The Kiteboarder Magazine

This is a day when everything went wrong- busted up ski's, totally trashed kites, cut up limbs and dislocated shoulders! A day film maker Ryland Blakeney would rather forget - check it out!

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Let’s face it – a lot of people want to get into kiteboarding so they can jump. You should learn how to stay upwind and do transitions before you start trying to jump, but we know that the reality is that you want to learn how to jump as soon as you are able to go 10 feet on a kiteboard.

Getting into trouble is a part of kiteboarding. Every kiteboarder has either had or will have an OH SH!T moment and how you handle the situation will determine whether you pick yourself back up and continue your session, or find yourself in the back of an ambulance. We have compiled a list of the most common kitemares and how you should react when caught in that situation.

See some of the best waves and the biggest wipeouts from past years of the Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau Competition