Intermediate Kite Surfing lessons

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We at Fluid Feeling are at your service, offering you 19 of the best Kitesurfing holiday destinations worldwide. Our top priority is that you enjoy your Kitesurfing holidays & well earned time out to the full, on & off the water. Fluid Feeling will gladly customize a holiday / time out package to suit your Kitesurfing requirements, be it just 1 component or the full Monty. Choose from or combine any / all of the following to create your ideal Kitesurfing holiday experience: * Kitesurfing holiday accommodation * Kite Surfing lessons * Kitesurfing equipment hire * Kitesurfing holiday packages All Kite Surfing lessons offered are run at IKO kiteboarding centres (International kiteboarding organization), VDWS accredited Kitesurfing schools, or both. Both these water sports centre accreditations guarantee the highest standards of quality & safety currently available in kitesurfing. Whatever your budget for your next Kitesurfing holiday, we and our partners will do our best to get you on the water, whether you are a beginner or wave riding guru. All Kitesurfing destinations (except Tarifa & Prea)

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From: EUR185 per person (6 - 10 Hours)

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GENERAL OVERVIEW OF KITE SURFING LESSON CONTENT:

Kite surfing lessons of between 6 - 10 hours duration consist of you learning the basics of kite surfing (both theoretical & practical);

* Kite surf equipment safety systems, procedures & rights of way
* First up flying of a simple kite group kitesurfing lesson
* Launching & landing the kite
* Exploring the wind window – the area in which the kite can fly
* Manoeuvring the kite – learning when, where and how hard to pull / push the bar and the resulting pull from the kite
* 4 & 5 line kites introduction: Rigging & assembling
* Generating traction with the kite & other power moves
* Re-launching the kite off the water & self-rescue
* Body dragging
* Controlling the kite with just 1 hand on the bar
* One handed body-dragging / directional body dragging / upwind body dragging
* Other kite flying skills & tips
* Trying with the board

The speed of progression at kitesurfing depends on each individual's ability. Generally one kite surf lesson takes 2 - 3 hours (depending on conditions & location)

Certificates are provided on completion of your kite surf lessons (iko, VDWS)

Detailed lessons:
Level 2: Intermediate Kite Surfing Lessons:

F:
* Define if the practice area is safe for practice
* Set up and check the Kite Surfing equipment alone

G:
* Go away from the shore while body dragging AND come back to the shore
* In the water, pilot a kite on both sides of the wind window & with power in the power zone
* Keep the kite stable with 1 hand on the bar

H:
* 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

I:
* Stand up on the board and ride
* Set up a 4 / 5 line kite alone
* Fly 4 / 5 line inflatable Kitesurfing Kite
* Activate the safety systems of a 4 / 5 line bar
* Adjust the trim system of a 4 / 5 line kite to avoid back-stalling & flying backward in the wind window or to adjust the power

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