LEVEL 1 – DISCOVERY

KITEBOARDER LEVEL 1

Discovery

Level 1A


  • Know safe wind directions and conditions for kiting
  • Know hazards on a spot
  • Set up a trainer kite
  • Know the use of safety systems


Level 1B


  • Have basic flying skills with 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
  • Know the wind window


Level 1C


  • Set-up a 4/5 line kite with a full de-power system
  • Pre-flight check of equipment and settings
  • In flight check of 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)


Level 1D


  • Control the kite hooked into the harness
  • Understand the de-power system and can use the safety systems
  • Advanced flying skills with the de-power kite
  • Show full control of de-power systems in flight


Level 1E


  • Pull quick release and activate leash
  • Recover the bar and kite
  • Self land


1st LESSON

75 Mins participate

75theory & first fly (private/group lesson )
  • IKO CERTIFICATION STANDARDS
    LEVEL 1 – DISCOVERY

Whatever your goal,

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We’re one of the 130 special IKO approved locations worldwide

to learn kiteaboarding. We’re following IKO guidelines in all our kite classes. All our kite instructors are trained and certified by IKO. We’re also using IKO’s Kiteboarding Training Path system, under recreational category, they have different groups of discovery, intermediate, independent and master levels, we’re providing lessons for the first 3 levels, which you can find below in detail.


  • Kiteboarding lessons (theory and practical), 3 hours per day
  • Transfer between school and beach
  • Kites, boards, harness, helmets, life vest, wetsuit. etc (during classes)
  • Radio-assisted classes (in touch by radio with instructor at all time)
  • Classes held by IKO Instructors Level 2
  • IKO Kiteboarder Card, level certification
  • Low student/teacher ratio (max 4/1)


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