7 Day Kitesurfing Camp for Beginners in Brisbane, Queensland, in Australia

Kitesurfing or kiteboarding is one extreme surface watersport that is really fun and exciting to learn! A kiteboarder harnesses the power of the wind with a large controllable power kite to be propelled across the water on a kiteboard similar to a wakeboard or a small surfboard, with or without foot straps or bindings. Just like paragliding or flying, the learning process of kitesurfing or kiteboarding is quite involved, and normally takes around six to eight hours of one on one tuition, before you become competent enough to take your own kite out to continue the practice.

In this camp, you will learn all the basic skills from safety, trainer kite, set up, onto flying the big kite, doing body dragging, downwind. Once you can body drag downwind and upwind without crashing the kite, learned the relaunching and self-rescue, you are then ready for the board!

The first kitesurf lesson

For first lessons, you would normally spend about 30-45 minutes on land, going through all the safety, theory, setup, and basic land drills, then the rest of your lesson will be on water.

You will be flying a full size kite, learning all you need about kite control, body dragging, relaunching and all essential kite skills. When you can demonstrate competency in kite control, you will be taught to ride the board. Riding the board normally happens in the second lesson. Learning how to kitesurf is like learning how to drive a car. Some people can get up riding within 3 hours, some may need longer.

Surf Connect Watersports Centre conducts an evaluation at the end of each lesson and gives you a copy to take home. That way you know exactly what you have learnt and accomplished in that lesson, and what still needs to be learnt.

Kitesurfing is an extreme sport that carries a high degree of danger, so it's very important you have all the basic skills before going on your own.

Notes:

• All activities are subject to availability and weather conditions.
• All participants must be able to swim, of reasonable health and can fit in the safety apparatus. Sizes are from XXS to XXL.
• Alternative activities will be offered if the weather does not allow your chosen activity to take place. If the weather does not suit the chosen activity, you can choose any other listed activities including sight-seeing tours (subject to availability and weather conditions) for the same duration of time (4 hours per day including travel time).

Groups

During your stay, you will receive one-on-one lessons rather than group lessons. Surf Connect Watersports Centre is allowed to take up to 20 people per group, related or not. Plus they have over 20 staff so the team can run 20 private groups at the same time if required.