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Windsurfing Guide Service Kitesurfing Guide Service Windsurfing Instruction Kitesurfing Instruction More Info Contact Mark Main Page	Click here for Beginner Kitesurfing Lessons Intermediate Kitesurfing Instruction Please go to Gorge Wind Guide Service - Main Page to see current pricing Kite Surfing Control - Jibing Your Kiteboard- Kiteboarding Upwind - Jumping and Big Air These lessons are designed to take you to the next level, getting the board and kite under control and upwind. As we kite surf together I will give you instruction and you will be able to follow my actions and see how it works on the water. Kite Surfing Control We will start with a review of how to waterstart and center your weight over the board. Next we cover getting on a plane, accelerating and slowing your board, as well as how to stay down on the water (instead of in the sky). We will practice the basic stance on land and review board handling and turning. Once on the water I will kitesurf with you as we work on controlling your speed and direction. Kiteboarding Upwind Moving upwind with a kite requires that you be powered up consistently and that you maintain control. You need to be able to get up to full speed quickly and keep the kite in the sweet spot. By carefully controlling the relationship between you and your kite you can create a situation where the kite pulls you across the wind instead of down wind. Learning to control your speed by fine tuning the angle between you and your kite allows you to translate your excess speed into upwind movement. We will cover the theory on land then work on it on the water. The strong up-wind river current makes the gorge a great place to work on this skill. Jibing Your Directional Kiteboard Directional kiteboards plane off with less power then wakeboard style boards because they have a much flatter tail. This means you can kiteboard with a smaller kite, but you need to switch your feet in each turn. Going back the other way without getting in the water is critical to staying up wind and greatly increases the time you spend on the water before becoming exhausted. We will work on land to get an understanding of the timing and get the footwork down, then move to the water. Jumping and Controlled Air Jumping is the thing that makes this sport so special, the sensation of being lifted out of the water and into the sky is unlike any other sport. Learning to jump in control is the key to enjoying this sport safely. After a discussion of flight safety and the theory of kite path, ramp timing, flight position, and landings we will work with a small kite on land to get the image of the kite path in your mind and the motions in your arms. Then we will move onto the river where the landings are a little softer. The lesson will first focus on small controlled jumps and perfecting timing, flight position, and landings before moving to larger air. Beginner Kitesurfing Lessons Kitesurfing Reservation Gorge Wind Guide Service - Main Page