Schedule California May - September
At our San Francisco location, Kite Lessons are easily scheduled, when scheduled in advance for Monday through Friday since those days allow for much greater productivity in beach areas. Week Day courses are prefered. Start time is normally 12pm though courses may be scheduled later or earlier depending on your requirements.

Weekend classes are best suited for those with prior experience who wish to advance further out into waters or become familiar in more popular areas.

Weekend courses are rarely available except when scheduled well in advance due to our small class size and advanced scheduling. If you know a date that you want, please email or call 415-517-3835 for a reservation.

Class Sizes
In most cases class sizes are two students per certified instructor. A class may have more than 2 students per certified instructor with an assistant provided.

Classes are designed to move at your pace, with an effort to move as quickly as you are comfortable to proceed. Comraderie is an important aspect of kiting that must be mastered to enjoy the sport so class sizes of at least 2 are prefered to maximize learning important skills and ettiquette.

Private lessons may be scheduled for those requesting a one on one course. Courses may be individualized to your needs.

Learning Curve - Mastering beginning kiteboarding
Normally you will require 20 hours of practiceto be able to kite effectively. A 3 hour beginner class provides all the neccesary skills needed to move on and practice independently though you may not have achieved riding the board in your first 3 hours. You will achieve an understanding of the sport, equipment and skills needed to launch, land, self-land, self-launch, relaunch and kite on the water involving the board.

Our primary class goals are to coach the students to make good and safe decisions on the path toward becoming a knowledgeable kitesurfer, completely self-sufficent kite surfing with large kites. In the course of the class students will achieve success and make mistakes that we will learn from in order to move toward larger kites and more advanced kiting.

Lessons over a longer than 3 hour period are prefered to achieve greater success with the board and kite in a variety of conditions. A 3 day class covering 10 hours or more is most effective to achieve beginner level or to proceed beyond beginner level.

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