LESSONS
KITESURF LESSONS
Private lessons
1 student / 1 kite
2H
Discovery 4H
Intermediate 6H
Independant 12H
extra hour
120€
230€
340€
670€
55€
Semi-private lessons
2 students / 1 kite – price/pers
2H
4H
6H
12H
extra hour
75€
130€
190€
370€
50€
LESSON PROGRAM
At Kite Voodoo our instructors are trained & certified by IKO (international kiteboarding organisation) or FPVELA (portugeese sailing federation). We teach by following these international standards and lessons program.
Our kiteboarding lessons will teach you all the basics of handling and flying a kite, all the safety procedures, and how to be an independent rider.
- Discovery (4h) : Kite control + Body drag
- Intermediate (6h) : Water start + start riding
- Independent (12h) : Ride both side + being independent
Depending on each person it takes from 6h+ to stand up on the board and ride both sides independently and safely. Please note that the lessons plan and length are based on typical progression, individual results may vary.
Kite Control
- kite set up
- wind window
- safety procedure
- lanch / land the kite
- beach kite control / fligh one-handed / while walking
- Inflight quick realease
Body drag
- enter and exit the water
- kite control in the water
- water relaunch
- body drag 2 hands
- upwind body drag / with the board
Water start
- board position
- steady pull
- water start
- controlled stop
- Right Of Way (ROW) rules introduction
Independant
- ride both side
- control of speed by edging
- sliding transitions
- ride upwind
- self rescue and pack down in water
WING LESSONS
Private lessons
2H
4H
120€
230€
WING LESSONS
We provide you with everything you need to ensure you have a fun and safe lesson out on the water:
impact vest, helmets, wetsuit, latest foil boarding gear and wing are included.
On a typical wing surfing lesson your instructor will teach how to:
- set up the wing and board and make adjustment
- safety steps for handling equipment
- techniques how to enter water and get in position for water start
- demonstration and technique of water start/getting up
- controlling the wing and board direction (first time without foil)
- how to ride above the water on the foil wingsurfing (if previous foiling experience this could be in first lesson)
FOIL LESSONS
Private lessons
2H
4H
120€
230€
FOIL LESSONS
Join the new foil boarding revolution and learn how to fly over the water making the most of light winds.
On our kite foil lessons you will learn the basics to foil independantly.
- set up the foil board and make adjustments
- safety steps for foiling
- how to launch with the foil board
- board handling/ body dragging in the water
- how to control the lift
- how to ride above the water on the foil
- how to launch with the foil board
- how to change direction with the foil
- self rescue with foil
- To learn kitesurfing you must be able to swim
- All the equipement is included in our lessons, as the wetsuit, helmet, impact vest
- We teach children from 12 years old or minimum 35 kilos
- We use walky-talky to communicate during the lessons
- We will confirm the time of the lesson the day before, according to the weather forecast
- Lessons can be booked from a minimun of 2 hours
- You can book more hours than the packages. Over the 12H lessons, price per extra hour is 50 euros
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We charge only the effective time of the lessons
(starting from the moment your start wearing your wetsuit untile the kite is down)
BOOKING PROCESS
- You contact us with the contact form, or by email or by phone
- We send you a confirmation email within 48H (check your spam box)
- You will be contacted the day before your venue after 20h (time of the last forecast update) to check with you the program and the exact time of the lessons depending on wind conditions and your availability.
- In July and August each reservation need a deposit of the amount of the first lesson to be finalised (you can do it by bank transfer to the bank details we will send you by email)
- If deposit is needed, we contact you back once the deposit is effective to confirm your booking
STUDENTS REVIEWS
C’etait une 1ere et la team nous a super bien accueilli, Jean etait à l’écoute et très pédagogue.
Mathilde Gueganou
Super d’avoir un enseignement en français! + + Accueil, communication et professionnalisme! Beaucoup de plaisir à vivre ces moments !
Elsa Forrer Courbet
Switzerland
Super moment passés. Jean est un très bon instructeur, très sympa, très pédagogique et très patient. Une grande attention portée à la sécurité. Les prestations et le matériel sont top. Je recommande cette école et Jean, notre instructeur.
Anne Collomb
Had reached a stalemate in progress. Instructor quickly identified adjustments that enabled me to make good progress. Helmet,impact vest provided etc. Instructor had a good sense of when I was ready to go solo and skills to focus on.
John Kennedy
New Zealand
