Sylvain Dubost, Author at Kitesurfing Dublin

Kitesurfing Safety: Is Kitesurfing a game of Russian roulette?

August 13, 2018

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When we hear about kitesurfing accidents, we notice that they don’t only happen to beginners. They often happen to intermediate and even advanced kitesurfers. On face value one might assume that beginners make more mistakes, and thus they have more acci ...

How to choose your kite size for your kitesurfing session!

March 29, 2018

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Wind speed and kite wind range. When you arrive at the beach, you will have to choose what kite size you are using and this will depend on the power of the wind. Many kitesurfers, if you were to ask them what the wind power is like, might answer to you ...

Why you can’t learn kitesurfing on your own! The three kitesurfing safeties.

February 22, 2018

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The kitesurfing control bar system. In kitesurfing, we use a control bar system to pilot the kite. It is a system of front lines and back lines. Front lines are connected to you, by your harness, on one side and to the front of the kite on the other sid ...