IKO Kiteboarder Card

The card also is the key to gaining IKO kiteboarder global insurance and for Gear Rental as well as discounts at participating stores and partners of IKO. No card, no insurance! Make sure you get your card at the end of your lessons.

Intro Lesson

If you buy a new kite from Airborne Kitesurfing or Windforce, you will be given a "lesson voucher" which can be either used as a "setup and trim" lesson or as credit towards a full lesson. The "Setup and trim" lesson highlights the model specific flying and setup specifics required for the safe use of the particular kite you have purchased, this lesson goes on for one hour duration and is designed as a familiarization lesson rather than a specific "how to kiteboard" lesson. You will cover, kite setup, rigging, line adjustment, safety system use and resetting, basic flying and trimming, water relaunch, self launch and land as well as any other kite specific details warranted for the safe operation of your new kite. Or you have the option of upgrading with an additional $110 to be paid on the day of your lesson which adds the above setup to blend the lesson to include all of a  Single Lesson package Level 1 lesson also. With the upgrade, this lesson is for a minimum two hours.

Minimum 2 hrs - $240

This is the best choice for the learner who wants to learn kiteboarding and may already have some previous training or who wishes to do the full course but in a pay as you go style.The lesson content is the same as the levels in the Rider Package but obviously taken on seperate days as in the RP, but payment is in three parts.  We usually suggest having a couple of days to a week between lessons to allow physical recovery and integration of the information.

Of course this option of single lesson is taught one-on-one with your own personal instructor.  We will do our best to make sure you get the same instructor throughout your learning with us when you come back for a second and final lesson. 

For details on what you will learn, please refer to the Full Course - Rider Package   You may take additional lessons at your convenience.  Our Gift Certificates are sensational gift idea! Taken a further step, the "Ultimate Learners Gift Package" is the definite kick start for the committed learner (details on "Shop" page), or check out our Free Lesson program .

Surface handle pass 360 is the first place to start doing handle passes, they are relatively easy and do not cause a lot of pain in missed attempts.

Please read about and add a Handle pass leash before attempting any bar pass moves. The best conditions to practice in are smooth flat water and consistent winds. The best equipment to practice with are with a large kite in moderate wind conditions riding a big wide board.

There are two ways to complete the pass, the first is to pass from blind and the second is to pass from toeside. The blind pass is easier once you can ride blind comfortably unhooked. We will cover this one first. Starting from normal riding position, bring the kite down to around 30-45 degrees from the water, Bring your front hand as close as you can to the centre of the bar and slide or olly to blind. Lean away from the direction of travel putting weight on your back foot, take your back hand from the bar and reach around behind your back. Make the bar pass low on your back down near the small of your back, this will remove some of the stresses on your shoulders.

Once you have the bar firmly in your back hand, release it from your front hand and move your weight over the board and allow your shoulders to swing around into a toeside position. The last part of the move is to slide the board through from toeside to heelside again. Do this by grabbing the bar with your front hand again and allowing the board to flat spin through to heelside. Keep the board fairly flat but with a little pressure on your heels to prevent catching a toeside edge. Now you need to practice the whole move in one swift movement.

The trick is to keep control of the kite as with only one hand on the bar, if you wait to long to make the pass you will start to loop the kite. Have fun!