A health care executive based in Chicago, Nathan Gunn most recently served as president of the Population Health Division of Valence Health. Outside of work, both before and after his tenure with Valence Health, Nathan Gunn has enjoyed kiteboarding in his free time.
If you are a beginning kiteboarder, learning to ride upwind is one of the most difficult skills to master. Riding upwind enables you to track back toward where you started, eliminating the need to go ashore and walk back upwind.
At the most basic level, riding upwind requires you to generate enough power in the kite to keep it in one position as you move upwind. Start by keeping your front leg straight while slightly bending the back leg, and use your heels to lean backward and fight against the pull of the kite. Position the kite slightly outside of your front foot, which will allow you to slowly “edge” around and face the wind. The key to riding upwind is maintaining a balance between board speed and the edging of the board against the pull of the kite.
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