Course Details

1 Day Kitesurfing Course Outline

- Introductions with site assessment - Fundamentals of kitesurfing – wind, sea conditions & equipment - Beach Power kite / trainer kite flying - Static flying exercises - LEI* (water kite) assembly - Safe kite launch / land techniques + pre flight checks - Flying of LEI’s using harnesses - Controlled Body dragging – the fun part! - Emergency pack down / Self rescue techniques - Debrief and hand outs

*Leading Edge Inflatable’ – these are the kites we use for kitesurfing in the water

Kitesurfing can be a dangerous sport if not learnt and taught properly, for this reason we spend the first part of the lesson covering the fundamentals of kitesurfing in the classroom and on the beach so you fully understand the sport and have a safe and highly enjoyable kitesurfing lesson.

With the essentials covered, onto the fun part – kite flying!

After briefly setting up some power / training kites, we will give a short demonstration and explanation, then allow you to fly them under our instruction. We start with small kites so you can learn to fly them without the fear of being out of control. The session will cover flying techniques that will be used throughout the whole course. All of the kites we use have certified safety systems which instantly stop the power of the kite when activated.

Before getting in the water, we kit you out with wetsuits, harnesses, buoyancy aids and helmets. Using our onsite changing rooms you can get ready out of the elements.

After the short break we proceed with the set up of the water kites (LEIs) with demonstrations, individual practice and tuning advice.

Before entering the water it is important to understand how to launch and land the LEI kites safely and how to activate the safety systems. A demonstration of controlled launching and landing will offer the opportunity to comprehend the skill and practice throughout the course will help you learn.

Into the sea – everybody will get a chance to fly the kite in waist deep water before going any further. Once it has become a little more natural to fly, we can move onto body dragging which is awesome fun!

Body dragging consists of using the kite to drag you through the water in different directions. There will be a MAXIMUM of 4 students per qualified instructor and usually you will be working with one kite between two.

Towards the end of the lesson a demonstration of an ‘emergency packdown’ will show how to self rescue in difficult situations. We run through example scenarios explaining ways to get back to land safely or be picked up by the rescue services. Being a vital part of the course, individual practices will follow. The course ends with debriefs and hand out packs within the comfort of our centre.

This is just the beginning , we highly recommend taking further lessons on the two or three day course to complete the body dragging exercises, become really proficient with the kite and move onto the board. Although the one day course covers a lot of information and is a great fun, adventurous experience, you will not cover enough to learn the sport and continue on your own.

What you need to bring with you: Sensible sturdy pair of shoes, towel, swimming costume, suncream, sunglasses, and warm clothes if it’s cold