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Kitesurfing Lessons
Kitesurfing is the ultimate buzz and the latest water sport to take the world by storm. Small wonder really when you consider kitesurfing is a hybrid of sports such as snowboarding, kiteflying, wakeboarding, windsurfing, surfing and skateboarding. Kitesurfing has come a long way in recent years and is now one of the most accessible water sports on offer as well as being an incredible adrenaline rush. With developments in teaching techniques and equipment the sport is open to all. After just a few kitesurfing lessons, you can take it in any direction you want, from huge jumps and wakeboard style moves, to wave riding and cruising, you can ride almost any type of board you can think of whether it be a standard kiteboard, a wave board or a dedicated speedboard.
WHY LEARN KITESURFING WITH EDGE
The Exe estuary (see webcam) and seafront offer some of the best learning conditions in the world. We are able to use safety boats to transport you to the best and safest locations to learn. These are low lying sandbanks which provide shallow safe water with no obstacles or third parties. Water conditions are generally flat or small waves with shallow waist deep water all of which are perfect for learning. The winds as for all the UK are variable throughout the year however we are fortunate that there are very few wind directions that are impossible to teach on.
Our Kitesurfing team are all fully qualified BKSA instructors and are amongst some of the best riders in the country and even the world with EDGE owner Steph Bridge now crowned World champion of kitesurf racing and a former national freestyle champion. Eric meanwhile is a BKSA trainer who is heavily involved with the training of many kite instructors here in the UK. All this means we offer you the highest quality tuition and the best advice.
Edge stock every top kite brand. This gives us a unique opportunity to stock only the kit that really rocks, most of which is tested by us before we buy it in so we know it really does live up to the hype. During your kitesurfing lessons with Edge you will have access to the latest kit and dedicated teaching equipment which will help you progress fast. After your tuition we will be able to advise you on what kit will be best suited to help continue your good progress. For more info on our tuition please give us a call.
THE COURSES
2 Hour Introduction to Powerkites (land based tuition) - £30
A perfect way to get into the sport and accelerate learning. Click here for more info.
Half Day Kitesurfing Taster Sessions - £85
These are the ideal way to dip your toe in the water to decide if the sport is for you or not. Our aim is to get you flying a kite straight away and get a feeling of the power and some of the basic skills to be learnt. Most of our emphasis is to introduce you to the wind window and the areas of high and low power the emphasis is definitely on doing the sport rather than being briefed on too much of the technicalities. By the end you should have a really good idea if it is something you want to carry on with.
1 DAY INTRO £130
On an introduction course we look at different types of kite and go through rigging and launching the kites. We pay particular attention on how the safety systems work and practice activating them. Once wet we concentrate on body dragging, basically getting pulled through the water by the kite, this is great for kite control and getting used to the power as well as being a blast. Inevitably you will crash the kite which gives us the opportunity to teach you how to relaunch it. Lots to learn but loads of fun.
2 Day Learn to Kitesurf - £230
The first day is the same as the 1 day course on the second day the aim is to get you up on a board. We normally recap body dragging and flying the kite with one hand a total prerequisite to having any success with the board. After this it is time to try your first waterstarts and first runs. This is where the fun really starts and the feeling of being pulled out of the water and going along make this a really memorable session for all.
3 Day Learn to Kitesurf - £310
By far our most popular course. The first 2 days follow the same content as the 2 day course however the 3rd day is dedicated to getting those waterstarts and first runs sorted. We also concentrate hard on making you make the decisions as far as launching, landing etc so it's as much like independent kitesurfing as possible. By the end of the 3 day course students should have reached the minimum level needed to carry on kitesurfing independently. At edge we rate developing your independent and safe kite flying as highly as how far you get to ride the board without falling off.
1:1 Coaching - £40 per hour
This is available at all levels from complete beginner through to toeside riding, jumps, rotations and waveriding. You won't believe how a bit of 1:1 coaching can push you're learning and riding to a new level. All our instructors are top level riders and love coaching 1:1 at higher levels. It is essential to be really flexible with these lessons to make sure you get great conditions to progress.
Why not go for intensive kitesurfing lessons with us on one of our edge holidays.
