Blog
Stories, photos and session reports from LKSA weekends at the beach. Written by members, for members — and anyone else who loves kite surfing.
15 September 2026 — How-to
Pick the day, pick your candidate spots — LKSA or your own, anywhere in the world — and let the app work backwards from the water to your front door, with the tide window, the drive, the rig, the Live Activity and lift shares in one plan.
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14 September 2026 — App update
The spot map, live wind and your next trip on your watch face, fetched by the watch itself so it works with your phone off — plus an on-water recorder counting runs and turns straight into Apple Health.
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1 September 2026 — App update
Everything version 2 added, on a proper Mac app: community spots worldwide, multi-model forecasts, live wind, Windguru PRO, session analysis and Travel mode — all synced with your iPhone and iPad over iCloud.
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31 August 2026 — How-to
Import from Apple Health or drop in a GPX file and the app rebuilds the session: your track on the map, runs, tacks and gybes, speeds, time planing, and the wind that was actually blowing. Plus entering one by hand when you forgot to press record.
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1 September 2026 — App update
Met Office ensemble confidence on every spot, a Report wind button for real observations from the beach, the full forecast page on community spots, day summaries with good kiting picks, and a year-on-the-water overview in Sessions.
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28 August 2026 — How-to
Every kiter has a spot the forecast sites have never heard of. How to add one in three steps, how to let the app’s AI research fill in the details, what data a shared spot collects, and how sharing and collaborative edits work.
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27 August 2026 — App update
Community spots anywhere in the world, a full Apple Watch app, a session logbook, six-model forecasts on every spot, Windguru PRO, live wind from real anemometers and a new Travel mode. Free on the App Store now.
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19 July 2026 — Launch
The forecast map, spot pages, trip planner, I’m-going, push alerts and a full GPX/Strava session log — installable from the browser on Android and Windows, offline-capable, no app store and no accounts. The lightweight site stays as fast as ever.
Read more →9 July 2026 — How-to
Every spot forecast now has a short address you can type from memory: lksa.uk/s/gs for Greatstone, /s/cam for Camber — plus lksa.uk/w for the weekend forecast, /map, /go and /app. Add #d and a date to jump straight to a specific day. The full code list inside.
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9 July 2026 — App update
The app grows up: plan Beach Trips with up to three candidate spots and automatic best-spot switching, a Live Activity on your Lock Screen watching the wind, pre-drive reminders, calendar integration, one-tap session logging from Apple Health, and a Getting Started tour for new users.
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25 June 2026 — App launch
The free London Kitesurfers app is live on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and Mac — the same 7-day wind & tide forecast for 25+ SE England spots that powers the website, with the best riding window for each day, the spot map, favourite spots, and push alerts when a good session is coming. No accounts, no ads, no tracking.
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26 April 2026 — Greatstone
A week of forecast doubt, a marathon detour, and a 2km walk to the water — rewarded with a steady 15–17kn session, 15–20 LKSA on the water, a long downwinder from St. Mary's Bay to Dungeness Point, and dinner split between The Pilot and a local Greek.
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12 April 2026 — East Wittering
Saturday brought a handful of brave souls in stormy conditions. Sunday the sun came out and over 20 London kite surfers descended on the beach — 20kn winds, low tide at 14:15, and a big group lunch at The Boulevard.
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28 March 2026 — Minnis Bay
Sunny, single-digit cold, and a perfect 16–18kn session at Minnis — until a dark band on the horizon turned into a 50kn+ squall ten minutes later. Lessons on spotting squalls, ejecting kites, and why your safety release matters.
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