Kiteboarding Course 12 hours

• Setting up your equipment is extremely important.
•  It can mean the difference between a happy kite session on the water or an unhappy one in the hospital.
• We will spend plenty of time on making sure you get this part right because we want you safe!
  Wind-Windows, Self-Rescue, & Other Kiteboard Knowledge.
• Your instructor will go into detail on how to fly your kite,
• what to do if you’re are offshore and you break a line, and other essential skills that will make your kiteboarding experience fun and safe.

Launch & Land A Power Kite:

•  You will fly the inflatable power kite with the assistance of your instructor in the water.
•  You will be shown where to safely position your kite in the air, and he will be able to fine tune your kite flying in the water.

Fly The Kite Solo In The Water:

• Once you’ve mastered flying the kite assisted,
• you’re instructor will let you fly the kite by yourself with your instructor holding on the back of your harness.
• Holding on the back of your harness will ensure safety at all times while learning.

Body Dragging:

•  This will be your first chance to feel the raw power of the kite.
• Your instructor will provide specific constant feedback because we are in the water with you.
• You will experience this by body dragging in the water well away from land and other obstacles.
•  Your instructor will show you how to position your body in the water, so you can progress to body dragging upwind.

Body Drag Upwind and Flying the Kite One-Handed:

• After you feel comfortable body dragging with your instructor, you will work on dragging upwind.
•  This can only be accomplished when you fly the kite with one hand (a critical kiting skill).

Board Drags:

•  Once you can body drag upwind without a board and you can leave the beach and return to the same spot that you started from, you will get the board.
• When you receive the board, you will learn to board drag with it upwind first.
• This will entail having you drag out to sea and back into shore with the board.
• Your instructor will remain on the back of your harness, so he can make sure you are positioning your board and kite in the optimal positions to go upwind.
•  Once you feel comfortable with where the kite and board need to be positioned to effectively board drag upwind, you may body drag with your board without your instructor (only once both you and your instructor feel you’re ready)
• When you can stay upwind with the board, this is when it’s time to progress to water starts.

Water Starts and Board Riding:

• You will learn how to launch with the board, and how to recover the board in deep water.
• You will learn board handling skills, and the Theory of the water start.
• The water start combines the board skills with the kite-flying skills.
• As you gain experience using the board and kite together you will begin to pop up on the board and start to ride a short distance.
• Your instructor will provide you with specific positive feedback to get you up and
  kiteboarding safely and efficiently.
•  And once you can comfortably water start, you will continue to practice the water start and now practicing to ride the board & keeping the power.
•  If you need any assistance while kiting, we will be right in the water with you!