Overview
Leap for your life and discover the trills of kitesurfing! Written by three--time world champion and 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 and physical preparation with fabulous photography showing every stage of each manoevure. Like all watersports, safety and preparation come first. The opening chapters cover weather, location, preparation of equipment, physical and mental warm--ups and signals in the water. The main body of the book introduces the reader to the basics of getting into the water and the principles of surfing on the wind: getting up, steering, turning, controlling the kite and 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 and advanced moves like the back to blind surface pass and the unhooked downloop s--bend! The final sections of the book introduce fitness and flexibility ideas for kitesurfers and cover maintenance and repair of equipment.
Full Product Details
Author: Kristin Boese ,
Christian Spreckels ,
Julie Roberts
Publisher: Fernhurst Books Limited
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 20.90cm
, Height: 1.10cm
, Length: 24.00cm
Weight: 0.522kg
ISBN: 9780470727911
ISBN 10: 0470727918
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 01 June 2008
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
"""the definitive guide to kitesurfing, covering both mental and physically preparation."" Kiteworld July 2008 ""!looks so good, you'll find yourself picking it up, stroking the cover and oooing before you've even opened it."" Active June 2008 ""Every trick is illustrated with a photo sequence!something that we haven't seen outside of magazines before, and works really well"".Kite World June/July 2008"
the definitive guide to kitesurfing, covering both mental and physically preparation. Kiteworld July 2008 ...looks so good, you'll find yourself picking it up, stroking the cover and oooing before you've even opened it. Active June 2008 Every trick is illustrated with a photo sequence...something that we haven't seen outside of magazines before, and works really well .Kite World June/July 2008
the definitive guide to kitesurfing, covering both mental and physically preparation. Kiteworld July 2008 ...looks so good, you'll find yourself picking it up, stroking the cover and oooing before you've even opened it. Active June 2008 Every trick is illustrated with a photo sequence...something that we haven't seen outside of magazines before, and works really well .Kite World June/July 2008
the definitive guide to kitesurfing, covering both mental and physically preparation. Kiteworld July 2008 !looks so good, you'll find yourself picking it up, stroking the cover and oooing before you've even opened it. Active June 2008 Every trick is illustrated with a photo sequence!something that we haven't seen outside of magazines before, and works really well .Kite World June/July 2008
Author Information
Kristin Boese is kitesurfing's three-time world champion, taking the Freestyle crown in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Originally from Germany, she is now on the PKRA world tour, following the wind and the waves in Australia, Fiji, Hawaii, Brazil, the US and Europe. Christian Spreckels is a sports scientist, fitness trainer and has been surfing for 23 years. He took up kitesurfing eight years ago.
