Duration: 3 hours
Price: €140
Learn the basics of kitesurfing for beginners and get practice in the water from the very first lesson!
Kiteboarding is the combination of kite flying skills and board control. Initially learning to control the kites is the most important factor, this is covered in the one day course whilst being safe, practical and brilliant fun. It’s the perfect introduction to the sport.
Power Kiting
After briefly setting up some power/training kites, we give a short demonstration and explanation, then allow you to fly them under our instruction. Starting with small kites so you can learn how 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..
Equipment set up
We proceed with the assembly of the water Inflatable power kites including demonstrations, individual practice and tuning advice.
Before entering the water it is important to understand how to launch and land the Inflatable power kites safely and activating 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.
Body Dragging
In the water – You 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.
Self-Rescue
Towards the end of the lesson a demonstration of an ’emergency pack down’ 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.
