Day 2 – Kite Starter | SLE

About

The fun really starts to kick in now as our JB Kitesurfing – Kite starter lesson will teach you how to fly the bigger more powerful Kitesurfing / SLE (Supported Leading Edge) kites we use when on the water.

This 4 – 5* hour intensive lesson starts with a refresher of your Core skills before teaching you how to launch, land, implement safety systems, water re launch, pack down your SLE Kitesurfing kite and create traction by “body dragging”. These skills are harder than you might think but they are huge fun to learn.

This is also the perfect session for you guys that have had lessons more than 6 months ago and basically haven`t had the time to get back out there. For many of you, to go to your local beach for the first time in a long time is daunting and actually very dangerous. This is all about getting you back in the harness and flying your kite safely and in control.

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 3 and the advanced techniques of water balance and water start.

For full details of what we teach you please select the Lesson plan tab below.

* If your lesson has only 2 persons then your lesson will be for 4 hours

Requirement

Requirement

To join our Step 2 – Water skills you must be able to demonstrate the following Core skills :

• Set up a trainer kite
• Know the use of safety systems
• Have basic flying skills with trainer kite
• Launch and land the trainer kite with an assistant
• Twist and untwist the lines while flying the kite
• Walk and change directions while flying the kite
• Fly your kite using both side of the wind window

Lesson plan

Lesson plan

Your instructor will assess your skills based on your Core flying skills demonstration before moving onto the following 4 Line flying and water skill techiniques;

• Risk assessment and beach safety
• Launch and land a 4 line kite to an assistant
• Enter and exit the water independently and safely while controlling the kite
• Water re-launch the kite
• First body drag downwind
• Maintain correct kite position in the wind window
• Change direction to the left and right while body dragging
• Recover the kite and bar in the water
• Upwind body drag to recover board
• Enter and exit at the same point while upwind body dragging

What is included

What is included

Your course is taught by a professional IKO / BKSA instructor and includes 5 hours group teaching with no more than 3 students to one instructor, all of the kites, boards, wetsuits, harness`s, helmets as required.

- 4 – 5 hours professional tuition*
- All kites, wetsuits and safety kit as required
- Lots of fun

PLEASE NOTE FROM WE NO LONGER PROVIDE NEOPRENE SHOES (RE HYGIENE).

* If your lesson has only 2 persons then your lesson will be for 4 hours

What do I bring

What do I bring?

For this lesson you we recommend that you bring the following;

- Sunglasses
- Sun cream (if sunny)
- Swimming trunks not board shorts as under wetsuits are uncomfortable
- Towel and warm clothes
- If you have your own wetsuit please bring this with you as will no doubt be a better fit.
- Your own neoprene shoes

Its also worth bringing a bottle of water / drink and maybe a snack as this is an intensive 4 hours training.

Lesson Cost

Lesson cost

Our Step 2 – Water skills lesson is costed as below;

COST – £12o.00 pp

All Kitesurfing lessons include the kites, boards, wet suits, life jackets, and harness`s as required for the duration of the lesson only. Please note that we do not provide neoprene shoes for hygiene reasons.

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