KiteSurfing Terms you might want to know about!

| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O |
| P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |

B

Bonking
Giving your kite to a complete novice and watching him get the kite pulled out of his hands and into a briar patch, but not before taking out a couple people who then tell people kites and kiteboarders are dangerous.

C

"Close to the wind"
- it's easy to go down wind (broad reach) , and 90 degrees across the wind (beam reach), but you have to get back to where you started sometime. How closely to straight upwind you can go with your board is called Pointing or Close reaching.

K

Kite bridle
The many lines attached to your kite that help maintain it's foil shape while flying. The base of the bridle where all the lines converge is where you attach your kite line.

L

Leader Line
The extra heavy duty line on your control bar that attaches to your kite line. Trailing edge- As the kite is flying, the rear edge (or back) of the kite.

Leading edge
The front of the kite. On the B-2, it's the side with the open air vents.

R

Ram Air Kite
Air fills the front vents of the kite and creates an air foil. The foil acts like a wing and creates lift.

W

Wind window
The "edge" of the wind, where there is is easiest to launch your kite. 90 degrees left or right as you face dead down wind.