| Once you've finished your Kite Lesson your going to | | | | The boards you will use in you kite lesson were most |
| face the decision of which particular discipline you | | | | likely twin tip boards, these are very different to the |
| choose to pursue. One of the most up and coming | | | | boards used in speed kitesurfing which tend to be |
| new disciplines is speed kitesurfing. This consists of | | | | larger, wedge shaped with large fins. These are |
| hoisting an unfeasible large kite in unrealistic winds and | | | | designed to give much more grip in the water and |
| trying to hold on while hurling at breakneck speeds | | | | straight line speed, they also make great light wind |
| down a speed course! Sound like your kind of | | | | boards and are becoming a more and more common |
| caper?...read on. | | | | sight on beaches everywhere as people realize their |
| GPS | | | | potential for high wind fun and light wind accessibility. |
| The best thing you can do to instantly improve your | | | | Get Fit |
| speeds is buy a GPS unit. Sealed inside a waterproof | | | | Your gonna need to be fit to hold down the type of |
| bag and strapped to your arm this will give you | | | | pressures that are acting upon you in real speed sailing, |
| accurate readings of how fast your going and can be | | | | you are constantly riding on the edge of a wipe out |
| used to record data so you can analyze it later on and | | | | and while this is great for the adrenaline junkies |
| work out which your fastest runs were. This is great | | | | amongst us it does mean you've got to have strong |
| as a feedback and motivational tool and provides a | | | | core and leg muscles to keep you going in a straight |
| benchmark against which you can keep improving. | | | | line. |
| Speed Board | | | | |