Recommended minimum course

Day 1 + 2 BKSA Kitesurfing Course

£270.00

The easiest way to learn to Kitesurf. This Kitesurfing course will take you from setting up the kites, learning about safety packdowns to doing your first boardstarts. We will cover all safety aspects of kite handling and we expect that most clients that are totally new to the sport will be doing their first waterstarts by the end of Day 2. You can read more about our two day Kitesurfing lessons below.The two day kitesurfing course is aimed at the complete beginner.

The second day course does not have to be on the first day after your Day 1. It can be run a few days or a week or two after your Day 1 lesson. Please read the day one course page for more details. The day two course is essentially a small recap on the first day course followed by an intro to the board and your first waterstarts. We start with a few body drags that you will have learned on your Day 1 to get you comfortable with kite handling in the given conditions.

We then help you get the board to your feet for your first waterstarts. We hope to get you up doing very short runs nearer the end of your day two course. The majority of this course is based in the water so we provide 5mm winter wetsuits and wetsuit boots to help keep you warm. We will do all we can to keep you nice and warm in the colder months and run lessons 363 days a year.  Our Two Day course consists of the following content.

Know safe wind directions and conditions for kiting 

Know hazards on a spot 

Set up a trainer kite 

Know the use of safety systems 

Have basic flying skills with trainer kitesurf kite 

Launch and land the trainer kite with an assistant

Twist and untwist the lines while flying the kitesurfing kite

Walk and change directions while flying the kitesurfing kite

Know the wind window

Set-up a 4/5 line kite with a full de-power system

Pre-flight check of equipment and settings 

In flight check of equipment and settings

Understand and use the international communication signals 

Launch and land the kite to an assistant and as an assistant (4/5-line de-power kite)

Control the kite hooked into the kitesurfing harness

Understand the de-power system and can use the safety systems

Advanced flying skills with the de-power kite 

Show full control of de-power systems in flight 

Pull quick release and activate leash

Recover the bar and kite

Self land

Know the power stroke for a water start 

Know the safety rules and theory for water start 

Can put the board on the feet and maintain the correct position for water start 

Water starts in both directions and ride a short distance 

Come to a controlled stop 

Understand weather forecast, tidal- and wind effects 

Determine the wind strength, direction and quality 

Know the right of way rules 

Know equipment set up and choice according to the weather conditions

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