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Pointe au Baril: Threading the Needle 3
Ontario, Canada. Ours to discover. The last two times were so much fun, we had to go back and try again. With a westerly wind direction, we kited new shoals. A word of caution: Things can and do go wrong. We lost a kite today, so without boat backup, this place is unkiteable.
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How to kitesurf: Barefoot Slide - Strapless - North Kiteboarding Academy
Watch as we show you how to do a Jesus Christ. This in depth tutorial is packed with loads of tips and tricks, brought to you by the all-new North Kiteboarding Academy.
The Jesus Christ is a stylish move where knowledge of board off tricks and precise steering of the kite is required.
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How to kitesurf: Toeside Air - Strapless - North Kiteboarding Academy
Watch as we show you how to do a Toeside Air. This in depth tutorial is packed with loads of tips and tricks, brought to you by the all-new North Kiteboarding Academy.
The Toeside Air Reverse is a good exercise for aerials in the waves, but it´s also a cool flat water trick on its own.
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How to kitesurf: Board off 360 - Strapless - North Kiteboarding Academy
Watch as we show you how to do a Board off 360. This in depth tutorial is packed with loads of tips and tricks, brought to you by the all-new North Kiteboarding Academy.
If you’re confident doing a Backside Air with a Grab, then the Board Off 360 is for you.
Start by carving the board upwind ...
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How to kitesurf: Ollie 180 - Strapless - North Kiteboarding Academy
Watch as we show you how to do a Dark Slide. This in depth tutorial is packed with loads of tips and tricks, brought to you by the all-new North Kiteboarding Academy.
When you Ollie 180, you need to rotate slightly more than 180 degrees in the air, using the additional momentum to slide out and c...
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How to kitesurf: Toeside Tack - Strapless - North Kiteboarding Academy
Watch as we show you how to do a Toeside Tack. This in depth tutorial is packed with loads of tips and tricks, brought to you by the all-new North Kiteboarding Academy.
The toeside tack is a really fun way to change direction with your strapless kiteboard.
The motion with your kite is similar...
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How to kitesurf: Toeside Air Reverse - Strapless - North Kiteboarding Academy
Watch as we show you how to do a Toeside Air Reverse. This in depth tutorial is packed with loads of tips and tricks, brought to you by the all-new North Kiteboarding Academy.
The Toeside Air Reverse is a good exercise for aerials in the waves, but it´s also a cool flat water trick on its own.
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How to kitesurf: Backroll Tack - Strapless - North Kiteboarding Academy
Watch as we show you how to do a Backroll tack. This in depth tutorial is packed with loads of tips and tricks, brought to you by the all-new North Kiteboarding Academy.
The Backroll Tack is a cool and very smooth transition if done well.
The kite steering is similar to most transitions, mov...
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How to do a Hand Plant - The Reider Decker Show - Ep 4
Time to get a bit silly with this Handplant to try! Strapless guru, Reider Decker, teaches you how to do this fun little trick in Episode 4 of The Reider Decker Show. Something to practice on your next session.
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How to do a Frontside 180 - The Reider Decker Show - EP 3
If you have already watched EP 1 and EP 2, you are ready for Episode 3 of The Reider Decker Show featuring the Frontside 180. This trick combines the Fins first riding and Straight Air learned in the previous two episodes to create an entirely new trick!
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How to Straight Air - The Reider Decker Show - Ep 2
In this episode, Reider shows how to do your basic air, a staple to the progression of riding strapless. 2016 World Champion, Bruna Kajiya, takes off her boots and gets the 101 directly from Reider to show you how easy it is to learn!
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How to Ride Fins First - The Reider Decker Show
The Reider Decker Show gives you the low-down on entry level to the most expert strapless tricks. To start it off, Reider shows how to ride fin firsts, something you will need to know before you get into the more complicated strapless maneuvers. 2016 World Champion, Bruna Kajiya, takes off her boo...
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How To: Ollie - Strapless - North Kiteboarding Academy
The Ollie is your first step into the world of strapless jumps.
There’s not a lot of movement with the kite except sending it ‘up’ before takeoff, and redirecting it back ‘down’ for the landing.
The main focus is on the board and your feet.
Start by carving a small turn upwind and kicking the...
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How To: Backside Air - Strapless - North Kiteboarding Academy
If you know how to do an Ollie and a jump on a twintip board, this will help you a lot when learning your first backside air.
The kite stearing is very similar to a jump on a twintip board. Before takeoff you steer the kite up to around 12 o´clock and for landing you send it back down again. For...
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How To: Backroll - Strapless - North Kiteboarding Academy
The Backroll is a good place to start if you want to learn strapless rotations.
The motion with the kite is similar to a transition, with medium speed from 1 to 11 or 11 to 1 o´clock. To regain speed it helps to add a kiteloop at the end.
Let's have a look at the Back Roll in detail:
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How To: Handstand 360 - Strapless - North Kiteboarding Academy
The Handstand 360 is a real crowd pleaser.
The motion of the kite is similar to a transition, with it moving from 1 to 11 o’clock, or 11 to 1 o’clock at medium speed.
To start, carve slightly upwind letting go of your front hand, and gently steer the kite up to generate moderate lift.
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How To: Front - Strapless - North Kiteboarding Academy
If you want to dive deeper into strapless freestyle the “front” has to be on your list.
Taking a closer look at kite control during the trick:
The kite steering is similar to most strapless jumps. Bring the kite back and up to generate lift and then back down again to regain speed after the ...
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How To: Switch to Toeside - Strapless - North Kiteboarding Academy
Switching to toeside is a fundamental move for many basic and advanced tricks.
Start by flying the kite up to around 11 or 1 o´clock. This way the kite will pull you up and help with balance while you switch over your feet. Maintaining planing speed through the switch will also help with bal...
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How To: Ride Upwind - Strapless
In this clip, we will give you some short tips for how to go upwind on your strapless kiteboard.
When you ride upwind, your kite will travel towards the edge of the wind window which means that it will generate less power. This will cause you to lose board speed which is normal when edging u...
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How To: Toeside Air 360 - Strapless
The Toeside Air 360 combines a Toeside Ollie with a bit more than 180 degrees of rotation in the air, and 180 degrees of sliding.
To start, steer the kite up and back for some decent lift. Popping off is similar to a normal Toeside Ollie:
Remember to bring the windward rail higher after take-...
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How To: Pop Shove it - Strapless - North Kiteboarding Academy
The Pop Shove it is an Ollie with a 180 board spin, landing fins first.
The movement of the kite is the same as a regular Ollie, just with more speed to generate some decent lift.
Let’s take a closer look.
Place your hands at the center of the bar and step back to the tail of the boar...
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How To: 360 Shove-it - Strapless
The 360 Shove-it is an Ollie with a 360 board spin. So, once you’ve mastered the Pop Shove-it you're ready for the full move.
The movement of the kite is similar to a regular Ollie, Pop Shove-it or little Backside Air, just with more speed to generate some decent lift.
Let’s take a closer ...
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How to do a Strapless Tack - Surf
Watch as we show you how to do a Strapless tack. This in depth tutorial is packed with loads of tips and tricks, brought to you by the all-new North Kiteboarding Academy.
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How to Gybe Strapless toe-to-heel - Surf
Watch as we show you how to Gybe Strapless from toe to heel-side. This in depth tutorial is packed with loads of tips and tricks, brought to you by the all-new North Kiteboarding Academy.
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How to Gybe Strapless heel-to-toe - Surf
Watch as we show you how to Gybe Strapless from heel-to-toe side. This in depth tutorial is packed with loads of tips and tricks, brought to you by the all-new North Kiteboarding Academy.
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