Places are filling up fast for the KP Fiji Kite Clinic starring Rhys “The Man” Porter as your leading instructor, and located in – you guessed it – FIJI!!! Spend a week working on your kite skills in the pristine waters around Nananu-I-Ra at a dedicated wind-sports resort. Constant trade...
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Tag Archives: learning
Learn to kitesurf this season
The winter wind is bad news for those who already kitesurf (unless they have discovered the joys of stunt kites, Revs etc), but it’s GREAT news for anyone who wants to learn to kitesurf. If this is you, then now is the time to get out there with a trainer...
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What are you waiting for – Christmas?
In case you haven’t noticed, SUMMER IS HERE, which means it is now time for you to stop mucking about and learn to kitesurf. Our instructors are busier than the elves in Santa’s sweatshop and lesson times are rapidly filling up. So if you’ve been thinking about learning to kitesurf,...
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Don’t be a beginner forever
While doing is the best way to learn, watching and listening are also really important. We really like the Progression range of DVDs, which are packed full of practical information and tips you can use to improve your kiteboarding skills. Kiteboarding Beginner is the ideal supplement to professional lessons. The...
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So you wanna be a kitesurfer: Part 3
You’ve played with a trainer kite and had your lessons (see part 1 and part 2) and now you’re completely hooked on kiteboarding. It’s time to buy some gear. This is the point where you come running into KPQ waving your credit card around and screaming “give me gear!” As...
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So you wanna be a kitesurfer: Part 2
If you’ve followed our advice and got your kite skills tuned on a trainer kite (see Part 1 here), you’ll be itching to take the next step. Here’s what to expect from a lesson with Kitepower’s Brisbane Kite School.
Wind permitting, you’ll meet your instructor at KPQ and he/she will...
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So you wanna be a kitesurfer: Part 1
You’ve seen it in the ads, you’ve seen it in the flesh at Sandgate, Wello or Queens Beach, and you’re thinking, “I want a piece of that action, I wanna learn to kitesurf!” Before you come running in here credit card aloft shrieking “give me gear!” we ask you a...
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