DISCOVER Kiteboarding Course outline

The best way to discover kiteboarding! By the end of this taster program, 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. Furthermore, you will be taken through the steps of equipment set up and launching and landing.

Some of the aspects of kitesurfing your course will cover:
• Equipment Setup
• How to determine wind direction
• Therory about the wind window
• Piloting at the top of the window with short or long lines
• Launching & landing at the edge of the window with an assistant
• Untwisitng lines by rotating the boom
• Conduct a thorough pre-flight check
• Launching and landing a kite by yourself
• Piloting the kite in the power zone
• Working with the kite in the power zone to generate a steady pull
• Rig a 4-line kite
• Rig and adjust a 4-line de-powering system
• Pilot a kite with the harness
• Piloting in the power zone and generating a steady drag on land
• Water start technique on land
• Body dragging without a harness

At the end of the course, students will be assessed and then accredited with the Kiteboarder Card form the IKO stating the level achieved during instruction. This can be used to further your instruction at any recognised IKO center.

Please note: 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 taster course.

CONTACT US From the UK: 0871 218 0360 International: +44 208 144 1035