We have discovered, since buying our kite that there are many things to do with a kite on the beach. We have now started to kite with a buggy. There are many different kites out there to buy, but if you are serious about buggying then get a kite which is built for buggies. Ozone Razor is a serious race kite, Ozone Little Devil is a very stable buggy kite. The Blade is also a popular choice - beware of the blade - it has loads of uplift - great for 2 wheelers but no good for racing.

But there are a few things to sort out first......

In order to buggy you must first learn how to control the kite on land and be confident with turning the kite. Get yourself some safety gear, a helmet and 3rd party insurance is a must.

And you need to learn about wind speeds, directions and the wind window.

It seems that kites are best flown using handles when buggying this gives you maximum manouverability, you can use a harness/back strap as well to take abit of the strain from the arms.

Make sure you are well prepared before you get into a buggy with your kite, decide which one of the following 3 things you would prefer to happen and work towards it!!

1 You'll get into the buggy, catch a gust of wind and get yanked straight out again, to end up in an undignified heap on the ground.
2 Your arms will be pulled from their sockets, you'll let go of the kite, and be seen running at break neck speed down the beach after the kite
3 You will move off in a very graceful manner

Click here for video of a smooth start

Oh Yes! Once you have mastered getting started, you will need to know how to stop. There are 2 steps to this, one is to bring the kite immediately overhead (this takes the wind out of the sail), and then put both your feet down on the ground and gradually decrease speed. Of course if you are headed towards the sea you will want to master this quite quickly.

Basic buggy tips

One place for buggy tips is the flexifoil website. Just bear in mind that the products they talk about are their own, so there are other equally good products on the market. But the basic lesson on what to do tells you all you need to know.

http://www.flexifoil.com/roughguide/howto/buggying.php