This lesson is the 'beginner' session. We'll take you through:
How to set up all the kitesurfing equipment we're going to use during the lesson, How to use the safety equipment, Information about wind and tides and why they're important considerations in kitesurfing, How to fly a kite, by using a small 'foil' style trainer kite, How to launch, land and fly a full sized kitesurfing kite, How to relaunch your kite from the water if you crash it, How to pack up your kite and lines in the water (emergency packdown), How to 'body drag' (using the kite to move yourself through the water).
This lesson follows on directly from the Discovery lesson. We'll take you through:
A recap of the topics we covered in the Discovery lesson, How to fly the kite in order to generate power, How to body drag upwind to recover your board, How to position yourself and your board in the water, ready for the water start, How to perform the water start and get up on the board, How to stay on the board and keep riding.
This lesson expands on the Intermediate skills. We'll take you through:
A recap of the topics we covered in the Intermediate lesson, The 'Right Of Way' rules on the water, How to edge the board to control your speed, How to ride upwind, How to perform a transition (turning around to go in the other direction), How to perform a small jump and successfully land it.