Here is our promise
We will have you up on the board - at least briefly - within your first kiteboarding lesson. (Assuming you know how to fly a two-line stunt kite)

Kiteboarding Lesson Gift Voucher
Not sure what to give? Looking for an unusual gift? Purchase our Gift Voucher for $299.00 and we will send a trainer kite to keep, and a Gift Voucher for 3 lessons. Learn how to control the trainer kite before the first lesson and we are confident that we can get anyone up on a board to experience the thrill of a lifetime.

Why should I invest in kiteboarding lessons?
Learning how to kiteboard without lessons can be very dangerous. Beginners always underestimate the power of the kite and dangerous situations occur within seconds.
With our lessons you will get a taste of kiteboarding and can make an educated decision on whether or not you really want to get into the sport. You will progress much faster and enjoy the thrill rather than taking a beating.
We will help you in selecting the best gear for you - new or used, from us or our competition, we will give you our honest opinion.

How quickly can I learn kitesurfing?
If you know how to fly a trainer kite with your eyes closed and are good on a wakeboard or snowboard, you know the basics and should be up and going within one to two lessons. If you do not have any board experience it might take a bit longer. However, if you do not know how to fly a trainer kite, we will not take you into the water during your first lesson. So save some money and learn how to fly a kite.

How much will it cost?
$100 for a one hour private lesson. This includes 2 instructors, boat support and all equipment (kite, board, harness, helmet, impact vest, wetsuit and safety vest for vessel). You will be in the water for at least one full hour.

How fast can I get a kiteboarding lesson?
Unfortunately this is not up to us. We need wind - ideally between 10-25knots. If there is wind we are available 7 days a week from sunrise to sunset and we will get you going quickly. If there is no wind you will have to be patient.

Where do you teach kiteboarding?
We teach in the area of Tauranga, New Zealand. However, if you get a few friends together for lessons, we will come with our gear and vessel to your local spot. Please contact us for further information.

I know how to surf, wakeboard or snowboard - does this help?
By being a good surfer you prove to be a coordinated athlete. However, the ability to surf will not help you to learn kiteboarding faster. What will help are any snowboarding or wakeboarding skills. Any experience in sailing will help you to understand the wind. Most importantly, if you know how to fly a two-line kite, you will have a huge advantage.

What lessons do you offer?
We are offering lessons for beginner, intermediate and advanced kiteboarders. Outlined below is our most popular one-hour beginner programme.

Beginner Programme
Most importantly you need to know how to fly a two-line kite or we will not take you out on the water.
During your first kitesurfing lesson, you start out learning how to correctly setup the kite and will practice flying in and out of the power zone, launching and landing while in the water.
Next we will teach you the technique of dragging yourself upwind - an essential skill in the sport since you will always have to be able to retrieve your board after a fall. Next step is re-launching the kite from the water and self-rescue skills.
Now you are ready for the waterstart! You won’t believe how quickly you will be up on the board and going. We will always be close with our safety boat and you can concentrate on our coaching. You probably won’t be able to stay up wind at first and quickly loose a lot of ground. But don’t worry, we have the boat for your ride back and you will actually spend the hour cruising downwind and not walking back upwind.

How good is the equipment?
We only use state of the art kites and boards. The kites are very stable, re-launch very easily and are super safe. The boards are wide and plane up very quickly and are ideal to learn on or to use as light wind boards.

Is kiteboarding safe?
There is always some risk involved in extreme sports. However, by using state of the art equipment and teaching with the safety boat, we minimise the dangers and create a safe learning environment.

How young is too young and how old is too old?
You are never too old to start kiteboarding. If your mind can do it - you can do it. How young is too young? This depends on your child but with 10 years of age you are definitely ready to rip.

What should I bring?
Bring your wetsuit - if you have one - and sun block. That's it. If you do not own a wetsuit, don't worry - we have got some.

Trainer Kites two-line kite

90% of kiteboarding is kite control. So if you want to get into the sport buy our or any two-line trainer kite and start practicing as much as you can before you come to see us for lessons. Ideally we would like you to fly the trainer kite for hours or until you are able to control the kite 'with your eyes closed'. We want you to fly loops clock and counter clockwise, figure eights, squares, etc. Experience the power of the wind by flying close to the ground from the left to the right corner of the window, or when flying the kite from above rapidly straight downwind. You will be amazed how much power our little 2m-trainer kite will create. Imagine now flying a 9, 12 or even 14m kite!