Board Start

MOVE: Water Start

RIDER: Christian Brouwer

PHOTOS: William Milne

Without having the waterstart nailed, you literally ain't going anywhere. The way you do your waterstart will change the longer you kite; in stronger winds the technique is different as you need to dip the kite less; and then the better you get you can literally jog down to the water, casually drop your board and hop in one flowing movement, keeping your dry bum a-la Aaron Hadlow.

All very slick, but for now, let's get you dipping that kite confidently into the power zone.

We shot this sequence in cross-offshore conditions so we could illustrate the action as well as possible. Christian Brouwer is a hot shot pro athlete. Don't copy him. Choose cross or cross-onshore conditions please folks.

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• Walk out into water deep enough to be able to sit back and float under the kite.

• With the kite parked overhead, leave the hand you're most comfortable steering the kite with on the bar, take your other hand off and grab your board.
 
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