We have worked out the winning formula to help you understand and learn this amazing sport. We have been teaching for over 20 years and  been flying kites since the beginning and we have constantly been trying to get the correct method to teach this sport. We constantly have students that have had lessons elsewhere saying “AHH – Now I understand!”  We teach with everything that helps get you to understand because understanding how to fly a kite properly and  safely is what kiting is all about. We teach and show you what you need to do so that it can make it easier for you to get up and riding. Get on board with us and give yourself  the best opportunity to get into this amazing sport.

WHY?

We have slowed things down so that it makes it easier for you to understand as too many kiters are getting put onto a board and have never been taught the basics and without basics the road forward is so much easier. Many kiters fly their kite incorrectly and this is often through not being taught correctly, so we have introduced – online videos, 1 way radios, go-pro footage of yourself and more – all designed to help you see how easy it actually is if you just follow our  5 EASY STEPS!

HOW?

We realise that students are different and some learn better with practical and others better with visual, so we are using them all to teach. We give you access to online videos that will go through the theory and explain what we are going to teach you before the lesson you come to the shop to start. This will allow you to understand what we are doing before you even put a kite in the sky and allow you to process the information better.

                                                                                                                 BEGINNERS LESSON (MODULE 1 & 2)

You should not put an inflatable kite in the sky before doing Module 1 and 2. This a new sport for most students and so as not to be overwhelmed with information on your fist lesson we will give you access to online videos that will go through the theory as well as an explanation of how we are going to teach. You need to watch these before starting on the beach.

• MODULE 1  – Beginner
  • • set up and safety
    • basic kite flying
    • duration 1hr 30 mins
    • COST R900 for 1 hour and 30 minutes
    • plus you get access to all the videos
• MODULE 2 – Advanced
  • • We progress to more advanced kite flying
    • explain how you keep control of the kite whilst harnessing the power.
    • We will show you another short video to help reinforce your understanding.
    • COST R900 for 1 hour and 30 minutes

WATER LESSON (MODULE 3)

This is the body dragging lesson at La Mercy lagoon. We put you in the water with a kite (no board) and use a helmet radio to continue teaching. In order to progress into the water safely, you will need to display a sufficient level of kite control.  After Module 2  we will give you access to the next set of videos that will allow you to again see where we are going and also to help you understand why we are teaching you the way we do.

• • • advanced kite flying
    • water re-launching
    • La Mercy Lagoon
    • COST R850 for 1 hour and 30 minutes

BOARD WORK LESSON (MODULE 4)

The board lesson is where we take all the kite flying and training that we have been doing and put it all together. If you have grasped all the concepts that we have taught you then getting onto a board will be a breeze. If you are battling to get up and riding then we might need to reinforce some of the basic principles. We use a helmet radio to have communication with you whilst you are in the water.

• • • up and riding board lesson
    • 1 on 1 lesson with instructor
    • cost R850 per hour

BOARD CLINIC (MODULE 5)

We have introduced a 5th lesson  to help  you go upwind and become more competent if you feel that you would like to progress faster. We found that this allows kiters to understand all the wind conditions better and will allow them to understand what they can do better to allow them to get up easier.  It will go into detail about the following:

• • • KITE – how you need to fly your kite in strong winds and in light winds.
    • BOARD – It will go through exactly how you need to use your board to get up and riding.
    • BAR – the exact way your hands need to operate on the bar in order to ensure your kite flies correctly
    • STANCE – how you need to position your body to make sure you get onto the board
    • HARNESS – how all the above revolve around this piece of equipment
    • SAFETY – some basic rules of the water to help you keep safe

We give you access to all these videos before your next lesson then will do a hour long lesson with the helmet radio.

• • • • • COST R1250.00 (based on having completed Modules 1-4)
    • GO PRO ANALYSIS – you have the option to use a Go-Pro to video the above session.  We  use it to focus on your hands, bar and board. We then change the angle and focus on the kite to see what that is doing. We will then analyze the footage after the session and show you where you are making mistakes and also to explain where you can improve. Once students can see what they are actually doing and having their mistakes corrected, it allows them to improve at a quicker rate.
      • • COST R550

PLEASE NOTE  – our teaching methods are the majority of kiters that kite in the Durban area have been taught by us. We have done this by adjusting the course to suite each one. Our aim is not to do as many lessons as possible but rather to do as many as NECESSARY to get you up and riding!

It is important for you to ‘graduate’ from the one module in order to progress in the next.