1 day Kitesurfing Course
1 Day Kitesurfing Lesson Taster
Course duration - 5 hours tuition time (total course time ≈ at least 6 hours)
Cost – £95 – everything included
Kitesurfing is the combination of kite flying skills and board control. Initially learning to control the kite is the most important factor, this is covered in the one day course whilst being safe and having fun.
This kitesurfing lesson is an ideal birthday or Christmas present in the form of a kitesurfing gift voucher.
1 Day Kitesurfing Course Outline
The 1 day Kitesurfing Course covers all the theory and safety aspects of the sport but is still 80% practical for maxium fun!!
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- Site and Risk assessment |
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*Leading Edge Inflatable’ – these are the kites we use for kitesurfing in the water, explanation below
Kitesurfing can be a dangerous sport if not learnt and taught properly, for this reason we spend the first part of the lesson covering some theory and safety both on the white board and beach so you fully understand the sport and have a safe and highly enjoyable kitesurfing lesson. 
With the theory and safety covered we can move onto the fun part – kite flying!
After briefly setting up some power / training kites, we will summarize the controls with a demonstration and explanation, then allow you to fly them under our instruction. We start with very small kites with limited power so you can learn to fly them without the fear of being out of control. You will be taught all the techniques that will later be used on the larger kitesurfing kites in the water.
We will never put you in a situation that is dangerous and beyond your capabilities. All the kites we use have safety systems which instantly stop the power of the kite under the users demand.
Usually at this point we would have a break to grab a drink or sandwich if it’s near lunch time and we take this opportunity to get you fitted up with wetsuits, harnesses, buoyancy aids and helmets ready for the rest of the kitesurf lessons activities – these are all included in the lesson cost.
Using our onsite facilities you can get changed out of the wind in the warmth of our centre’s changing room in addition to leaving your belongings in the secured environment.
After the short break we proceed with the set up of the LEIs(Leading Edge Inflatable’s – kitesurfing kites)firstly with a demonstration, then getting you to set up your own. It is important to understand how these work so we will give a briefing on how to tune the kites for different conditions as well.
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Before entering the water it is important to understand how to launch and land the LEI kites safely and how to activate the safety systems before flying them. A demonstration of controlled launching and landing will offer the opportunity to comprehend the skill and practice throughout the course will help you learn. |
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Into the sea- everybody 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.
Body dragging consists of using the kite to drag you through the water. There will be a MAXIMUM of 4 students per qualified instructor and usually you will be working with one kite between two.
Towards the end of the lesson we the water you will be shown how to pack the kite down in deep water in an emergency situation (deep water/ emergency pack down). We will run through different scenarios and ways in which you can rescue yourself and get back to land safely or be picked up by the rescue services. This is a very important part of the course so you will be asked to demonstrate it yourselves.
At the end of the lesson we will debrief and offer hand outs including the theory, kitesurfing magazines and stickers. This is just the beginning of kitesurfing and we highly recommend taking further lessons on the two or three day course to complete the body dragging exercises, become really proficient with the kite and move onto the board. Although the one day course covers a lot of information and is a great fun, adventurous experience, you will not cover enough to learn the sport and continue on your own.
What you need to bring with you: Sensible sturdy pair of shoes, towel, swimming costume, suncream, sunglasses, and warm clothes if it’s cold
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