Session 1 Discovery 1/2 day course
Discover course is designed to elevate your water sports experience! The IKO Kiteboarding programs are designed to help you learn in a safe way. Our IKO instructor will respect your rhythm and take you through all the steps to reach your goals, During this lesson you will learn
- Know safe wind directions and conditions for kiting
- Know hazards on a spot Set up a trainer kite
- Know the use of safety systems
- Basic flying skills with trainer kite
- twist and untwist the lines while flying the kite
- Launch and land the trainer kite with an assistant.
- Walk and change directions while flying the kite,
- know the wind window
- Pre- flight check equipment and settings In flight check equipment and settings Understand and -Use the international communication signals
- Launch and land the kite to an assistant and as an assistant (4/5-line de-power kite)
- Carry and handle the kite properly.
- Assist with launch of LEI kite.
- Control the LEI kite hooked into the harness.
- Your first bodydrag downwind in waist deep water
Session 2 ( Waterbased)
- Continuing on from Discovery course
- Independent setup of LEI kite with supervision.
- Assist with launch of kite.
- Control the LEI kite hooked into the harness.
- Water re-launch the kite.
- Body drag downwind again
- Directional Bodydrag
- Upwind Bodydrag
- Holding kite with one hand at edge of wind window
- If times permits we will introduce the board
Session 3 (Advanced bodydrag & boardstarts)
- Continuation of session 2, downwind body drag, water re-launch etc.
- Walking upwind with kite controlling the kite with one hand.
- Upwind body drag with LEI kite to recover board.
- rest of lesson you are practicing your board starts
Session 4 (board starts first board ride)
- Theory of water start; kite, board and body position
- Can put the board on the feet and maintain correct position for water start.
- Water start in both directions.
- Come to a controlled stop.
- Determine the wind strength, direction and quality.
- Right of way rules.
- Equipment setup and choice according to the weather conditions.
- Exit the water independently and safely while controlling the kite.
- Launch & land the kite to an assistant.
