Kitesurfing courses for beginners
Discover kitesurfing in complete safety on the Almanarre beach in Hyères (83)
KGG Kitesurf School
For beginners’ kitesurfing courses, we offer three types of sessions so that you can discover the discipline from all angles. We make sure that you have every chance on your side to master your board and sail as quickly as possible. The bay of Almanarre in Hyères is a perfect place to practice kitesurfing in complete safety.
Requirements
Know how to swim and be comfortable in the water.
Our beginners' kitesurfing courses allow you to discover kitesurfing and to experience your first gliding sensations.
The course for beginners:
- Schedule the time slot the day before by phone to determine the best weather slot
- Meeting at the water sports base 10 minutes before the start of the course to validate the licences
- Allocation of equipment and briefing before departure
- Departure by boat directly to the base
- Practical kite course in the open water or on the beach
- Debriefing at the end of the course at the school
Several sessions are offered for beginners:
Initiation to Kitesurfing from the beach
Introductory kitesurfing sessions on the beach to discover the kite equipment, get familiar with the rigging of the sail and the different safety systems.
Before taking the kite in hand, you will learn the theoretical information about the flight window and power zones to understand the functioning of your kite.
Kite handling is 80% of the work in kiteboarding.
Learn how to fly the kite, stabilize it and launch the kite to make your first water start.
Introduction to kitesurfing in the open water
Open water sessions in the bay of Almanarre in the Var.
Far from any obstacle, you will practice safely the handling of the kite sail and the basics of piloting.
You will be able to initiate yourself to towed swimming and make your first “water start”.
You will discover the joys of gliding and make your first tacks over a few meters and then long distances for a maximum of sensations!
Towed board initiation
This session allows you to discover the glide with the kite board towed behind the boat. You will be able to discover the pleasure of gliding and to concentrate on the work of your supports, your displacements such as you will do it later with your kite.
Our pedagogy consists in isolating the learning of the glide and the handling of the kite to facilitate your progression.
A well-equipped beginner can start the discovery of the activity in a more comfortable way with all the chances on his side.
KGG school in Hyères in the Var
On the programme, strong sensations and good humour!
Key stages in learning to kitesurf for beginners
Discovering the activity of kitesurfing for beginners in different stages: discovering the environment and the equipment, learning the safety rules, piloting the kite and mastering the glide.
1. Flying the kite
Learn to handle your kite, discover the flight window, fly the sail with finesse.
2. Towed swimming
Use your kite sail to learn how to move around in a towed swim
3. Waterstart
Learn to put on your board and make your first starts
4. First Slides
The feeling of the first glides, you can now take your first steps!
Quality equipment adapted for an introduction to kitesurfing
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A harness
so that you can attach your kite and use your body as an anchor point and have your arms available for steering the kite.
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A wider board
and longer than the classic boards. It offers beginners more stability and facilitates the first water starts and first edges because it has more lift.
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The wings
for beginners allow a better take off from the water. They are less reactive, less fast so as not to surprise the kiteboarding beginner who has not yet mastered the piloting of the sail.
In order to practice safely without risk of injury, beginners are equipped with additional protective equipment:
- A protective helmet.
- A buoyancy waistcoat, comfortable and adapted to kitesurfing.
- A 3 to 6 mm wetsuit suitable for various temperatures.
At the end of the beginners’ course you can continue your learning with an advanced kitesurf lessons or a kitesurfing course for a more complete training.
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Come and meet us in Hyères on the bay of Almanarre in the Var (83)
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