Kitesurfing Course Content - BKSA scheme

Level 1 Introduction to kite flying (Day 1)

1.1 Basic Kite Skills

key points: land based kite flying, wind window, communication

signals, launch & landing.

1.2 Water Based Flying

key points: inflatables, rigging & pre-flight checks, introduce harness & safety release,

water-relaunch.

1.3 Body Dragging

key points: going downwind, across the wind and upwind, one handed flying technique,

balanced body drag, deep water pack-down.

1.4 Theory

key points: site assessment for land and sea, tides, weather, local weather patterns

Level 2 Introduction to the board (Day 2)

2.1 Dry land demo simulation of water start

key points: site asessment, introduction to different boards body position, board position,

kite movement.

2.2 First Board Starts

key points: learn to bring on the power. Learn to correct body position early.

2.3 First Rides

key points: prolonging the travel by working the kite, introduce rights of way rules.

2.4 Independent Kitesurfing

key points: the ability to rig, launch, decide on kite size, site assess, relanch the kite from

the water, board start without the aid of assistance.