If you're new to the sport of kitesurfing, it is not only advisable, but necessary for you to take a few kitesurfing lessons. This'll help you to understand the equipment,  the conditions best suited to kitesurfing, the techniques required to participate in the sport safely and what is required to get going on your board.

Kitesurfing is one of the easiest wind sports to learn and with correct tuition you could be up and riding in 2-3 days. It is possible for almost any person to do and requires very little physical strength as all the power from the kite comes through your harness.

Most of our lessons are done in Jeffreys bay on our perfectly suited flat water lagoons of Aston bay or Kabeljous or on the nearby Kromme river mouth of st Francis Bay. With our steady Easterly winds, shallow and uncrouded lagoons we offer a safe environment for students. If you are in PE this ideal facility is definately worth taking the short drive from Port Elizabeth to use as it will speed up your progress and add to safety.

Our school is not like other schools that teach in large groups, typically our lessons are 1 on 1 but if there are more people we will limit our lessons to just 2 people. This gives you the private attention that you need to progress at your own pace whilst allowing us to adapt the structure of our lessons to your needs. Here is our typical lesson format that we use.

Typical Lesson format includes.

Lesson 1:

  • Flying of a trainer kite to get the basic control of left and right and understanding of the wind window.
  • Kite set-up and flying.
  • Safety procedures.
  • Launching and landing procedures.
  • Basic control of the kite on the beach, including; power, depower, left right and power stroke.

Lesson 2:

  • Body dragging in the water including downwind and upwind body dragging.
  • Board retrieval.
  • Body dragging with the board.
  • Self rescue.

Lesson 3:

  • Progression to board riding.
  • Starting procedure.
  • Principals of staying upwind.

Rates

Our rates are R450 p/person ( 2 hours )

Lesson equipment.

Included in our rates is all the equipment required: Kite, Bar, Lines, Harness, Pump, helmet, board and wetsuit if required. ( wetsuit sizes are limited to Medium and Medium tall so if you require another size please find a wetsuit by your own means )

Purchase of equipment.

If you decide to buy any new kite from us we will throw in 2 lessons at no additional cost, otherwise if you decide to buy new equipment from us after you have already done the lessons we can reimburse you for the lessons taken.

Expert advice

Windsports Paradise knows kitesurfing equipment and conditions. We provide you with expert advice regarding kitesurfing equipment and tuition. If you have any questions, please contact us.