The full beginners course is spread over three days and will get you to a level where you are safe to practice on your own, but most people choose to book these first two days of the course and complete the final day at a later date if they enjoy it.
The course aims to cover levels 1 and part of level 2 of the BKSA/IKO (British Kite Surfing Association / International Kite-boarding Organisation) standards in order to achieve a dual certification kite boarder card for the level you attain. Each day is approximately five hours long, four hours tuition and a break for lunch.
No previous experience is required but any background in power-kiting, wake boarding, windsurfing, sailing or surfing will definitely help you progress further during the course. The syllabus covers basic flying, set up, pack down, self rescue techniques, water re launching, basic weather, wind and tide knowledge, body-dragging and un-hooked board-starting. By the end of the course, if you have successfully completed all the necessary skills, our aim is to get you up and riding for the first time and hopefully so hooked that you come back to complete the rest of level 2 and learn to ride and adjust the power while hooked into the power loop.