 Kitesurfing / Powerkiting Tuition
Give this exhilarating sport a try with our 2 day introductory course. We teach on small kites and big boards so you'll soon get the hang of it. We use the latest bow style kites for added safety and control. You'll be in our tidal lagoon surrounded by sand bars so you won't be crossing the channel just yet!
We are a fully registered BKSA school and, unlike some of our competitors you can enjoy full use of our clubhouse facilities including showers and full rescue cover for the duration of your course.
Content: All beginners courses include certificates, wetsuits and equipment. Clinics include video coaching. We teach on the latest Flexifoil and RRD kites and RRD boards.
CHECK THIS OUT! Before you take a kitesurf course you need to be competent flying a power kite so you can concentrate on learning to kitesurf rather than kite flying! Details of the Powerkite course is below.
COURSES:
2 Day Learn to Kitesurf (ages 12+) - 10 hrs
**PRICE REDUCTION FOR 2010**
2 Day Course - Monday to Friday - £199
2 Day Course - Saturday & Sunday - £225
Full BKSA 2 day introduction to this great sport.
This course includes:
- Full equipment hire
- Wetsuit hire
- Hot showers
- Jet ski rescue on stand by
- Club house facilities
Improvers/boardstarting - 3 hrs - £89
You've done your two day course - now you need to perfect getting up on the board, riding both ways and staying upwind.
Clinics - 3 hrs - £89
Choose from:
1 Intro to jumping, transitions & back rolls, riding toeside.
2 Jumping and kitelooping.
3 Intro to wavekiting, using a wave board and gybing.
Includes video coaching.
Pro clinics - by Jo Wilson, Christian Harris, Neal Gent - dates are to be confirmed - keep checking the website for details.
Private 1:1 lessons - £35 p/hr (excl kit) £55 p/hr (inc kit)
POWERKITING:
Learn to control the power of the wind in this exciting sport. Progress quickly on these high-tech kites and you'll soon be getting some air time. This course is for anyone who wants to learn the basics of kiting. A pre-requisite for kitesurfing courses.
Content: Set up, safety, launching and landing, flying and understanding the power zones. We use Flexifoil kites ranging from 0.5m to 4m.
COURSES:
Learn to Powerkite - 2 hrs - £35
For all the above courses, you need to bring:
swimming gear, food & drink, change for car park.
We have many instructional DVD's that are suitable for pre or apres course viewing for beginners through to advanced windsurfers. This is what we would recomend:
We are proud to use Flexifoil & RRD Kites, RRD Boards and DaKine products at X-Train for 2010.
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