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Forums > Kitesurfing General

Kitesurfing handbook - a online resource

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Created by Peterc150 > 9 months ago, 5 Sep 2011
Peterc150
VIC, 710 posts
5 Sep 2011 2:23PM
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I am writing this online "kitesurfing handbook", with some help from a couple of other kiters, to provide people interested in kitesurfing, along with beginners and intermediates, with a resource to help them get up and going, with an emphasis on safety.

We are also collating a lot of tips that you tend to gather as you learn.

kitesurfing-handbook.peterskiteboarding.com/

There is also a page with links to other online resources such as Seabreeze.

Feedback and contributions are welcome, either here of via the feedback form available on the handbook.

J inthe bool
VIC, 105 posts
5 Sep 2011 2:39PM
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Save yourself the hard work... IKO and many others have done it all before... there is heaps of stuff you can "borrow" online.. But get people the manual it has everything....


deXtrous
NSW, 451 posts
5 Sep 2011 2:42PM
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Information seems good mate. Good visual representations and graphics. All I would change is the website itself, it's hard to navigate. Too many links on your mainpage. Then again I'm a web developer so I'll be a bit critical.

Peterc150
VIC, 710 posts
5 Sep 2011 3:30PM
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Thanks for the feedback.

J inthe bool, we have included a reference to the IKO Handbook. It seems that not many people know about it, or are possibly not prepared to pay for it, particularly if they have not actually started kitesurfing yet. I understand it is given to kiters who do an IKO course, but I have not seen a copy myself. Maybe they would make it available as a free download?

There are lots of people getting into the sport here in Melbourne, and some are coming to grief. We are hoping to spread the word on skills and safety, and the need for instruction, so that we can all keep on kiting at our favourite locations.

deXtrous, the site is running on the Google sites engine so it is quick and easy to edit and maintain. I take your point about the navigation though. We will give some thought to streamlining it.

Skwinty
WA, 164 posts
5 Sep 2011 1:42PM
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J inthe bool said...

Save yourself the hard work... IKO and many others have done it all before... there is heaps of stuff you can "borrow" online.. But get people the manual it has everything....





I'm very intrigued as to why you threw your handbook in the pool to take a photo of it? Is it a special "water resistant edition" ?

spot1
WA, 1588 posts
5 Sep 2011 9:00PM
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good work peter there is a lot of imfo



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