Kitesurfing Lessons

Kitesurfing Lessons Cornwall : Step 1 – Taster day – Click for full details
The Kitesurfing taster day is the perfect way to find out what kitesurfing is all about. Your Introduction to Kitesurfing Lesson will teach you the fundamental kite flying skills you will need when learning to Kitesurf. The lesson is 2.5 hours long and includes all of the safety kit, wetsuits and Kites that you will need for your fun day out in Cornwall.

AIM: By the end of the lesson we aim to get you completely in control of your kite with the right skills so you carry on Learning to Kitesurf or transfer them to Kite buggying, Land boarding or Snow kiting.

* A minimum of 2 persons are required to run the courses, in the event that another person is not booked in, group booking will convert to 1 to 1 ratio and be 2 hours long.

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Kitesurfing Lessons Cornwall : Step 2 – Water Skills – Click for full details
Now that you have passed your Core flying skills we can teach you how to fly the bigger more powerful SLE Kitesurfing kites in preparation for Step 3 and Water start. This 5 hour * intensive lesson shows you how to use and implement safety systems, water re launch, pack down your kite and create traction by “body dragging”. These skills are harder than you might think but they are huge fun to learn.

AIM: By the end of the day we aim to get you to a level where you can pass your BKSA level 1 test and have the skills in order to join Step 2 and the advanced techniques of water balance and water start.

* A minimum of 2 persons are required to run the courses, in the event that another person is not booked in, group booking will convert to 1 to 1 ratio and be 3 hours long.

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Kitesurfing Lessons Cornwall : Step 3  –  Water start – Click here for full details 
Today’s 4 to 5 hour * lesson is all about teaching you the more advanced skills to keep you balanced in the water, and how to get your feet into the board straps so that you can water start. If you are an excellent student you may well stand up and Kitesurf a short distance, most stand up and fly over the front either way all are grinning to Cheshire cat standards!

AIM – By the end of the lesson we aim to perfect your flying skills, the techniques of water start and have passed on invaluable condition knowledge to keep you safe so that you ultimately can practise on your own.

* A minimum of 2 persons are required to run the courses, in the event that another person is not booked in, group booking will convert to 1 to 1 ratio and be 3 hours long.

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Kitesurfing Lessons Cornwall : Step 4 – Progression – Click here for full details 
Some of you guys may not need this final step but for many is the ideal day to perfect your Kitesurfing.  Now that you understand kites we round your day up with supervised riding so you can try more advanced kites to decide what suits you best.

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Kitesurfing Gwithian

This spot is most easily accessed by taking the A30 to the Hayle Roundabout and following the signs to Hayle. Within 100 meters you will encounter a double roundabout and on the second one take a right turn up the hill for just over a mile on the B3301.

Driving past a couple of Holiday parks on your left you come to a fairly sharp right hand bend with an entrance to the car park on the left. Follow the track over the speed bumps until you reach the large car park overlooking the beach. Parking is plentiful. Pay as you enter in the summer.

Zoned kitesurfing from July to September – please follow instructions and big yellow zone signs. Straight down and left from the car park is where to kite and windsurf.

Please, please, please stay out of the swim and surf zones in the summer. Very difficult if you`re here in an onshore north westerly in the summer – but this kind of behaviour will get us banned!

This venue is synonymous with down the line wave sailing in the UK. Parking on top of the cliffs you can look west across the gently curving St Ives Bay from the harbour town of the same name to the stark white lighthouse on Godrevy Point. In front of the Car Park is a slippery cliff decent known locally as the ‘goat track’ to the beach . The main beach can be reached by the less severe but more lengthy path.

Use this spot 3 or 4 hours either side of low water. Best directions SW & NE for cross shore conditions. W and N are cross-on, NW is pretty much dead onshore.

Depending upon the size of the swell low to mid tide can offer some relatively safe wave sailing. For those sailing in front of the car park, when the tide touches the rocks it is time to head more West in the direction of St Ives. The beach is more dune (not cliff) backed.

There are a few rocks directly in front of the car park to watch out for and it is recommended to chat to either the locals or the lifeguards if they are on duty in the summer before venturing out.

Definitely a spot to check your gear out thoroughly before you hit the water here as if things go wrong you can be in for a long swim!

Wind Directions
S (which is slightly cross off-shore, so only for the experienced)

SSW, SW W, NW, N, NE

Best directions SW & NE for cross shore conditions.
W and N are cross-on, NW is pretty much dead onshore.
Thanks to Kernow kite club for details – LINK

Kitesurfing Marazion

Marazion and long rock are both located on Mounts Bay near Penzance and with the back drop of St Michaels Mount and the varied conditions from waves to flat water (depending on wind direction) it is a spectacular place to kitesurf.

IMPORTANT: Marazion is a private beach owned by St Aubyn’s Estates. The Land Agent of the Estate has agreed that private individuals may use the beach but that instructors or other organisations must request permission. Such approval does require certain guidelines to be followed.

Marazion is 3 miles from Penzance and is just off the A30. Take the Marazion exit off the roundabout just before Penzance and cross over the railway bridge and turn left at the T junction. The first car park you will come to is located next to Jordan’s café. This is a pay and display car park but a little further along the road towards Marazion you will find free parking along the top of the seawall. Further still into Marazion you have a charity car park on the left side of the road that is only open in the summer (but is the cheapest!) and then Folly Fields car park on the right hand side, which is situated at the mouth of the Red River.

Marazion is a actually a private beach owned by Lord St Levan of the St Aubyn’s Estates who own St Michael’s Mount. The manager of the Estates and beach is happy for kitesurfing to take place on the beach but would like certain guidelines to be followed. Signage may well be put in place soon to encourage safe practices and to give guidance on ‘voluntary’ kite zones. Please follow these guidelines as there have been a few accidents close to the seawall and road and any future accidents may well cause restrictions to be put in place.

The simple guidance is outlined below:

•No kitesurfing to the East of the Red River especially in the summer months when this part of the beach is most popular with swimmers and bathers.
•Do not kite 2 hours either side of high tide especially near the seawall where the shelving beach creates shore dump at higher tide and there is little space to land your kite. Beware of lofting from turbulence caused by seawall and dunes. They are not high but really affect the wind.
•Beginners should stay in the area marked on the map that is to the West of Red River and before the start of the sea wall. This area has the largest beach space, furthest distance from the road and also less public.
There are a few reefs at Marazion that are submerged at higher tides. It’s a good idea to come down at low tide if it is your first time here to check out their locations.

One thing that is not so common on other Cornish beaches is the large amount of seaweed that can get washed up during and after heavy winds and storms. Take care as the seaweed (especially the long ‘spaghetti’ seaweed) can bind your lines together changing your full depower SLE kite into a fully powered and uncontrollable nightmare. If you are a beginner and there is a lot of seaweed in the water or on the beach and you drop the kite a lot then debate whether it is a good idea to go out.

Horse Riders sometimes use the beach so please be aware of this.

Marazion Wind Directions
Marazion can be used from W round to SE. The prevailing SW wind is great at all parts of Marazion Beach but is often accompanied by waves. A Southerly can get a little gusty and turbulent behind St Michaels Mount so move along the beach to the West. A SE wind funnels between St Michaels Mount and Marazion village and so can be stronger due to the venturi effect but can be a little turbulent. At low tide with a SE however the causeway to St Michaels Mount means there is flat water downwind of the causeway. On a SE Long Rock is often better wind. A Westerly comes over the top of Penzance and so can be a little gusty but often there are not that many waves with this wind direction.

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Long Rock
Long Rock is situated between Marazion and Penzance on Mounts Bay. Take the Long Rock turn off the Marazion Roundabout on the A30. Drive past Mexico Inn pub and then take the turning opposite Long Rock Industrial Estate. This will take you over a Level Crossing and into the free car park.

Long Rock Overview
Long Rock beach is owned and managed by the local authority. The reef of ‘Long Rock’ can shelter the water downwind of the reef from the waves and so there is often flat water at lower states of tide. There are however, quite a number of individual submerged rocks and small reefs. It’s a good idea to go there at low tide to check it out. To the East of the rainwater outfall pipe there are no rocks at all.

Do not kite here 2 hours either side of high tide as the top of the beach is very close to the railway track and any accidents involving a kite on the tracks may end up in a ban here. This is a year round dog beach so watch out for that mutt that likes peeing on your kite!!!

Long Rock Wind Directions
SW, S, SE are good wind directions. A Westerly and Easterly can give very flat water but are always gusty.

Thanks to Kernow kite club for details – LINK

Testimonials

“Had no clue to start with, loads of questions. JB`s structure covered everything and was surprised how it all came together and felt that I was ready to get on the board by the end of one day”

“Fantastic teacher – Patient and aware of dangers. Lots of fun and would recommend to everyone.”

“I am so glad I went with you and not anyome else. You understood what I wanted to achieve and helped me do it. Super stoked about Kiting, Thank you!”

“Great Lesson and good instruction, good knowledge and always Constructive. Learnt a lot in one lesson, Wanting more!”

“Experience is super fantastic! The fact that J teaches patiently and tries different approaches makes it easy. He is a very experienced instructor with a great sense of Humour,”