Kite surfing beginner course
Test text This is the full kite surfing certification course that we offer, geared around making you a competent kite surfer. The course is 3 days and will cover all manner of subjects whilst spending the vast majority of the lessons actually in the water developing and practising your new kitesurfing skills.
Kite surfing beginner course
Here is the basic information about the Kite surfing beginner course. If you would like more details please continue on reading for the full description of the course as well as availability.
Price:£275 [or £225 midweek outside of August] Discipline: KITESURFING Level:Certification - no prior kite or boarding experience is assumed or required, however a small amount is always useful. Are Gift vouchers available?Yes; You can purchase one online here or alternatively give us a call on 020 8378 2138 to purchase over the phone. Click here to see available course dates
About this course
Our instructors will try to pass on the benefit of their experience over the three days as well as teaching you core skills. Each day of the course is about 6-7 hours long broken up into two lessons, most of which is spent in the water.
An introduction to the sport will take you through the basic elements of safety comprising when and where to kite surf, site assessment, kite surfing equipment, setting up and self rescue and finally some basic physics to do with flight [how lift is generated, how objects create shear and updraft] - don't worry it's not that long or tedious but it is important!
After that it is into the water with the kites where you can put all this theory into practice. We use 2-line inflatable kites that can be relaunched from the water. For the remainder of the first day you'll be flying the kites, learning how to "body-surf" using the kite for power as well as learning to relaunch them.
For the second and third days we will keep on building up your kite surfing skills, also practising self-rescue techniques to help you get out of trouble if you ever get into it and once you are comfortable we add a kite board and teach you how to water start, plane, edge and off you go.
You will get plenty of practice riding with short runs to start and "Station to Station" runs across Tankerton Bay when you get more confident.
If there is no wind, rest assured all is not lost, we have other modules for no-wind days including a detailed look at 4-line kites and looking in more depth at the range of safety systems on the market and taking you through the things to consider when purchasing kite surfing equipment.
Where possible and conditions and student ability permit we will endeavour to take students through 4-line commercial systems. However the main techniques of kitesurfing will be taught on 2-lines.
The progression from this course is to join the BKSA [through the Kent Kitesurfing Club] then come down and hire some of our kit [£40 / half day for ex-students only at any of our schools around the country - you will need to phone ahead to confirm availability of equipment] in order to spend some time on the water in a safe environment.
For more information about the history of kitesurfing go take a look at this page..
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