Ephron, Thanks, glad you liked it! It is shot in the Dominican.. :) Foiling,. we don't have a foil right now, but hopefully thats something we can do in the future for sure!
Hello Luke where is that kite Beach spot? Very nice and thanks for all tips
Hey, this is Cabarete. Its busy there but fun
awesome videos as always and really good to see a kiter with such good knowledge as Im sailer & often talk to even kite surf instructors who don't really grasp this concept. Think you should change the name to 5 tips and you cover alot in the video as always. Kite at 45degrees is at least tip number 4......heres a question, you say going slower creates a better upwind angle (which I totally agree) but does it actually get you upwind quicker? for example is it best to travel at 37degrees to the wind at 15 knots or maybe 45 degrees to the wind at 20knots. Im sure there is happy medium and lots of variables with board shapes. When sailing, using a waypoint on GPS, you can see your actual speed to a windward way point, which is called VMG (velocity made good), so you might be traveling 10 knots at 45degrees but you VGM to destination (waypoint) is 5 knots. When I sailed across the Indian ocean, my australain crew made would ask, whats the VeGeMite? :) often trimming the sail a little would take days off our trip from Ind to Oz. Thanks for great videos!!
Hey Mark, thanks mate! and yeah, good question. It would be interesting to know the exact ratio or speed/wind strength that moves you upwind in quicker time. Generally speaking, moving slower helps get upwind at all, or better, not necessarily worried about time itself, But, agreed it is an interesting thought, I think perhaps the speed range might be quite small to get a benefit, as a difference with the kite (from a boat) is that you lose your edge as you get too fast, it relies on physical strength to hold your body position, and the faster you go, the harder that becomes to have good posture and this adds to downwind slipping. Also that your tack length is much shorter, so the loss of time and distance through jibes or tacks might be greater, and potentially needing to do more overall to move upwind. that said, I am sure some people who race have worked that out, it would be interesting to know what their strategy is for sure. :)
I used to have a bar with an adjustable stopper that I could slide down to keep the kite as powered as possible. it helped me be able to let go of my front hand and get my body in the best position for edging. it wasn't a full on locked stopper though it would slide up if I pushed it the bar with about 20 lb of pressure. have you ever used an adjustable stopper for going upwind wondering what your thoughts are.
Hi, great video, I am going to go try this and let you know! Where in Canada do you mostly ride? I am curious has I am now learning in the Carebeans (poor me) but I am canadian... so let me know your favorites spots! Will let you know how it went ;-)
It is always quite difficult to understand your poor efficiency by your own, which was often my case. So I watched again your great vid, and realized that my body was far to be straight as you perfectly described, but probably more a kind of squat position🥴 So I corrected today with immediate results. Thank you Luke for such good explanations!😎
awesome thanks for the comment :) happy to hear the channel has helped you progress!
Keep us posted how you go :)
Cheers mate
~Flukes Kitesurfing
Despite you good advices on large sea spot, I still struggle to go upwind on a very narrow lake (200/250m) which need very frequent tack and short distance between both. What transition or additional tip would you recommend to optimize upwind on a very narrow track (in addition with very light and gusty winds, and wind shadows near both shores🥴). Up to now I very rarely succeeded to come back to starting point and must spend more time walking around the lake than riding on water🥴
@@nicolasboudet9302 sounds like a challenging spot! So well done for keeping at it :)
Are you riding strapless or twintip?
Mostly Twin Tip