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     Kitesurfing in Costa Da Caparica (Portugal) with Xtreme Kite
 
If you have started the beginners lessons for kitesurfing and would like to push your limits further, then this course may be what you need.

Get started at this top European coast location - only 30mins from the beautiful Lisbon!

It is well known that this is the latest thing to hit the watersports scene, it is currently the fastest growing watersport worldwide. Generally done anywhere around the coast kitesurfing is an exciting mixture of board riding and wind sports.

Due to massive developments it has never been safer and easier to learn.
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   Details

  Suitability / Level Intermediates +
  Minimum Age 16
  Theme Activity Days (Click to Search All)
  Max Group Size 4
  Nearest Airport Lisbon
 
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   Itinerary & Highlights

  We teach areas in (see below):

Level F-2
- Define if the practice area is safe for practice
- Set up and check the equipment alone (kite, line, control bar)

Level G-2
- Go away from the shore (with side-shore and side-on-shore wind) while body dragging, go down wind and come back to the shore
- In the water, pilot a kite with power from one side of the wind window to the other, passing by the power area; the pilot must be able to perform while piloting the kite at different heights from the water
- Perform the previously mentioned exercise while piloting with one hand

Level H-2
- Know the water start theory: board and body positioning, kite piloting
- Recover the board in deep water and position the feet in the foot-straps and keep the position while flying the kite

Level I-2
- Stand up on the board and ride while moving the kite up and down
- Tie the board leash alone
- Set up a 4 line kite alone and check that it is properly done. Obligatory at this point if it hasn't been done before
- Fly 4 line kite
- Activate the safety systems of a 4 line bar (power loop, leash)
- Adjust a four line kite while using the power loop
- Adjust the trim system of a 4 line kite to avoid it to fly backward or to adjust the power
   
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Centre: Xtreme Kite
Location: Costa Da Caparica
Region: Portugal, Europe
 
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