The Wind Window (an introduction to kiteboarding and power kiting)

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This video introduces you to kite sports by explaining the wind window in detail. It covers: parts of the window, clock numbers, the location of the power zones, the ground level window, wind effects on the window, plus a simple explanation of why the kite pulls harder when downwind of you.
The wind window helps you understand how a power kite works, and helps you predict how strong a kite movement will be. The better you understand the window, the more enriching your practical lessons will be.
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@kitesurfcollege 3 года назад

Access our playlist to watch all tutorials in order: ru-vid.com/group/PL41dAinz_9ZeaG5FJ_XU8vyBAE_HL_Cgl

@toureiffel4610 6 лет назад

This is the best explanation of the wind window I’ve seen. Every instructor should get their students to watch this rather than trying to explain it themselves. Well done.

@kitesurfcollege 6 лет назад

Cheers Iain. It is difficult to fully explain a 3D area with sand drawings.

@dazcar54 5 лет назад

This is by far the best visual reference of the wind window I've seen. I think this would have helped me considerably when I was learning to kite. Thanks for going to so much effort to create a visual representation of what can be tricky to get your head around when learning to kite. All videos I've seen describe the wind window as being a 2 dimensional thing and I think its imperative to visualize it on a 3 dimensional level to get a clearer understanding of why the kite behaves the way it does. Top job !!

@KevinHarjakas 5 лет назад

The best visualized training video series out there! Thumbs up for the great work!

@Flavio_R 3 года назад

Incredibly good teaching material here, thanks for sharing this! It covers the theoretical notions in an even more extensive way than my actual kite course did.

@daedyer8710 3 года назад

I was really struggling with understanding the wind window, but it makes so much more sense after watching this video. Thanks for taking the time to make it!

@locusm 5 лет назад

Kudos for the overlaid illustrations - made the concepts 100% easy to understand.

@foadysfah 6 лет назад

The best kitesurfing tutorials. The illustrations help so much! Thank you

@JantsPants 6 лет назад

So true.

@peterpieras 3 года назад

Best explanation of the relationships between wind and Kite I've seen at RU-vid. Thank you very much :)

@PlamenManev 5 лет назад

one of the best kite control vids for beginners! really good n graphic explainer!

@markusbroyles1884 3 года назад

Ideal video tutorials ~ I keep coming back to these. Best for introducing and refreshing the Newb.

@ronniet906 2 года назад

You guys ACE'd the wind window tutorial. Best I've seen yet.

@fbf223 6 лет назад

Fantastic! Exactly what I was looking for!

@solent121 10 месяцев назад

Wow this is the best explanation i have ever seen! Thanks

@sitiojarib 5 лет назад

Excelente demonstração!!! Excellent demonstration!!! Very good!!

@rejeanbusque590 5 лет назад

Excellent visualisation of what need to be done to leverage winds to its maximum extent....

@laurarblanco 2 года назад

Yesterday I had my first theorical class and I was a bit confused with this. On Monday I will have the practical one and I think this is going to be very helpful. Thanks!

@mdellertson 4 года назад

Great visuals. Totally agree with Darren Born's comments.

@MiShO10O0O Год назад

Just started learning and I really wish I saw this before my first lesson! it explains it perfectly!

@jayozturk 3 года назад

Didn't understand details of wind window u til I watched your video. Thank you !!!

@F_A591 5 лет назад

Such an amazing video description. well done guys

@barrymonteiro8893 6 лет назад

Awesome tutorial video! These videos should be a prerequisite of every beginning kiteboarding training.

@kitesurfcollege 6 лет назад

Thanks Barry. Hopefully if the students arrive with a good grip on the theory, they should get more out of the lessons and come out safer kiters in the end. I'm going to add a few more fundamental topics like this soon.

@maxlirnyk9032 5 лет назад

Best tutorial! Keep moving)) Thanks!

@cirrus2013 4 года назад

GREAT STUFF!!! Best tutorial I have seen so far.. the first and best one I guess! :D

@upwindstockholm961 3 года назад

Great video! Still going back to this to refresh my mind! :)

@alexcake7272 5 лет назад

Thank you very much for such video lessons!

@PraxisfurZahnheilkundeDrJorgKl 2 месяца назад

Your Tutorial are really amazing! thanks you so much!😊

@GigiLonelyPlanet 2 месяца назад

Have to comment for the n times I watch this. Thank you for such a perfect video

@minukaasel 3 года назад

Solid explanation!! Thank You!

@mariaro0355 5 лет назад

Amazing explanation!!

@christianla3265 2 года назад

Wow, great Video. Thank you so much!!!

@trevorh6438 6 лет назад

How does this help one stay in the air and travel about? I thought the window changed according to the apparent wind, rather than the direct wind.

@tomfuller. 6 лет назад

Bravo just the best out there!!!

@kitesurfcollege 6 лет назад

Thanks Tom.

@matthewkim4597 2 года назад

Great video! Thanks for this.

@Mayandthecats 4 года назад

Thank you, this make everything very clear and the grafdic is easy to understand. Top notch vo for explanation

@mediamotionPL 3 года назад

The best movie I've ever seen !!!

@sdqpower 3 года назад

Great explenation in every detail! Congrats!

@kitesurfcollege 3 года назад

Thank you!

@bymyself1376 Год назад

Thank you so much for this video finally i can understand wind window. The best visual reference about this subject 🙏👍

@kitesurfcollege Год назад

I'm very glad it helped.

@maxwellkennedy3816 3 года назад

Thankj you this is so great--clear, and unbelievably helpful.

@kitesurfcollege 3 года назад

Thankyou Maxwell

@davidgagnecote5039 4 года назад

This makes things easier to understand! Well done video!!! :)

@kitesurfcollege 4 года назад

Thankyou

@OneLaunchKiteboarding 5 лет назад

excellent !

@maxpesh 6 лет назад

Fantastic graphic explanation !

@kitesurfcollege 6 лет назад

Thank you.

@sotirissalloumis6129 4 года назад

Thank you for sharing, very helpful and educational.

@kitesurfcollege 4 года назад

My pleasure!

@notyouraveragewindsurfer Год назад

amazing video!

@KingKong-qr2sf 2 года назад

Great video! Could you explain the dynamic wind window in the same way?

@onenationunderduress8994 Год назад

Hell yeah. Thank you!

@shahriarshahmiri3091 3 года назад

Wind Window Mission Complete 👍🏻

@warsameadam5572 6 лет назад

I have been following this channel for some time now and I must say it’s the best kitesurf tutorial in RU-vid. Could you please do a tutorial about trainer kites.

@kitesurfcollege 6 лет назад

Thanks. We have an old trainer kite video, and the new version should be out in 2 weeks.

@kitesurfcollege 6 лет назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mi26J4DCNDM.html

@IconicProps 4 года назад

In this video it would be helpful for new people to know the size of kite, and wind speed you are flying in. Trying a power dive, with a big kite, in lit wind, is dangerous. This looks like a 9 m ish, in 12mph ish winds? These are by far the best videos I have found on kitesurfing. One thing I have had a hard time finding is training wind/kite charts. Most show the kite size -> rider weight -> wind charts. For riding. But a video telling people what winds/kites are good for beach practice would be really helpful to a lot of people. Just my .02c

@vamonosalla4103 Год назад

Excellent!!!!

@piotrdabek4245 2 года назад

Good job 👌

@shoveljunk-americanpatriot7603 4 года назад

Excellent.

@andrew314253 Год назад

Awesome video

@kitesurfcollege Год назад

Cheers Andreas, any questions please let me know. All the best, Alex

@edwassermann8368 3 года назад

excellent tutorial

@kitesurfcollege 3 года назад

Cheers Ed

@daronieogarniaro 2 года назад

Very helpful

@diaryrecorded5524 2 года назад

I wish my bones didnt break so easy like glass i want to do this so bad... I love watching thank you

@Ivancitovic 2 года назад

thank you! I do have 1 question. Once you're moving in the water, just cruising at normal speed at 45° let's say cross wind, where the kite is located then? In the orange or in the edge of the window?

@fatihksk8508 4 года назад

Thank you

@stephensinnhuber8401 6 лет назад

You've nailed it again! Great video. Where is it filmed as it looks like a nice spot

@kitesurfcollege 6 лет назад

That's the Breede River. It's an awesome spot if you're ever in South Africa.

@stephensinnhuber8401 6 лет назад

Is that near Witsand? I go to Cape town most winters

@kitesurfcollege 6 лет назад

Yes, Witsand is the village on the bank in the video. We stay at Barry's Backpackers there.

@davideruotolo4197 2 года назад

Come lo senti il vento da che direzione arriva

@bertarends3452 2 года назад

It is a good tutorial, but .... what can be misleading is that someone could think that the clock positions are preserved for the low power zone. So 12 o'clock is always the kite right above you. But 12 o'clock is also the kite right in front of you on ground level. You have two directions that determine the position of the kite in the window. Towards the left or towards the right (the clock positions) and towards the edge or towards ground level. For the latter I would preserve the degrees notation.

@bearlemley 4 года назад

These graphics are really helpful

@kitesurfcollege 4 года назад

Thanks Bear.

@Peachypupp 4 года назад

I've watched a ton of your videos and am struggling with sinking in the water after getting up(Waterstart). Is there a video which focuses on how to keep the board planing, i.e where should the kite be ?

@kitesurfcollege 4 года назад

Hello. Advice for this is given in the waterstart tutorial and the riding upwind tutorial.

@onurkitesurfer215 6 лет назад

Nice

@arieljunco1182 5 лет назад

podrían traducir este video al español? gracias.

@BernhardGramberg 3 года назад

Power Zone. Is there more wind?

@ericboll3115 3 года назад

perfect

@kitesurfcollege 3 года назад

Thank you Eric

@trexinvert 3 года назад

Best way to learn/feel the wind window is to take a 2M trainer or smaller and "fly into and through" the entire wind window. Feel it and never forget. Taking any bigger kite in strong wind will be teaching you how to "slide" on your stomach. Letting a beginner take out a 10m kite and "telling him" don't go into the power eye is "asking him to do that". He will do it sooner or later. Also, flying in the "green zone" you learn that the kite doesn't stay there and tends to "fall down". That's where you have to pilot the kite up/down to keep it going.

@mox1968 2 года назад

How does the wind window affect wing foiling?

@kitesurfcollege 2 года назад

Hi John, I like that question a lot. I think that pulling the bar in kiting, is like pulling the back hand in winging (except the low projected aspect ratio of the wing means it doesn't stall as badly). And flying the kite deeper into the wind window in kiting, is the equivalent of pumping the wing with your arms in wing foiling. Since they both involve increasing the apparent wind. Except with kiting the high power lasts longer due to the line lengths, and is stronger due to the speed the kite can reach.

@davideruotolo4197 2 года назад

Se succede che una corda si spezza he problema può succedere

@juulcat561 4 года назад

But how do I get back?

@ocu_ocu 2 года назад

🤙

@kitespyapp35 5 лет назад

Nice video ! We want to invite all further kite surfers to Kitespy reporting knowledge !

@vinicielo6458 6 месяцев назад

Tooop

@vatansever.. 4 года назад

Please would you add Turkish language subtitle to your informative videos?

@kitesurfcollege 4 года назад

Hello Vatan. Anyone is welcome to submit subtitles for this video. We have a few subtitle languages, unfortunately not Turkish yet. I don't make the subtitles myself, I am not bilingual.