i have wind direction training and soo on.. because of sailing but, i want to get into kiteborading and a feww of my sailing mates do asweell were all 14 or 15 soo were like povo soo i would be awesome for some tips on were to learn without lesons like is lake illawarra anygood 4 it??????....... my mate has a kite and can teach us some stuuff (hes pritty good :) soo.... just dont wanna buy an expencive kite than not like it or buy a crap kite and doing **** all yeer? thanks
Mate lessons are for sissies. Just pick a decent wind, offshore is best, and you will be off and going. And leave the EPIRB behind!
ryan you will need money to get into kiting save up for a lesson first i can put you in contact with sum-one good flic me a measage and we will meet up at pegies and give you a hand to get started.
shane
....nothing better than takin the piss outa ya mates....keep up the good work.....
learn to spell and I'll teach you for free....
...well for a case of beer from each of you nancy pussies
. Does it pickup the wrong use of too, there, whether etc.?
There are some important things you learn in a lesson, safe way to setup and launch, what to do if the wind turns off shore and/or something fails and you need to rescue yourself, how to check if a cloud might kill you, I cant spell the cloud name and could not be rooted with a spell checker but fear the flames the forums spelling trolls so wont try.
I learnt to kite before there was training or IKO money hungry systems in place. I nearly killed my self doing stupid things and now that I know the IKO lessons I know its worth the price. You could also learn a lot from a IKO PDF with all the lesson saftey information. It would be better than nothing.
If you want to learn what you need to learn it would be around $600 of time to cover all the IKO lessons.
Hey Smellatroll,
You mad some valid points there. I did the IKO course about 18 months ago and they have come up with a great deal of stuff that makes the sport safe. However I reckon that for the majority it is both a crap way to learn and it is expensive.
I never gave any lessons because I realised that I would rather be kiting than teaching and teaching kiting the IKO way is expensive and pretty bloody boring for both the trainee and the student.
If they were to sell the course booklet and recommend that the student go away and assimilate the wealth of knowledge that is in it at the same time as become competent using a small power kite the lessons and the expense could be reduced significantly at the same time as make the whole process a lot more enjoyable for all involved.
Yes there are some life saving tips in the course. I shudder at some of the things we did learning by ourselves.
Don't be a tight arse and pay for lessons. If you can't afford it, choose another sport.
The iko is not the be all and end all of teaching but they are the only ones who provide a decent lesson plan and a good system of teaching.
Teaching yourself on a beach is a thing of the past now. The sport is too visible and it's profile is growing. You will add fuel to the ban/regulate debate by learning without proper insured supervision.
yeh, i had one lesson, similar background to you. Tell the instructor you come from a sailing background. The stuff you want to know is rigging, safety, launching, landing, self rescue. With the help of some doco before and after the lesson I found this plenty enough knowledge to go to an empty beach and get my kite skills up. Locals around here were eager to help the newbie too. Just remember to take care the whole time and remember how to fire the quick release. A kite has plenty more pull than you experience behind a boat..
I cun't a ford a teecher eder, butt I add a bin bag, a bar and for strings to lurn the basics... I jus neaded two had mor bin bags as I got bater.
OK seriously get 2nd hand gear, find a desolate beach (with nobody)... start learning... it will eventually happen... just don't do it near other people, until you can land, launch and back flip by yourself.
It's going to take 5 lessons before u learn anything.
Hey Bulk,
When i learnt in 2004, i had asimilar crash as that guy in the vid. - Good old fashion C Kite Beach slap, doesnt hurt anyone when they are learning.
^^^^Smart Ass. - Get back to the books and study. Surprised you remember what a kite is.
Here are some tips I learnt.
1) When you see windsurfers doing forward rolls on flat water off foam encrusted wind chop. Don't put up a 10m c kite ( 45knots + 10m C kite = 1 week in hospital)
2) Don't go up to some stranger and say Launch my kite please, only to realize they have no idea and end up launching it backward and side ways throwing you onto your face.
3) learn to relaunch your kite before you go 600 meters out to sea and drop your kite.
4) Kiting in off shore winds is a great way to meet smelly fisherman.
5) learn how to do a deep water pack down.
The IKO does have all the learning information on a PDF some where, I had a copy of it at one stage. every learner should have a copy.
