Fully committed to your new life as a kitesurfer? Then book onto our zero to superhero course to learn everything you need to know to become independent.
With us, any 1-1 session will last 2-hours, and a 2-1 session will last 3 hours, ensuring you get plenty of individual support from your BKSA-accredited instructor.
Duration: 17-23 hours
Your first step to learning to kitesurf will be all about kitesurfing basics and theory and learning how to fly both the trainer and the 4-line kite. This land-based session aims to set up, start and land the kite safely, have complete control of the kite during flight, and learn about safety systems and rescue techniques.
This involves:
For the second step, we will be getting our wetsuits on and getting into the sea to refine our kite skills and start using the kite to pull us through the water.
This involves:
Step 3 is all about getting used to flying the kite while having to handle the board in the water.
During the third step you touched on your first waterstart and maybe you’ve even ridden a short distance. During this session you’ll learn how to keep power in the kite, how to edge and work on getting the right body posture. At the end of the session you should be able to ride short distances.
During step four you’ve learned how to keep power in the kite, keep a good body posture and know the basics for riding. During this step you’ll learn about riding upwind. It will take a bit of time to fully master riding unwind, but the aim of this lesson is to get you going in the right direction.
Step six can be used to fine tune your kitesurfing skills.
We are a BKSA-accredited kitesurfing school, situated at Wallasey Beach in the Wirral, and we offer a range of instructions from beginner lessons to advanced coaching. We are equipped with radio headsets to ensure immediate feedback, accelerating your learning process and enhancing your safety. We take immense pride in delivering superior quality lessons using the most updated equipment.
You should bring with you:
All equipment is included, but you can bring the below:
Most people will learn on average in around 12 – 20 hours. This can increase or decrease depending how spaced out you have your lessons or if you decide to take private lessons. Having wakeboarding and other windsports experience can speed up learning time. 80% of the skills required to kite surf is in flying the kite. Keeping you and others around you safe is very important.
Here is what you will need to learn before being signed off as an independent kiter:
Kitesurfing is hard and dangerous if you dont have lessons. The learning curve is exponential. The more lessons you get in, the easier it will be. After 3 kitesurfing lessons you will master the basics. You don’t need to be strong or even that fit. All the force comes though your wasit harness. You can control the kite with the tips of your fingers.
The lessons are on if the wind is between 8 and 25 knots. If the weather is not good for lessons, you can choose another date for your kitesurfing lesson.
You can book as it suits you. We are open 7 days a week when there is wind. We recommend to finish all your classes within 2 months. Some people on a short schedule or traveling far can book two lessons a day with a lesson gap in between to rest.
About the centre
Wallasey, Wirral
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Operated by Northern Kites, a partner of adventuro.
Cheshire, United Kingdom
From £699
