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Thanks for the tips guys ... espechially TOM 183 . I should be out this weekend so will persevere . Another quick question .... i have a board leash ...the part that hooks onto the board that is made of brass has broken ,it has snapped and no longer closes enough to be used....... any idea where i can get another one from online .. i really dont want to spend £40.00 on a whole new leash, also i need water shoes .... any recommendations of good websites to order from ?

I got into kitesurfing because of a friend who wanted to take lessons and needed a buddy to join him. I use land kites ... blade lll and a buggy so i thought it would be perfect for me . Have taken lessons and know all the safety e.t.c. Have no problems flying the kite body dragging e.t.c. I am really struggling getting my feet into the board ... and when i do ...i find the kite is in the wrong place in the sky ... by the time i tug bar left or right to compensate i have been dragged away ! Is this normal and takes time or does it mean i am gonna be crap at kitesurfing ! Can anyone give me an indication of how long it has taken them to learn as i do not want to give up !

OK thanks , i am planning to take the kite out again this week if the wind picks up so hopefully will find out the problem , the lines where twisted on a couple of occasions and the wind was very gusty , so it could have been a combination of the two .

I have been flying my blade III 4.0 with a bar up until now , today i have changed it to handles .... the brake lines are set up correctly but i have had problems with the bridle lines and wing tips catching up and flapping , is this normal ? I never seemed to have this problem when flying with a bar . The wind was gusty so maybe this has something to do with it .

I have the 04 Maui Magic aviator and have been told that the strap holds down the spreader bar but was not actually told how to do it .. the way i have been doing it is by going over the top if the 1st piece of the hook and then through the middle and down..... is this correct or should i be going over both pieces of the hook and then back down ? or are both of these incorrect as when i pull up the hook it seems to be no different when the strap is attatched than when it is not attatched .

I introduced a friend of mine into kites with this ....... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2569&item=5907253474&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW great fun and great price !! The free kite is fun as well !

Thanks for your help , i have been having real problems finding tide for camber , that is a great help .

Hiya , does anyone know of a website apart from windguru that will give me low tide times and wind direction for camber sands ?

Look here http://www.rye-tourism.co.uk/home/accommodation.asp any place that has Camber Sands listed as location will be perfect. You should have a couple of great days .

If you are willing to travel this far, this is where i took my lessons http://www.ryewatersports.co.uk/ They supply all the gear for you so all you need to do is book and take yourself along. You should be able to pass part 1 and 2 of IKO certificate after course.

Had lessons last year and a refresher course Friday at camber .Went to Minnis bay today with a fellow amateur ( never been there before ) .... was a little crowded and paranoid about tangling up with another kite so just did some body dragging and getting the feel of things , was a good ....got real windy and then started to pour with rain so packed up , then sun came out and was perfect conditions ! Belblade ... If you fancy going out sometime for some practice let me know ok, do you have any kitesurfing gear ? I can borrow all the gear 12 mtr oceanrodeo bronco board /harness e.t.c. and need somebody to practice with . BTW what time does car park close this time of year, i went up in week to show a friend how to use kite at 7:00 and said 7:30 on gate so decided against it . Does it change or always 7:30 ?

Just set up where u plonk your gear ...........once inflated and lines attatched... if you are with a buddy get them to walk your kite down the beach with you( if not a fellow kitesurfer will help you ) ........ as a genaral rule you do not launch until your feet are wet , apart from saving you the hasstle/energy of walking down the beach while launched it avoids ******* off locals or getting dragged along beach........... pretty much most kitesurfing accidents happen while not in the water.

I would definately recommend lessons , i have used land kites and done a small amount of buggying and land boarding . The infomation an instructor gives you is well worth the money , getting started on the right foot is a must .... i have only been doing kitesurfing for a short while but see " experienced " people doing silly things like launching kite at top of beach and walking 1/4 of mile to water or using wrong size kites for conditions, trying to get going on board and not powering up correctly .... things i would have not known without lessons. Also handy to know what to do if you get stuck 1 mile offshore and cannot relaunch as lines twisted or kite has burst .... or worse .... wind direction has changed .

cheers , looks like about 3:30

Can anyone tell me the low tide time for camber sands on sunday 15th ..... and also a link to website that will give me the info in the future .