Description
Lesson 1 – 2 hours
- Site assessment – weather forecast, wind, tide and hazard awareness
- Wind window theory
- Communication
- Buffer-zone/obstacles
- Kite safety systems
- Kite set-up, harness and equipment
- Pre-flight check
- Launching and landing on beach practice
- Power increase/decrease adjustment
- Kite control, de-power and steering
- Walking with the kite/land simulation
- Inspect quick release
- Safe landing
Lesson 2 – 2 hours
- Water start board positioning theory
- Water entry/exit with kite control
- Water landing and re-launch
- Body dragging both directions upwind/downwind
- Self-rescue techniques
- Learning to get up and ride a kiteboard
- Controlled stopping
- Recovery of board one hand bar control
- Deep water safety pack down
- Right of way rules
Lesson 3 – 2 hours
Covers all of lesson one and two and further instruction working towards you becoming an independent kiteboarder! The pace of this will be determined by how your learning is coming along and how well you are grasping the kiting techniques.
