Had a coffee catch up with Cabrinha team rider Jandre Fraser (aka Pora), local rider from Table View. He’s currently writing exams, and is looking forward to spending the whole of December on the water.

He’s recently been appointed as a Kustom brand ambassador and continues to push his kitesurfing skills each season. This video was taken a couple of week’s back and we hope with Jandre’s continued contribution to the GUST instruction and technique section of the site, that you will improve your style and skills out on the water. Post your comments and questions for Jandre here.

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Description
A normal jump with a kite loop, being hooked in.

How To
1. Get some speed, edge hard and jump, just like a basic jump.

2. Keep the kite at 12, then just before the peak of the jump, pull hard with your back hand.

3. As you fall underneath the kite send it back down just before landing.
4. Point the board directly downwind for the landing.

Tips

• To make the kite turn the fastest way possible, your back hand should be at the end of the bar to pull it.
• The smaller the kite, the faster it loops.
• When you do high kiteloops and in stronger winds, make sure to loop the kite all the way - do not stop the loop or you will crash hard. Just commit to it and go for it, without thinking twice.
• Remember to pull the bar close to you and then loop it, making it fly a higher radius, and more powerful. The kite loops tighter if you depower it slightly during the end of the loop but remember (you pull the bar close to you and then loop it).
• Once the kite flies up again, power up the kite by pulling the bar towards you, this way it will cause a softer landing, since the kite will “catch” you. If the loop is high (strong winds) then send the kite back down or add an additional loop in the opposite direction since the kite will fly higher behind you in a bigger, more powerful kiteloop.