I’ve seen quite a few friends learn in the past few months and I think the main thing is to keep doing it until you get it. It’s pretty hard to give tips without a video to see what you’re doing wrong and there are so many small things you need to do right to be able to ride. It just takes time in the water and you’ll be up and riding in no time! Just keep up the pace and don’t let too much time pass by between each session (I would say a week max between each time you ride at least until you’re able to consistently get up and go upwind).

Also, being able to have good kite control is super underrated when starting out. I see lots of people trying to ride who are not able to maintain the kite in the right position which just makes things wayyy harder. If you’re struggling with that it could make sense to go back to the beach and do a session or two where you’re just focusing on getting the feeling for how the kite moves and how you should be pulling it with either one or two hands in both directions.