KITESURF LESSONS

POOLE . DORSET


based in britain's premier watersports location, our lagoon is the idyllic spot to learn + develop your watersports


2 HOUR TASTER / £70

  • Our taster sessions by-pass some of the more intricate details involved with leaning to kiteboard in order to hit the water right away.

  • Following on from a short safety briefing, we’ll spend the first half of the lesson grasping basic piloting skills before powering things up and learning to body drag across the surface of the water to finish off.
  • Guaranteed to bring a smile, It’s simple fun and gives a great taste of the excitement of kiteboarding.

Subjects


Safety briefing

Equipment familiarisation

Basic kite control

Powered body dragging



1 DAY COURSE / £130

  • Our 1 day course gives students an insight into the excitement of kiteboarding. Building confidence is key, so following a progressive scheme we focus on grasping the basics of kite control and power handling.

  • This course covers both theory and practical sessions, finishing confidently harnessed to the power of an inflatable kite.

Subjects


Safety assessing
Equipment familiarisation
Launching procedure
Basic kite control
Water re-launch
Powered body dragging
Directional body dragging
Emergency pack down



2 DAY COURSE / £260

  • The 2 day course is our most popular itinerary, covering absolutely everything a complete beginner needs to know.
  • Day 1 kicks things off with some theory and equipment familiarisation, before heading to the water to master basic kite controls and power handling. Come day 2 we pick up the pace, focusing on encouraging independence, we spend the majority of the day looking at the skills needed to transfer the power into board speed and riding.
  • Our aim is for students to finish confident, safe and self sufficient.

Subjects Day 1


Safety assessing
Equipment familiarisation

Launching procedure
Basic kite control
Water re-launch
Powered body dragging
Directional body dragging
Emergency pack down


Subjects Day 2


Upwind body dragging
Board recovery
Board preparation
Basic board starting
Downwind riding
Speed control
Stopping



3 DAY COURSE / £390

  • Continuing towards independence our 3 day course follows on from the foundations of ‘Day 1 & 2’ into an extra day of supervised practising with a coach.

  • Ironing out any errors we ensure students are confident heading out alone, from setting up, to practising and then again afterwards. 

Subjects Day 1 & 2


As covered in 2 day course


Subjects Day 3


Independent assessment
Independent set up
Recap of self rescue
Board riding practice
Upwind riding and turning



FAST - TRACK 121 COURSE / £455

  • For people who want to learn fast or people who just don’t have full days to spare. Our fastrack 121 course offers students the ultimate learning experience through 7 hours of 121 tuition and 2 hours of supervised hire.
  • Booked separately over several days or consecutively, the lessons run at a pace to suit the individual and focus on building independence fast so that, come the end of the course, students are confident to continue practicing alone.

Hours 1-3


Safety assessing
Equipment familiarisation
Launching procedure
Basic kite control
Water re-launch
Powered body dragging
Directional body dragging
Upwind body dragging
Emergency pack down


Hours 4-5


Board recovery
Basic board starting
Downwind riding


Hour 6-7


Controlling speed
Stopping
Confirming independence
Continuation through hire



ZERO TO HERO COURSE / £1350

  • For people ready to commit to the sport, our zero to hero bundle is a complete package of services to take a complete novice through to competent rider over a series of flexibly booked sessions.
  • Starting with a 3 day learn to kite course covering all important base skills, students will then have access to our complete range of equipment for a period of 2 months. During this time they will be able to book in a series of included coaching and progression sessions to fast track their ability towards an advanced level rider capable of holding their own wherever and however they decide to continue shredding.

Included in bundle

3 Day course

2 hour 121 tuition

2 months kit rental*

4 hours advanced 121 training

1st time off the seafront training

Knowledge booster course



PRIVATE LESSONS


121 £65PH / 221 £90PH


{ Private lessons discounted £10ph with own equipment }

Our private lessons run 121 or 221, are available hourly and focus on the individual skills students want to progress.

An Ideal way to start, for an after course confidence builder, some support if it’s been a while, or giving focused tips for people struggling to break through a learning hurdle. Teaching 121 or 221 we are able to go out of our way to help students get to the level they want to achieve.



KNOWLEDGE BOOSTER COURSE / £160

  • Through an itinerary of theory, beach practice and on water coaching our knowledge booster course offers independent riders a session which focuses on building their kitesurfing base knowledge, confidence and riding ability in a way which will helps fast track knowledge and experience.
  • Run by our advanced coaches this 8 hour session is split between the classroom, beach and water, going deep into subjects which riders generally develop over years of riding, boosting students ability through a deeper understanding of theory, kit and technique.

Classroom Theory


Risk management for advanced riding

‘Trick Trees’ + setting personal riding goals

Self analysis + progression

Weather knowledge - including worldwide weather patterns + understanding a forecast

Tide knowledge

Wave + swell knowledge

Understanding kite designs + board shapes

Equipment maintenance - basic board repairs, bladder changing, bar maintenance


Beach Practice


Self launching + landing

Equipment tuning - kite, board + harness

Problem Solving

Emergency management

Solving equipment problems on the fly


On-water Practical


Technique development

Stance development - over +underpowered riding, flat + choppy water

Kite piloting - heli-looping, down-looping + re-sending, carving {switching + kite timing}



YOUNG RIDERS

{ 12-17 year olds }
Whether you can already shred or you’re keen to get involved and try kiting for the first time, we offer youth courses and 1:1 tuition programmes which have been developed to create a fun, safe and social learning environment for all levels for riders between the ages 12-17.


AFTER COURSE CARE

With a full range of equipment from the brands that we believe in, we’ll be there to help you get the best from your kit before and after, if you choose to buy with us. And with a price match promise, if you like something but find it somewhere cheaper, we’ll always make sure you can get the best price possible backed up by our support.


With over 20 years of experience between us trying and testing kit, you’ve got the knowledge that we can point you in the right direction when it comes to taking your kiting to the next stage.