
Leap for your life & discover the trills of kitesurfing! Written by three--time world champion & packed with over 500 photographs, this book covers first attempts at getting afloat to snapping a 360. It is the definitive guide to kitesurfing, covering both mental & physical preparation with fabulous photography showing every stage of each manoevure. Like all watersports, safety & preparation come first. The opening chapters cover weather, location, preparation of equipment, physical & mental warm--ups & signals in the water. The main body of the book introduces the reader to the basics of getting into the water & the principles of surfing on the wind: getting up, steering, turning, controlling the kite & what to do when you, inevitably, wipe out. Once the rider has mastered surfing at high speed, it's time to start having some fun, with more than 50 tricks covered in full step--by--step detail from the basic chop hop to how to ride huge waves & advanced moves like the back to blind surface pass & the unhooked downloop s--bend! The final sections of the book introduce fitness & flexibility ideas for kitesurfers & cover maintenance & repair of equipment.