Compare kitesurfing courses at KiteMood in Marsa Alam, from Discovery to Intermediate and Advanced. Review the skills and lesson prices below to find your next step.
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We’re one of the 130 IKO-approved locations worldwide
for learning to kiteboard. All our lessons follow IKO guidelines, and all our instructors are IKO-trained and certified. We use IKO’s recreational Kiteboarding Training Path, which covers Discovery, Intermediate, Independent and Master levels. We offer lessons for the first 3 levels, outlined in our course information.
Kiteboarder level
1 – Discovery
Level 1A
- Recognise safe wind directions and conditions for kitesurfing
- Identify hazards at a kitesurfing spot
- Set up a trainer kite
- Understand how to use the safety systems
Level 1B
- Develop basic flying skills with a trainer kite
- Launch and land the trainer kite with an assistant
- Twist and untwist the lines while flying the kite
- Walk and change directions while flying the kite
- Understand the wind window
Level 1C
- Set up a 4/5-line kite with a full depower system
- Check equipment and settings before flight
- Check equipment and settings during flight
- Understand and use international communication signals
- Launch and land a 4/5-line depower kite with an assistant, and assist another rider
Level 1D
- Control the kite while hooked into the harness
- Understand the depower system and use the safety systems
- Develop advanced flying skills with the depower kite
- Demonstrate full control of the depower systems during flight
Level 1E
- Use the quick release and activate the leash
- Recover the bar and kite
- Self-land
1st lesson
75 minutes
- IKO certification standards
Level 1 – Discovery
Kiteboarder Level 2
Body dragging
Level 2F
- Enter and exit the water independently and safely while controlling the kite
- Relaunch the kite from the water
- Begin downwind body dragging
- Maintain correct kite position in the wind window
- Change direction to the left and right while body dragging
- Recover the kite and bar in the water
Body dragging
Level 2G
- Body drag upwind to recover the board
- Body drag upwind while holding the board with one hand
- Enter and exit at the same point while upwind body dragging
Water start
Level 2H
- Understand the power stroke for a water start
- Understand the safety rules and theory for a water start
- Put the board on your feet and maintain the correct position for a water start
Water start
Level 2I
- Perform water starts in both directions and ride a short distance
- Come to a controlled stop
- Understand weather forecasts and the effects of tides and wind
- Assess wind strength, direction and quality
- Understand the right-of-way rules
- Choose and set up equipment to suit the weather conditions
2nd lesson
Body dragging (private)
- IKO certification standardsLevel 2 – Intermediate
3rd lesson
Water start (private)
- IKO certification standardsLevel 2 – Intermediate
4th lesson
Self-rescue (private/group lesson)
- IKO certification standardsLevel 2 – Intermediate
Lesson after course
Lesson duration: 60 minutes
- IKO certification standardsLevel 2 – Intermediate
Kiteboarder Level 3
Advanced
Level 3J
- Control your riding speed by edging
- Ride consistently in both directions
Level 3K
- Ride consistently in all directions, including upwind
- Ride among other riders and water users while respecting right-of-way rules
Level 3L
- Change direction without stopping
- Self-rescue and full pack-down in the water
Level 3M
- Risk assessment and awareness of the riding area
- Self-launch
Level 3N
- Make a toeside turn
- Understand jumping theory and safety rules
- Land a basic jump
Advanced lessons
After the 5th hour: €70
- IKO certification standards
- Advanced lessons
- Kiteboarding lessons (theory and practice), 3 hours per day
- Transfer between school and beach
- Kites, boards, harnesses, helmets, life vests, wetsuits and other equipment during lessons
- Radio-assisted lessons, with instructor contact throughout
- Lessons taught by IKO Level 2 instructors
- IKO Kiteboarder Card and level certification
- Low student-to-instructor ratio (max 4/1)
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