My wife purchased me a LivingSocial
Voucher for Father's Day for a 3-hour Kiteboarding lesson with
SG Kiteboarding.
The beginner lessons cover flying the kite for the first few hours and self-rescue techniques.
The lesson took place with two other participants at César Chávez Park in Berkeley, CA. We learned to properly launch and control a kite by shifting the pressure on the control bar. The lesson took about three hours, and everyone took turns flying the kite for a few minutes at a time.
We learned proper self-rescue techniques, emergency techniques, and how to set it up.
Flying a kite seems fun, but I wondered whether the additional learning time—at least another 12 hours on the water, by my estimate—would be worth it, given that I can already windsurf reasonably well. Kitesurfing brought new challenges; as a beginner, I found myself concentrating on the kite - I like that when I windsurf, I am always looking forward and never at my sail.
The beginner lessons cover flying the kite for the first few hours and self-rescue techniques.
The lesson took place with two other participants at César Chávez Park in Berkeley, CA. We learned to properly launch and control a kite by shifting the pressure on the control bar. The lesson took about three hours, and everyone took turns flying the kite for a few minutes at a time.
We learned proper self-rescue techniques, emergency techniques, and how to set it up.
Flying a kite seems fun, but I wondered whether the additional learning time—at least another 12 hours on the water, by my estimate—would be worth it, given that I can already windsurf reasonably well. Kitesurfing brought new challenges; as a beginner, I found myself concentrating on the kite - I like that when I windsurf, I am always looking forward and never at my sail.
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