Learn to kitesurf with a 3-day weekend kitesurfing course on the South coastKitesurfing is a fusion of kite flying, surfing, windsurfing and wakeboarding - feel the adrenalin of the newest watersport that has taken the world by storm and learn the basics of kitesurfing with our 3-day weekday kitesurfing course on the South coast of England!
This benchmark kitesurfing course for beginners is designed to take students through the International Kiteboarding Organisation syllabus. If you are looking to take kitesurfing up seriously then we recommend this as the absolute minimum course to enroll on, possibly combined with some kitesurfing coaching sessions. The basic subjects covered in this kitesurfing course are as follows:
- Kitesurfing equipment set-up
- Launching and landing kites, and piloting in the wind
- Kitesurfing and safety issues
- Body-dragging both downwind and upwind
- Wind window theory
- A look at wind, the weather, and tides
- Water-starting
- How to get going and keep going on a kiteboard
- Kite maintenance issues
On completion of this kitesurfing course, students will be awarded an IKO Kiteboarder Card and course notes to help you remember all the kitesurfing skills you’ve been taught.
The price of the kitesurfing course includes all personal and kitesurfing equipment, tuition and lunch each day.
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