ZOCO KITESURFING ADVENTURES

KiteSURFING IN MOROCCO (CENTRAL MOROCCO, NORTH AFRICA)

Learn to Kitesurf - Beginner kiteboarding course

The kiteboarding teaching programme has been developed according to the IKO (International Kiteboarding Organization) standards and guidelines. The lessons provide a proven step-by-step approach to learn Kiteboarding safely and quickly. This means you are guaranteed professional tuition with particular attention paid to your safety. As a recognised IKO Center we can issue the IKO Kiteboarder card which means your progress can be tracked and your tuition can be furthered at any recognised IKO center.

The Full Beginner course

10 hour course, usually 5 sessions of 2 hours. The best way to discover kiteboarding! By the end of this course, you will be ready to move to the next step: getting up on the board! The first part of this program will take you through the steps of piloting a 2 or 4 lines kite, and body dragging in the water. You will also learn about safety and how important it is to the sport & you will be taken through the steps of equipment set up and launching and landing.

1st session:
• Introduction to kites with a look at different types and sizes
• Elementary rules of security
• Specific vocabulary for kitesurfing
• Rigging up (inflation, connecting lines,…)
• Launching and landing from the beach
• Basic flying movement.

2nd session:
• Basic flying movement.
• Security system and how to use it
• Bodydrag downwind
• Kite recovery from the water

3rd session:
• Piloting the kite from side to side into the flight window
• Relaunching the kite from water
• The Beachstart

4th session:
• Bodydrag with harness hooked one hand.
• Relaunching the kite from water on both side.
• Waterstart theory
• Piloting kite

5th session:
• Rig and pilot a 4 line kite alone!
• Waterstart and long ride

Please note that kiteboarding is progressive and depending upon your ability/aptitude to learn, stamina and weather/wind conditions you may cover some but not all of topics outlined above during this beginner course.

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