Kitesurf girls and kiteboarding women: the best kite guide for women who rip

Kitesurf Girls – the ultimate resources for kiteboarding women

wakeupstokedApril 24, 2021

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Whether you’re a woman who’s thinking of getting into kitesurfing or you’ve already been ripping on the water and made your first metres or even jumps: here is a big list of anything you need in the life of a kitegirl – to get you started, keep you motivated and let you connect with other awesome kite women!

It doesn’t matter how you look, it matters how you feel!

Ladies and girls, I just want to say one thing that blocked me immensely when first starting kitesurfing: the thought of getting into a wetsuit that feels like a full-body-condom and being judged. And the thought of making a complete fool of myself when smashing at water starts or when learning my first jumps.

Luckily I was with in an environment that was very supportive and made me quickly get over that first reluctant feeling. So I would love to create that environment for you, in case you don’t have it where you learn or kitesurf – and give you some hints, bits of inspirations and role models on your way!

Because you are awesome, it doesn’t matter how you look or how many times you smash your face on the water – we’ve all been there! That’s how we learn and progress! It’s part of the game so don’t beat yourself up about it, simply keep going!

Am I suited to learn kiteboarding?

Am I not too big/small/heavy/light/unathletic/old/young for that? NO, you’re not is the short answer! Here is the long answer which will tackle each and every one of that beliefs and tell you why it’s only a myth 😉
♥ 10 wrong kitesurf myths that stop you from learning it ♥

How, when and where do I start kiteboarding?

Since this is a huuuge topic I dedicated a very extensive article just for that! It will make learning kitesurfing and your first experiences on the water so much nicer, your progress quicker and you’ll definitely have more fun!
♥ Kitesurf FAQ – The ultimate guide to learn kitesurfing ♥

I did my first kitesurf course, how do I progress now?

Congrats on making it! You’ve done your first metres on the water or can already stay upwind in any condition! Wohooo way to go girl, so proud of you! Now let’s take you through the next steps!

Here is a step by step guide on what small tweaks and tricks you can learn to progress to your turns and first jumps! ♥ From Zero to Hero ♥

If you already know your first jumps, here is how to progress further and push your riding to the next level
♥ How to progress your kitesurfing to the next level ♥

The best kite bikinis that survive every crash

After some trying and definite fails I really dug deep into that bikini issue. While I personally like to kite with a kite bikini top and then put on some boardshorts (simply because I don’t feel so confident in bikini bottoms only 😉 ) there are tons of awesome brands – most founded by passionate kitesurfers and surfers – with bikinis that actually stay on!
♥ The best kitesurf bikinis – that actually stay on ♥

Tips for kitesurfing women: sun protection

I get this question asked by almost any woman I kite with 😉 I naturally have quite a dark and easily tanned skin but always used to get sunburns on my nose and cheeks anyway! So these are my personal favorites:

The cheapest sun protection is the one you eat! All the dark, leafy greens as well as lycopene-rich foods (like e.g. tomatoes). More foods that boost sun protection here. (Please note that you should still use sunscreen, but this is an important base)
Sun protection to drink: Green Tea is a great antioxidant to protect your body from inside out. What I do after I drink my loose organic Jasmine Green Tea is keeping the loose tea leaves with a bit of tea in an espresso cup and apply it on my face and body. (Please note that you should still use sunscreen, but this is an important base)
Never go lower than SPF 50: I am quite tanned and still use 50. The reason is that most of us apply too little sunscreen so if you apply SPF 20 too little it’s a big problem, with SPF 50 you at least have a bit more protection. Plus with the sweat and saltwater everything gets washed off super quickly so simply always go for nothing lower than SPF 50!
For the face: I’ve tried to many different sunscreens and everything washed off way too quickly, no matter how water resistant. The only thing that actually sticks is this Compact Sunscreen SPF 50 by La Roche Posay. Still, I will always apply some Zinc additionally on my most sensitive areas (nose and cheeks) e.g. Sunzapper or EQ
For the body: I’ll try as much as I can by wearing a long lycra or maybe even a long leggings since that is the easiest way of protecting yourself. I’ve found that kids sunscreens are the ones with the least additives and “bad stuff” inside of the sunscreen but here you’ll have to experiment a bit 😉
For the lips: don’t forget your poor lips 😉 Either apply some Zinc Stick here as well or get an extra lip sun protection (which is what I always do).

Facebook kite groups for women

Saltwater-inspired blogs for badass kite women by badass women

Still Stoked (founded by Alexa, water & adventure sports)
Saltwater Sirens (founded by Chantae, freediving, surfing, kitesurfing and much more)
Kitesista (founded by Sofi, for kitegirls only 😉 )
Kitejoy (founded by Anja, about kitesurfing + kitegirl-specific topics)
Liquid Traveling (founded by Aina who loves surfing, snowboarding, kiteboarding)
Kitetiger (founded by my kite buddy Sabine, it’s in German and not updated atm but her style of writing simply cracks me up every time!)
Kite Moms (kitesurf blog for moms by Christina, in German)

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