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Kite surfing full course
Kite surfing is a cross between wakeboarding, snowboarding, surfing, windsurfing and powerkiting and there’s nothing to compare when it comes to pure adrenaline sport. The amazing power generated by today’s kites coupled with their performance offers the kite surfer complete three dimensional freedom as with no other land or water based sport.
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Cruising along butter smooth water, riding massive waves or flying through the air – kite surfing gives you all this and more.
Kite surf lessons from Paracademy Extreme are the best around and our three day programme will see you safely through the early stages to a competent beginner. As with any naturally powered sport, lessons are imperative as the kites used are performance machines capable of delivering a nasty bight in untrained hands!
Our course will run over three days weather permitting and cover all aspects of the sport from theory to practice. Training is by professional instructors many of whom have passed through our ITC (instructor training course) so you have a guarantee of first class tuition.
Day one is your introduction to the sport, a background theory of kite surfing, the kit and our natural environment in which you will ride. A good understanding of the wind, strength and direction is paramount to the sport. Many of you will come from other wind or water sports so this will be easy for you. Some may never have been involved in wind sports at all – no matter, we all start from the basics ensuring a thorough knowledge our environment. The afternoon of day one is where you will have a hand on session with a power kite on dry land. You will explore the kite’s abilities and performance, where the kite flies best, where the kite’s power is best – all essential for the safe control of a modern high performance kite surf kite.
Day two you will have the chance to take to the water. In the shallows you will fly a full size kite boarding wing as you did the day before with a trainer kite. You will learn the principles of kite surfing accompanied by your instructor and with a safety boat on hand. Soon you will be body dragging – using the power of the kite to pull you through the water. It’s great fun!
Day three and you’re introduced to the kite surfing boards. There are many types of board and your instructor will show you the differences before you learn the basics of the essential water start – using the kite to pull you onto your board. This is the longest part of the course and the bit where you will join all your knowledge gained the two days before. From here on in you’re a kite surfer and the learning curve is steep once the basics are mastered.
Certification is by the IKO (international Kiteboarding organisation) and cards will be issued on satisfactory completion of your three day course. Your IKO card allows you to kite surf and hire kit around the globe and is internationally recognised. Paracademy Extreme is an IKO affiliated centre.
Personal training is available on request for either 1 to 1 or 1 to 2 persons. Personal training is dependent on instructor availability and all outdoor courses are subject to cancellation due to adverse weather conditions.
What to bring with you
You will need a few things before you begin so please bring a towel, swimming trunks or similar and sun screen. We recommend complete sun block (50+) as you will spend some time looking up at your kite – we don’t get much sun in the UK but what we get is strong and sun safety is taken very seriously at Paracademy Extreme. You may like to bring an old pair of sun glasses too. You will be issued with helmet wet suit, harness and buoyancy aids.
Course dates
| Date | Cost | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 18th Jul 08 | £250 | Weymouth | |
| Mon 21st Jul 08 | £225 | Weymouth | |
| Fri 1st Aug 08 | £275 | Weymouth | |
| Mon 4th Aug 08 | £275 | Weymouth | |
| Fri 15th Aug 08 | £275 | Weymouth | |
| Mon 18th Aug 08 | £275 | Weymouth | |
| Fri 29th Aug 08 | £275 | Weymouth | |
| Mon 1st Sep 08 | £275 | Weymouth | |
| Fri 12th Sep 08 | £250 | Weymouth | |
| Mon 15th Sep 08 | £225 | Weymouth | |
| Fri 19th Sep 08 | £250 | Weymouth | |
| Fri 26th Sep 08 | £250 | Weymouth | |
| Mon 29th Sep 08 | £225 | Weymouth | |
| Mon 13th Oct 08 | £225 | Weymouth | |
| Thu 16th Oct 08 | £250 | Weymouth | |
| Mon 27th Oct 08 | £225 | Weymouth | |
| Fri 31st Oct 08 | £250 | Weymouth | |
| Mon 10th Nov 08 | £225 | Weymouth |
For information on booking your course, what to bring and more please refer to our Frequently Asked Questions section.