Learn to kiteboard

I am afraid I am not in shape enough to do it. Does anyone have experience with this?

I’ve seen people doing it and the trill I get from watching it is enormous. It seems kinda hard but I’m willing to give it a try. Don’t exactly know anyone who does it so I gotta find out how am I gonna do this first. I know nothing… where to buy things, who can teach me or what to do and even so, I’m gonna do it. I will.

I had a couple of lessons with Roberto Villate in Tampa/St Pete. It was great he is an awesome instructor, Highly Recommended. He had me up and riding the first day. After three days and some good conditions, I was going upwind. I have been out about 4-5 times since then with varied results. The winds have dropped off for the summer doldrums. Should start back up in the fall. I am going to leave this one on my list till I can go upwind and ride through the transitions in both directions.

I went and signed up for a water lesson with Boardsports at Crown Beach at Alameda. Went well except for I should have taken the leash reel as I spent most of my time trying to upwind bodydrag to get my board. Pricey, but it was a great day. I now need to get my hands on some equipment, maybe schedule a fall beach vacation to Hatteras to get some water time in, or a surf camp with Real Kiteboarding.

the first time i flew a 5m on land was very scary. i am so amazed by the amount of power the wind generates. i have also flow a 1m trainer quite a bit, but i probably will not focus on this until after i finish school.

Already have a 3.0 trainer. Now, just gotta start flying. Any recommendations for a good “tips” website?

find a kite…