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Learn to speak like a kitesurfer!!

Blimp: A Leading Edge Inflatable (LEI) type kite.

Blowing Up: Crashing due to sheer unmanageable speed. usually happens when overpowered and you unexpectedly lose an edge.

Certification: A symbol/seal/certificate used by an instructor to justify a $75 an hour lesson that your pal could have given you.

Eating Sh!t: A particularly bad crash, especially after big air.

Figure 9: A kite loop immediately followed by a powerdive into the drink. Properly executed, the kite traces a ‘9’ in the air.

Hindenburg: When a LEI type kite rolls forward and falls out of the sky.

Hucking: Using the kite to jump with emphasis on height.

Junk: Male Genetalia. As in “This seat harness is crushing my junk. Owee!!!”.

Lady Berries: Boobies

Lit Up: Way overpowered.

Lofting: Being picked up off of the ground when the kite is flying directly overhead. Especially if unwanted/unexpected.

Oh Sh!t Loop: A ‘kiteleash’ this is simply a grab loop at the end of your kiteline. You grab the Oh Sh!t Loop and pop the safety release to activate (In THAT order )

Punch Out (Maverick): To ‘eject’ from the kite to avoid carnage/disassembly.

Pulling the Trigger: Pulling on one side of the bar, sending the kite up, to initiate a jump.

Slapping a Tailfish: A LAZY Stalefish - No grab, just a smack on the back edge of the board between your back foot and the tail. Though it still looks good to the average bystander, calling a friend on it could be used to shame them into purchasing you a beer.

Sponsorship: Why your gear costs so much.

The Man: Ze Gandarme, Der Polezie, The Police (Not the band), The Fuzz, Johnny Lawdog, Barney Fife, Deputy Dawg, Smokey, Pigs, or any other type of Law Enforcement Official.

The Men in the Grey Suits: Sharks. 

Tindy: A LAZY Indy - Much like a ‘Tailfish’ but on the front of the board. Good enough to get you sponsored… If you are a slightly chubby, blonde, 19 year old, girl -  However, your friends are not so lucky - This usually means more free beer from your pals. 

Wakestyle: Style of kiteboarding where the kite doesn’t move much to execute low, powered jumps. Requires great skill, but usually doesn’t impress bystanders as much as hucking lazy, big air. Life is not fair.

Yard Sale: A crash after which you find your gear scattered over a wide area. It is a start.

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