Kitesurfing 2 Day Course

Kitesurfing or Kiteboarding has exploded on to the Extreme Sports scene over the past five years; it takes the best from a range of water sports like surfing, wakeboarding, windsurfing and paragliding. With the introduction of modern equipment and a structured approached to learning which is developed by the International Kitesurfing Organisation (IKO), learning to Kitesurf has never been easier.

Agenda

Day one is all about getting to know the equipment and learning how to fly a kitesurf kite (which is 90% of what kitesurfing is about), you will also learn about important safety procedures and you should finish the day body-dragging which is huge fun but expect to get a mouth full of water! Day two is all about trying to get up on the board and moving and you may start to learn plenty more such as rules of the road and the holy grail of learning to kitesurf which is riding up wind.

This two day course will give you a solid introduction to the sport and if you have a grounding in board sports you may achieve IKO Level 2 certification which means that you will be issued with a card that will enable you to kitesurf and hire kiteboarding equipment all over the world - however we do recommend the three day course if you want to give yourself the best chance of achieving this standard. Whatever your goals, this is a great two days where you will learn loads and have a bucket load of fun!

Restrictions
Minimum Age: 12 in Portsmouth, 16 in Brighton and 18 in Northumberland
No Maximum or Minimum Height or Height Size - But you will need to fit into a harness, please check with the centre when booking

Participants must be comfortable in the water.

If you have a particular medical condition that you think may affect your ability to do the course, please check with the centre when booking.
Please note that dates are never fully guaranteed due to the dependency on weather.

Duration
The course will be 2 days lasting for 5 - 6 hours each. The start times vary due to tide times.

What to Wear / Equipment
All equipment will be supplied - this includes kite, board, wetsuit, harness and helmet. You just need to take a change of dry clothes, a swimming costume and a towel. If you have your own kit and want to use it for the lessons please check with the centre first.

Group Size / Spectators
Group sizes vary but will usually be 2 - 4 students per instructor. Spectators are welcome but please listen to the instructors as to where the safest place to stand and watch is.

Weather
Kitesurfing is a weather dependent sport. Basically you need wind! Depending on the location you may also need wind in a particular direction. The tides also play a part with many locations not being able to teach at high tides. Please make sure you call the centre either the day before or on the actual day of your course to check that your lesson is going ahead.

Availability
Generally from March - November. Some centers are open all year round, but bear in mind that the water temperature in the months of December, January and February can get a little chilly! Courses run on weekdays & weekends.

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• Barrow in Furness (Cumbria)
• Wylam (Northumberland)
• Perranporth (Cornwall)
• Poole (Dorset)
• Fareham (Hampshire)
• Romney Marsh (Kent)
• Southport (Merseyside)
• Swansea (Glamorgan)
• Torquay (Devon)