2 Hour taster / £80
Our taster sessions by-pass some of the more intricate details involved with leaning to kiteboard in order to hit the water right away.
Following on from a short safety briefing, we’ll spend the first half of the lesson grasping basic piloting skills before powering things up and learning to body drag across the surface of the water to finish off.
Guaranteed to bring a smile, It’s simple fun and gives a great taste of the excitement of kiteboarding.
Subjects
Safety briefing
Equipment familiarisation
Basic kite control
Powered body dragging
LEARN TO KITE COURSE / £140-£420
Our learn to kite course is our bench mark program which comprehensively covers all techniques and knowledge needed for a beginner to reach a self sufficient level of kitesurfing.
Broken down into 6 progressive half day modules, newcomers can book pairs of modules to total a training schedue that lasts 1, 2 or 3 full days. whislt developing riders who are looking to work on specific skills can join later modues for coaching and support.
A developemnt of our most popular course program, these half day sessions can be scheduled in consecutively or split up to suit individual circumstances or the weather. They can be repeated as needed to offer the fastest and most affordable path to independent kitesurfing.
MODULE 1 - Kite Intro
Starting off with a safety and some theory on conditions, equipment and techniques students will next learn how to pilot trainer kites on land before learning how to prepare full sized inflatable kite.
MODULE 2 - Kite Skills
Moving onto the water we will cover safe launching, landing, piloting, relaunching and emergency recovery before powering up the kite and learning control direction and pull through body dragging on different points of sail.
MODULE 3 - Board Intro
Next introducing the board and learning to multitask students will look at some technique theory before learning to put the board on and attempt their first waterstarts with support from their buddy.
MODULE 4 - Board Practice
Focusing on correct technique and control, we prioritise maintaining control and motion, riding downwind and learning to stop safely.
MODULE 5 - Self Sufficiency
Starting off with some riding etiquette theory and safety awareness we focus this session on developing independence. Putting the board on alone, walking self sufficiently and maintaining awareness of others whilst practicing riding and working on controlling direction with the rail of the board.
MODULE 6 - Independent Riding
Using edge control to carve against the kite we next focus on finding balance and the correct posture, working towards upwind riding. Finishing the session with a recap, summarising key points to remember when continuing with kitesurfing along.
Fast - Track 121 Course / £525
For people who want to learn fast or people who just don’t have full days to spare. Our fastrack 121 course offers students the ultimate learning experience through 7 hours of 121 tuition and 2 hours of supervised hire.
Booked separately over several days or consecutively, the lessons run at a pace to suit the individual and focus on building independence fast so that, come the end of the course, students are confident to continue practicing alone.
Hours 1-3
Safety assessing
Equipment familiarisation
Launching procedure
Basic kite control
Water re-launch
Powered body dragging
Directional body dragging
Upwind body dragging
Emergency pack down
Hours 4-5
Board recovery
Basic board starting
Downwind riding
Hour 6-7
Controlling speed
Stopping
Confirming independence
Continuation through hire
ZERO TO HERO COURSE / £1450
For people ready to commit to the sport, our zero to hero bundle is a complete package of services to take a complete novice through to competent rider over a series of flexibly booked sessions.
Starting with a 3 day learn to kite course covering all important base skills, students will then have access to our complete range of equipment for a period of 2 months. During this time they will be able to book in a series of included coaching and progression sessions to fast track their ability towards an advanced level rider capable of holding their own wherever and however they decide to continue shredding.
Included in bundle
Full learn to kite course
2 hour 121 tuition
2 months kit rental*
4 hours advanced 121 training
1st time off the seafront training
Knowledge booster course
* 2 months unlimited rental is available lagoon side daily, sessions limited to 3 hours of riding on busy days, starts from the day of your 1st course date.
Private Lessons
121 £75PH / 221 £95ph
{ Private lessons discounted £10ph with own equipment }
Our private lessons run 121 or 221, are available hourly and focus on the individual skills students want to progress.
An Ideal way to start, for an after course confidence builder, some support if it’s been a while, or giving focused tips for people struggling to break through a learning hurdle. Teaching 121 or 221 we are able to go out of our way to help students get to the level they want to achieve.
KNOWLEDGE BOOSTER COURSE / £160
Through an itinerary of theory, beach practice and on water coaching our knowledge booster course offers independent riders a session which focuses on building their kitesurfing base knowledge, confidence and riding ability in a way which will helps fast track knowledge and experience.
Run by our advanced coaches this 8 hour session is split between the classroom, beach and water, going deep into subjects which riders generally develop over years of riding, boosting students ability through a deeper understanding of theory, kit and technique.
Classroom Theory
Risk management for advanced riding
‘Trick Trees’ + setting personal riding goals
Self analysis + progression
Weather knowledge - including worldwide weather patterns + understanding a forecast
Tide knowledge
Wave + swell knowledge
Understanding kite designs + board shapes
Equipment maintenance - basic board repairs, bladder changing, bar maintenance
Beach Practice
Self launching + landing
Equipment tuning - kite, board + harness
Problem Solving
Emergency management
Solving equipment problems on the fly
On-water Practical
Technique development
Stance development - over +underpowered riding, flat + choppy water
Kite piloting - heli-looping, down-looping + re-sending, carving {switching + kite timing}
YOUNG RIDERS
{ 12-17 year olds }
Whether you can already shred or you’re keen to get involved and try kiting for the first time, we offer youth courses and 1:1 tuition programmes which have been developed to create a fun, safe and social learning environment for all levels for riders between the ages 12-17.
AFTER COURSE CARE
With a full range of equipment from the brands that we believe in, we’ll be there to help you get the best from your kit before and after, if you choose to buy with us. And with a price match promise, if you like something but find it somewhere cheaper, we’ll always make sure you can get the best price possible backed up by our support.
With over 20 years of experience between us trying and testing kit, you’ve got the knowledge that we can point you in the right direction when it comes to taking your kiting to the next stage.