| Are you interested in kitesuring lessons ? You | | | | rigging , introduce harness and safety release, |
| could do worse than look at Edge Watersports in | | | | water-relaunch . |
| Exmouth who offer exceptional kitesurfing | | | | 1.3 Body Dragging Key points: going downwind, |
| instruction. | | | | across the wind and upwind, one handed flying |
| Proprietors , Steph and Eric are fully involved with | | | | technique, balanced body drag, deep water |
| the sport and although they may not be directly | | | | pack-down.. |
| involved with your learning experience, they are | | | | 1.4 Kitesurfing Theory Key points: site |
| fully involved with its organisation & management. | | | | assessment for land and sea, tides, weather, local |
| Steph has won 2 world kite race championships | | | | weather patterns |
| and is the holder of a world record. Eric is wave | | | | Second Day |
| legend and is one of the most knowledgeable | | | | 2.1 Dry land demo simulation of water start Key |
| people within the sport. If you need to find out | | | | points: is it safe to go out?, board types, stance, |
| the latest news on products or the best kite | | | | kite movement |
| spots Eric is your man. | | | | 2.2 First Board Starts Key points: learn to bring on |
| Tuition takes place either in the Exe estuary or on | | | | the power. Learn to correct body position early |
| (Pole sands). On arrival at the kite spot for the | | | | 2.3 First Rides Key points: prolonging the travel by |
| day it is expected that you will need to pay for | | | | working the kite, introduce rights of way rules. |
| car parking and either go by boat or walk to the | | | | 2.4 Independent Kitesurfing Key points: the ability |
| spot for that day. There is a boat which is used | | | | to rig, launch, decide on kite size, site assess, |
| for transport & safety and this is on the water | | | | relanch the kite from the water, board start |
| at all times. | | | | without the aid of assistance. |
| First Day | | | | The most important thing to remember is to |
| 1.1 Basic Kite Skills Key points: land based kite | | | | have fun. Edge Watersports offer some of the |
| flying , wind window, communication signals , | | | | best kitesurfing lessons in the World. Don't miss |
| launch & landing . | | | | out. |
| 1.2 Water Based Flying Key points: kite inflation, | | | | |