DESCRIPTION: These 3 lessons will get you on your way to becoming a competent kitesurfer.
Lesson 1: Introduction to Kiting
Using IKO guidelines we teach you correct rigging up, wind window, correct assessment of conditions, kite flying, release systems, launching and landing, emergency pack downs and self rescue.
This is the most important kite lesson you will ever do as it is the safety and technical side of Kite Flying. This lesson is done on the land with special training kites and gives you a strong foundation for moving onto a four-line traction kite.
From here you can go onto Lesson 2 and straight into the more powerful stuff in the water.
Lesson 2: Body Dragging
Now the fun really starts!
In this lesson you really learn how to handle the power of a modern four-line kite. We start off with body dragging downwind through the water flying the kite on all angles and quickly progress to one handed flying and even tacking upwind without a board.
Once competent at this level it is then time to move onto your first water starts with a board.
Lesson 3: Board Skills
Now it is time to strap that board on your feet and learn how to blast along the bay!
Our expert instructors will guide you all the way to make sure you are safe and also to get you feeling this fantastic sensation as soon as possible.
Following this lesson, most people are then competent enough to hire equipment from a IKO school and set off on their own adventure.
VENUE: Choose from the Swan River near Perth and Fremantle or Safety Bay near Rockingham.
DURATION: 3 x 2 hour lessons (6 hours all up). Lessons 1 and 2 can be completed in one day with a long break in between if you like.
Operates 7 days per week, all year round.
VALID FOR: 1 person. We take only 1 or 2 people per instructor for lessons 2 and 3.
RESTRICTIONS: None.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Season runs all year round. We are IKO-accredited and yachting Australia certified. All equipment (excluding wetsuit which can be hired for just $10) is provided for each lesson.
LOCATION/AVAILABILITY: WA