Kitesurf insights is a collection of all the news, tips, reviews and personal thoughts related to the kitesurfing world. A selection of articles to make your life easier, to help you choose specific materials, but also as a starting point to spend time reading about kitesurf.
This year, all the spotlights in the kite world were on the French Big Air competition, Lords of Tram. The event had already been a success in previous editions, but this year, the organizers brought many new features for a considerable qualitative leap. The competition was differentiated by a waiting period of one month, [...]
Lords of Tram took place last month, and this year the biggest Big Air competition in France is a World tour event organized by the BAKL (Big Air Kitebaording League). My role this year was as unexpected as it was rewarding! After judging the competition for two years, this time, for personal reasons, I [...]
When planning a kitesurfig trip, what could be better than a map providing detailed information on a multitude of spots in France and abroad? On my website, you will find only a few guides of spots that I have personally visited at a certain time of the year. They are certainly valid but limited [...]
In a difficult year, disrupted by the health care crisis, sporting events are one of the categories that has suffered the most. Restrictive rules and continuous bans have discouraged most of the organizers from giving life to their events. One of the few competitions to have been confirmed in the kite industry, and which [...]
It is reductive to say that kiting is a dangerous sport and I believe that the issue deserves a deeper reflection! As an outdoor sport, it is normal that it involves risks. It is therefore necessary to act and practice in a conscious way to limit them and keep them under control as much [...]
It’s not easy to buy a secondhand kite because we are always afraid of getting screwed. For this reason, I interviewed "Aurélien Cassou", founder of Rép’ Kite. Aurélien is one of the best repairers in Montpellier and the South of France. He has been very nice to detail me the correct procedure to follow before [...]
Kitefoil certainly doesn't go unremarked the first time you see it, and I'm sure you've had the idea to start by seeing some riders flying around on their "magic board". Dangers, difficulties, and other questions will have arisen to stem your desire to get started. It's perfectly normal, we all felt the same way [...]
Are you looking for a kitesurf school but you don't know how to chose it? I hear you. I've been there before. And the more time goes by, the more complex the choice gets because there are more schools and places where the service is offered. But before choosing I suggest you to read [...]