You will have to find the balance between the speed of your kite and the speed of your Kite Surfing Board. There are three wind conditions one can ride in. There is the underpowered, perfect wind and overpowered. In the first situation, the kite will mover faster forward than your board.
Kite Surfing Board slower than Kite
If you would hold the kite still, the kite would constantly move to the edge of the wind window where it would lose its power. You will have to pilot the kite up and down to prevent the kite from moving to the edge of the wind window. It will stay more in the front where it will catch more wind. Never pilot the kite to the other half of the wind window. If you are riding to the left, keep your kite in the left half of the wind window.
You can clearly see that the kite stays in the power zone better, more in front of the kite surfer. The kite is even piloted a little bit back to keep it from flying too much to the edge of the wind window, but again, make sure that it is not piloted into the other half of the wind window.
Kite Surfing Board / Kite same speed
When the wind conditions are perfect, the kite will move at the same speed as the board.
The kite is set at an angle of 45 degrees and does not have to be piloted around as much. As the wind force always shifts a little in strength, you will have to make constant corrections to your speed. If the kite moves faster, you will have to pilot the kite up and down, as discussed in the previous sections. If your Kite Surfing Board starts moving faster than your kite, you will have to slow your board down by applying more pressure on your heels. This is called edging or railing. We will talk about this more in the next section.
Kite Surfing Board faster than Kite
When the wind picks up, the speed of the board will become faster than the speed of the kite. You will overtake your kite by setting it more back in the wind window where it will create even more pull.
By then, you will have to slow down the board. Push the edge of the board in the water by applying pressure on your heels. This is also referred to as railing or edging. Set the kite lower in the wind window so that you can apply maximum pressure on your heels.
If the Kite would be high up in the wind window, the kite would lift you a bit and you would lose your edge. Of course, you can slow yourself down by depowering the Kite and you will not have to edge as hard.
Kite Surfing requires dexterity and skill. Maneuvering the Kite Surfing Board while piloting the kite is a hard feat to do. For you to successfully Kite Surf, practice balancing the speed of the kite and the board regularly to get the hang of it. Soon, you'll be able to ride all three wind conditions.
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