Priority1

28:36 min walking back upwind: a quarter of the session and 3.6 times the riding time.
Each block drifted 186 to 300 m downwind; 1.2 km walked back in a straight line in total.
On average the rides ran at about 102° to the wind (beam reach = 90°). Only 2 of 24 were slightly above beam reach, both to the right.

Weight on the back heel, set the edge against the pull. Knees bent, upper body upright.
Look and turn the shoulder in the direction of travel, slightly upwind. Aim for a fixed point on land upwind.
Fly the kite steadily at 45° (10 or 2 o’clock), not low through the power zone.
After every ride, restart in the opposite direction so the drift does not add up.

Goal next sessionWalking back under 15% of the session; rides at 95° to the wind or less on average.

Priority2

A ride lasts a median of 19 s, then it is over.
16 of 24 rides end abruptly: from at least 8 km/h to a standstill within 3 s.
Two patterns, equally common: 10 rides keep speeding up towards the end (too much power), 10 lose speed (too little power). Peaks up to 34 km/h.

Park the kite at 45° and only sine it when the ride starts to stall.
If it gets too fast: push the bar out, load the edge harder, fly the kite higher rather than lower.
Practice a controlled stop as a drill of its own: kite slowly towards 12 o’clock, edge in, sit down.
Hold speed deliberately at 15-20 km/h and check it in the analysis afterwards.

Goal next sessionMedian ride of at least 30 s; end at least every second ride under control.

Priority3

Right averages 82 m (longest 119 m), left 115 m (longest 211 m).
Riding time right 3:11 min, left 4:40 min, with a similar number of rides (11 vs 13).
To the right, 6 of 11 rides speed up uncontrolled towards the end.
To the left the rides bear away more on average (106° vs 98°), so part of the extra length on the left comes from bearing away. This is a tendency, see Method.

Ride deliberate series to the right, e.g. three starts to the right in a row with feedback from the instructor.
Practice the start position for the right side dry on land: kite at 1 o’clock, right foot forward, board across the wind.
On the right, load the edge early, before speed builds up.

Goal next sessionAt least 100 m per ride on average to the right.

Priority4

29 short attempts under 40 m alongside 24 rides: roughly every second attempt carries.
Between two rides in the same block, a median of 98 s passes.
After walking back, it took 57 s to 4:59 min to the first ride.

Check the start position before every attempt: board across the wind, knees pulled in, kite at 12 o’clock.
One clear power stroke from 12 to 11 or 1 o’clock, no lower.
Weight over the front leg, stand up with the pull instead of against it.

Goal next sessionMedian between two rides under 60 s.

Priority5

The highest load was walking back (HR avg 147, peak 171), not riding (avg 129).
The weakest block (block 4: 3 rides, 22 m per minute, 3:58 min to the first ride) came straight after the hardest walk back, with HR at 171.

After walking back, stand for 60 to 90 s with the kite at 12 o’clock and catch your breath before starting.
Walk back through the flat water at a calm pace, kite steady at the zenith.
The biggest lever is topic 1: every meter of height held saves walking.

Goal next sessionNo block below 30 m of riding per minute.