THE ORIGINAL KITESURF SCHOOL TO LEARN IN PARADISE

Kiteboarding Zanzibar’s number one goal in every lesson is to reduce frusteration level and accelerate the learning curve. To achieve these goals, all of our lessons offer IKO teaching steps for beginers, intermediates and advanced students. 

 

Our teaching method has been proven to be extremely successful, and allows instructors to tailor each kiteboarding lesson to the client’s individual learning rates and needs. As a result, our students become independent kiteboarders more quickly and safely, making kiteboarding lessons in Zanzibar an experience of a lifetime. 

The best months for beginners are from June until the beginning October and from the end of December until March

Level 1 - Beginners

3/4 hours 1 day Course

 

The first day of the kite course is dedicated to preparation of the material, knowledge and evaluation of the practice zone. You will learn to fly the kite with perfect control through a series of exercises. These exercises teach you the right handling of the kite in order for you to able to enter the water smoothly and with confidence.

 

 Level 1

 Course Achievements; 

 

• Know safe wind directions and conditions for kiting

• Know hazards on a spot

• Set up a triner kite

• know the use of safety system

• Carry and handle the kite properly

• Have a basic flying skills with trainer kite

• Launch and Land the trainer kite with an assistant

• Twist and untwist the lines while flying the kite

• Walk and change directions while flying the kite

• Know the wind window

• Set-up a 4/5 line kite with a full de-power system

• Pre-flight check equipment and settings

• In-flightcheck equipment and settings

• Pull quck release and active kite-leash

• Understand and use the international Communication signal

• Launch and land the kite to an assistant and as an assistant - 4/5-line de-power kite

• Control the kite hooked into the harness

• Understand the de-power system and can use the safety system (with2 and 1 hand)

• Advance flying skills with the de-power kite

• show full control of the depower system in flight

• Self Land

• Recover the bar and kite 

 

Level 2- Intermediate

6/8 hours Two days day Course

 Level 2

Course Achievements;

 

• Enter and exit the water independently and safely while controlling the kite

• Water re-launch the kite

• Body drag downwind

• Maintain correct kite position in the wind window

• Change direction to the left and right while bogy dragging

• Self rescure and full pack down in deep water

• Upwind body drag to recover board

• Upwind body drag holding the board with one hand

• Enter and exit at the same point while upwind body dragging

• Know the power stroke for a water start

• know the safety rules and theory for the water start

• Can put the board on the feet and maintain the correct position for the water start

• Water start in both directions and ride a short distance

• Come to a controlled stop

• Understand the weather forecast, tidal and wind effects

• Determine the wind strength, direction and quality

• Know the right of way rules

• Know equipment set up and choice according to the weather conditions

 Level 3

Course Achievements

 

• Control the riding in all directions includint upwind

• ride amongs other riders and water users and respect the right of way rules

• Change the direction without stopping

• Make a toe side turn

• Risk assessment and awareness of the riding area

• Self launch

• Know the theory and safety rules for jumping

• Land a basic jump

 

The second day you will enter the water to practice body dragging, where you are pulled by the traction of the kite. Body Dragging consists of several exercises in which you will learn to move in the water and get a feel for the possibly directions of riding. The most important goals are to learn to create power and acceleration with the movement of the kite by moving away from and returning to the beach while controlling the kite with one hand, learning to retrieve the board and launching the kite from the water. 

 

The Third day you will practice the water start. The water start is the most difficult part of the beginners training, but with our method you can slide above the water with your board in three easy steps. After you’ve conquered this task, you can really start enjoying the sport. During the exercise you will learn to coordinate the correct movement of the kite, create speed, position of your body and maintain the balance on the board while riding. 

The 4th day is all about bringing all your knowledge together. Once you're up and riding at a basic level, you'll need to learn how to stop, how to ride in with both your left and right foot forward, how to keep a solid body position, and finally, how to keep the speed under control. You'll learn how to retrieve a board and become an Independent kitesurfer. At this point you'll be able to rent the equipment and keep practicing on your own under our supervision. It is possible to add a fifth course day if you are interested in learning more advanced techniques. 

Level 3- Independent

3 hours One day day Course

Referral or Level 3 Refresher 

3 hours (1 day) 

 

Refresh previous lessons, Self Rescue, kite setup and tuning, water relaunch of kite, upwind bodydragging, water start and continued runs on the board, turns or jumps if you learn quickly.

 

Up-grade your level from level 2 to level 3 in perfect conditions. Understanding to reach the independent kitesurfing level.

 

 

Discover Kiteboarding

1hour (1Day) 

 

The Intro to Kiteboarding is the fastest, easiest, and safest way to discover the kitesurfing world. During this lesson you will have fun learning the basics of flying a trainer kite in the wind window and the power zone. This 1 hour lesson include full equipment and instruction with our trainer kites. Now that you hooked, we will credit the intro to the basic full intro!!!

 

The Lesson Includes: Wind Direction, Wind window, Power and Neutral zone, Safety Area, Set up the trainer kit, bar and lines, kite control twist and untwist the lines.

 

 

​Wave Riding

2-3 hours (1day)

 

In the Basics of wave riding course you'll learn how to ride the waves with Direction, on a surf kite board, with or without foot straps. You will learn the correct movement of the kite depending on the direction of the waves and wind. (We will also teach you how to make a very radical carving off the rip and bottom turns with kite loops and downloops.)