Kiteskating in Santa Monica

When there isn't quite enough wind for kiteboarding out on the water, we bring it to the parking lot for some kiteskating. Still in the learning stages...so we play it safe with speed...and no tricks for now. :) A trick for us is making a successful turn, without falling on our butts or having the kite fall out of the sky. :)

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Sports

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• kite
• skateboard
• kiteskate
• wind
• kiteboarding

[sidstille]

I have the same trainer kite that you do. how did you get a chicken loop on it? I would love to kiteskate but wouldn't like losing my kite.

[GBKiter]

The chicken loop came with the kite. Because it's a 2-line kite, all it basically is, is a rubber tubing with heavy-duty Velcro pieces on the ends that can wrap around the bar. I initially put it on, because wind was pretty hard on the upper body that day and I feared it would pop right out of my my hands otherwise; but, turns out I hardly even used it...it felt too odd/restricting. You could just add a leash if you're afraid of losing the kite.

[sidstille]

thats sick!!!!!!!!!!!!!

do you use a regular kite? or a trainer? and if you get a good board with massive wheels. you can do it up and down the beach

[GBKiter]

This was a trainer...3m Slingshot...plenty of power for the parking lot. Still haven't tried out landboarding...probably because if there is enough wind to put up a regular inflateable, I'm trying to make things happen in the water...although, most often, when the wind is that marginal, I'd probably have a whole lot more fun landboarding, than tea-bagging down the coast and having to walk back up. Thanks for the comment!

[vbyaker]

right on, looks like fun, I need to find me an open lot soon.

[Skateboardmama]

Nikki, is this you?

Bettina here, I just do a youtube for my friend LIZ. Haven't seen you around, how is it going?

[rockcarfeather]

ha ha - i type in Santa Monica Kitesurfing and I see this!! Keepin' it real in the parking lot I see.

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