I agree definitely take some lessons, but to answer your question...any board that you would be looking to ride as a beginner should have fins. Without them the board will not ride upwind well and have a tendency to "skid"across he surface of the water...in short it'll make your life blooming diffic...

Gloves definitely not needed

Sometimes it can be useful to start with your board already at 45 degrees, it often depends what mistake you're making as you start...if someone has suggested this it implies that your struggling to get your front foot around far enough and so trying to start riding across or up wind, having your bo...

Hi guys,

Am about to put up a webcam at my local spot and I'm wondering what the best one on the market is these days, given a budget of around 200 pounds?

cheers,

Agreed Timop

The big thing is safety! Make sure your always thinking safety first in everything you do as that's the what the examiner will be checking for. Second thing they look for is personality, you're now an ambassador for the sport and they want to know you'll be someone who makes it fun and appealing for...

Why would you say that? We don't use the switch bars in the school but I'm interested in your opinion?

Before I start I have to say we are currently using switch kites at my school and yes officially we are team riders but I tried the kite before I came a team rider, and the reason I became a team rider was because I loved them....if anyone's interested I wrote a review (link below)...now obviously y...

Hi mate, Renting a board won't be a problem in Tarifa there are tones of places that will do it. I would recommend you to try http://www.ktstarifa.com and speak to Danieli great group of guys, or get in touch with me...we should have some decent boards for rent by then! http://www.Tantrumkitesurf.com

I'd have a chat with the guys from exploramorroco.com rally nice set of guys and have a great set up down there