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Get into lowkite safely

Like kiteboarding or wing foiling, lowkite is an extreme sport practiced in conditions and environments that require a keen awareness...

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Lowkite

Learn the basic maneuvers

From water entry to takeoff, jibes, tacks, and packing away of your lowkite —get expert advice on executing basic lowkite...

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Lowkite

Catch and release your lowkite

Switch to freefly mode or full downwind with a single-skin lowkite. Experience the pure joy of gliding effortlessly over endless...

Your first hour on a SUP

Your first hour on a SUP explained by l’Ours. What you must watch and listen before your first session. Exercises...

Start surfing

Step into the iconic world of surfing and its sensations with our tips for starting off in the best conditions!...

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Surf

Your first hour on a surfboard

Never Surf alone, surfing is an adventure but it is often better lived with a friend or in a school....

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Surf

Enter the water

The golden rule: never put the board between you and the oncoming wave. Otherwise you’ll be on the operation table...

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Surf

How to paddle in surf

As the saying goes, you have to walk before you can run! Same thing goes on the water, before you...

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Surf

Sit on a surfboard

In between two waves, you can sit on your board. Well placed in the center, so you can see...

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Surf

Walking outside

If the beach has a gentle, you will probably get out faster by walking till the waters up around your...

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Surf

Going outside

So now you’re paddling : do not stop otherwise you will have to redo everything. If the foam is low...

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Surf

Managing the shorebreak

Count to three and jump 😉 More seriously, we must pay serious attention in his situation due to reasons of...

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Surf

Emergency duck dive

When you’re left with no choice but to drop everything and dive under the wave. When it’s too late it’s...

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Surf

Avoiding a crash in surf

Whatever happens, you have to stay in control of the situation. Never let go of the board in the midst...

Read the waves

Reading, evaluating and anticipating a wave is surely one of the hardest aspects of surfing, but also certainly the most...

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Surf

Posting up on the peak

There is a take off point for every wave. On good spots it is often in the same place....

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Surf

Waiting at the peak

The most complex thing about the peak is the waiting without petting pushed out of the ideal starting area. The...

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SUP

Turn with the paddle

There are several existing techniques that will depend on your control and the urgency of the situation. Note that all...

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Surf

Catching a wave in surf

Here she comes!!! Concentrated, we turn the board towards land. We turn towards the good side to optimize the take...

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Surf

Take-off

Tighten up the buttocks, take a big breathe and paddle like mad. The take-off determines the rest of the...

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Surf

Late take-off

To say that the late take off is a hasty take off is true, and kinda false. Certainly, it...

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Surf

The No Paddle take-off

Ideal placement, the perfect wave size, a generous board volume board, we sink the volume of the boards...

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Surf

Take off on surf foil

There are a few points that separate a take off on a surf foil from a take off with a...

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Surf

Refusal

Better to not to go than to get yourself hurt. The worst solution when refusing a wave is to push...

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Surf

Preparing for the Bottom Turn

That’s it! You’re finally up and on the way towards the bottom. Legs semi flexed, it is necessary to...

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Surf

Bottom turn

Now let’s say you are in the right position, perfectly placed on the board, you have to turn to...

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Surf

Big board bottom turn

On very large boards, and often in small waves that leave little time for action, you can choose to do...

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Surf

Bottom old school

It’s like a bottom turn but with a little bit of nonchalance, the feet are closer to each other and...

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Surf

The 3 families of moves

Surfing maneuvers can be classified into three broad categories: Horizontal maneuvers such as the Cut Back. Vertical maneuvers such...

Your first hour on a kiteboard

Never ride alone, kitesurfing is an adventure but it is often better experienced when with a friend or in a...

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Kite

Inflate your kite

Inflating your Kite is a process that should not be taken lightly. The first step is to unroll your Kite...

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Kite

Connect your lines

Technique 1: Your Kite is placed on the Leading Edge facing the wind on the sand. Bridles are unraveled and...

Starting in SUP Foil

You started SUP some time ago, and you’re thinking about foiling with your SUP, so much so that you don’t...

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Kite

Entering the water

The golden rule: never put the board between you and the oncoming wave. Otherwise you’ll be on the operation table...

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SUP

Bottom turn backside

The Back Side Bottom Turn : To perform good bottoms turns back side we advise you to switch the Paddle...

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Kite

Sit on a kiteboard

In case of a crash, you can / must sit on your board to relaunch your Kite. Well in the...

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Kite

Self-rescue

It’s a bit like in the swimming pool but not completely 😉 You are in purgatory, your Kite does not...

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Kite

Managing the shore break

Count to three and jump 😉 More seriously, we must pay serious attention in his situation due to reasons of...

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Kite

Catching a wave

Here she comes!!! Concentrated, we turn towards the lip by jibing or turning (inward if we are a little far...

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Kite

Preparing the bottom

That’s it! You’re finally up and on the way towards the bottom. Legs semi flexed, it is necessary to make...

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Kite

Bottom turn

Now let’s say you are in the right position, perfectly placed on the board, you have to turn to be...

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Kite

Carving turn with a twintip

Go for a power turn, throwing buckets of water in the process, with the Heel to Toe Carving Turn! The...

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Kite

Close out

It’s closing off down the line, it’s time to get out either by going over the top or by going...

Inflate your Pulse DP UPE Aramid

To inflate your double skin wing, follow the specific method shown in this video. The second skin which covers...

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Kite

The 3 families of moves

Surfing maneuvers can be classified into three broad categories: Horizontal maneuvers such as the Cut Back. Vertical maneuvers such as...

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Wing

Your first hour on a wing

Pull off jibes and tacks in your first hours riding a wing! Whatever your experience in watersports, mastering the wing...

Safety

For safe practice of the wing, you must respect a few guidelines, the regulations and the common sense at sea....

Putting your leash on

As with many board sports, the use of a leash is essential. In wing foiling, two leashes are used: a...

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