Training Lessons
Ground Lesson Course
Introductory to Kiteboarding Course is 3 Hours Long: $225.00 per person
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Our incredible Introductory to Kiteboarding Course is a 3 hour intensive and fun introduction into Kiteboarding! This course will cover learning to fly a incredible power kite! Learn how to harness the kite’s power while simulating board exercises, such as the water start, on land. Course covers rigging, tuning, line management, launching and landing, all safety systems, rider responsibility, harness use, simulated board starts, and varying the kite’s “power stroke” to alter the kites power.
Kitetricity Kiteboarding School has identified a series of skills that needs to be mastered in this order to learn in the fastest and safest manner.
The Course will follow this skills progression chart. A skill must be totally mastered before moving on to the next level.
Skills Progression Chart
1. Theory - The big picture. Understanding the goals, the process, and the lingo needed to communicate. Use of special tools to explain complicated principles.
2. Setting up the Equipment - How to handle the kite and lines from set-up to launch.
3. Pre-Flight Check - All the tips you will need to never forget to check everything before launch.
4. Assisted Launches - Learn to launch with an assistant and the role of both the pilot and the assistant.
5. Kite Control - Proper methods of using the control bar and steering the kite.
6. Power Intake - Once kite control is established you will learn exact kite placement to either create power or reduce power. Complete understanding of the wind window.
7. Use of all safety systems.
8. Solo Launching of the kite and extremely good edge handling.
9. Dry water starts. Performing the water start on land under powered to see the steps and build muscle memory.
These are the steps used in the Kitetricity Kiteboarding School. Once you have fully mastered one step you will advance to the next level. Everyone learns at different speeds and it may be necessary to extend your lesson to achieve the goals that you have for yourself.
Water Lesson Course
First Water Lesson Course is 3 Hours Long: $225.00 per person
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After taking our Introductory to Kiteboarding Course, you are now ready for your First Water Lesson! Take your foundation skills of kite control and combine them with board balance on the water. We will start with exciting body surfing exercises. Learn to get comfortable with the larger more powerful kites and learn to travel across the wind like a sailboat. Execute water relaunching of the kite and the proper techniques to perform your first exciting starts on the kiteboard. Self rescue and exits will be practiced. The goal is self-sufficiency for you.
Kitetricity Kiteboarding School has identified a series of skills that needs to be mastered in this order to learn in the fastest and safest manner.
The Course will follow this skills progression chart. A skill must be totally mastered before moving on to the next level.
Skills Progression Chart
10. Water relaunching the kite. When the kite crashes in the water, learn how to deal with different situations to get the kite back airborne.
11. Body Surfing/Dragging - Execute the motions you would with a board, but use only your body. Visualize how the wind window shifts as your body moves and learn to go across the wind window with your body.
12. Water Start - Put it all together to get up on the board.
These are the steps used at Kitetricity Kiteboarding School. Once you have fully mastered one step you will advance to the next level. Everyone learns at different speeds and it may be necessary to extend your lesson to achieve the goals that you have for yourself.
