INTRODUCTION TO KITEBOARDING

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Private 6+ hours

Group(max 2 students) 9+ hours

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All you have to do is dedicate 3-4 days to learn the basics of kiteboarding. By the end of the course you will have the full understanding of how everything works, get up and ride both directions and even more. With our newly developed training program, perfect training grounds and highly experienced instructor you will be up and going in no time.

 

Course Content:

 

ENVIROMENT

Water

Dangers

Other water users

Enviroment

 

BASIC KITE THEORY

How the kite works

Wind Window

Wind effects

Terminology

Hand signals

 

SETUP 

Pumping the kite

Carrying and parking the kite

Lines

Bar terminology and safety features

Connections

Launching and landing

 

FLYING THE KITE

Kite flying skills

Quick release

Re-launch

Switching kites between student and instructor

Rwalking with the kite

 

BODY DRAGGING

Body dragging downwind

Body dragging to the right and left

Power body dragging to the right and left

Upwind body dragging

 

 

SELF RESCUE TECHNIQUES

Packing the kite

Using the kite as a sail

Using the kite as a raft

Full pack-down

 

OTHER THEORY

Rules of the road

Beach Rules

Tides

Weather

 

INTRODUCTION TO THE BOARD

Carrying the board

Setup

Putting on the board

First waterstart

 

FIRST RIDE

Power managemnet

Speed management

Stopping