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KITESURF COURSE

Instructors certified by IKO (Int. Kiteboarding Organization).

Pedro Murta Marcos ID: 2557

João Ferreira ID: 2776

LEVEL 1 - DISCOVERY -----> Duration: 3 to 4 hours
Setting-up - Piloting - Safety - Managing the practice area - Spot analysis
A	Equipment carrying setup (inflate bladders, untangle bridles, and connect leading and flying lines).
	Determine wind direction.
	Know how the safety systems works (let go of the bar for 2 lines). The kiteboarder knows that the kite leash must always be connected before launching and until after landing.
	Piloting at the top of the window with short & long lines underpowered.
	Piloting a kite from right to left on the edge of the window.
	Incident simulation 1.
	Usage of the safety systems (dropping the bar).
B	Launching & landing at the edge of the window with an assistant.
	Piloting in the power zone under powered.
	Untwisting the lines by rotating the control bar without releasing it ( the kiteboarder twirls, bar in his hands above his head).
C	Independently conducting a thorough pre-flight check.
	Knows the wind window key words (top, edge or neutral zone, clock wise 9, 12, 3 o'clock, power area).
	Landing the kite alone and walking to the kite.
D	Body dragging without a harness.
	Piloting in the power zone.
	Untwisting lines by twirling in the water.
	Piloting with a harness.
	Use of quick release on harness line or across the leader lines to stop the kite power in case of emergency.
E	Piloting with one hand.
	On-shore self launch.
	Relaunching the kite from the water.
	Winding the lines in the water, and coming back to the shore, using the kite to be dragged.
	Awareness of the wind effects and their dangers (cliffs, mountains, hills, dikes, trees..)

LEVEL 2 - INTERMEDIATE -----> Duration: 5 to 6 hours
Waterstart - Managing the kite's power - Edging
F	Incident simulation 2. Using of the quick release (piloting while body is faced backwards).
	Body dragging using body positioning and piloting of the kite to move in wanted direction (once to the left, then to the right).
G	Awareness of positioning in space (starting point, arrival point).
	Piloting one hand while body dragging & piloting in waiting position legs down to the wind.
H	Board recovering and positioning of the feet into foot straps.
	Generating steady pull in starting position on the board.
I	Waterstart.
	Tying the board leash alone.
	First ride.

LEVEL 3 - INDEPENDENT -----> Duration: 4 to 5 hours
Riding powered - Going Up-wind - Switch of Direction - First Jump
J	Priority rule 1 : When two riders converge, the rider starboard has the priority and he pilots his kite up. Port rider (kite on his left side) goes down to the other rider and flies his kite as low as possible.
	Priority rule 2 : Outgoing rider has the priority over incoming rider.
K	Flying the kite to generate steady pull once standing on the board.
	Riding with power.
	Changing of direction up and down to the wind (edging up and down).
	Holding an edge with the board.
L	Choosing the right kite size.
	Methods of flying to de-power the kite (theoretical course about edge control).
M	Up wind riding (edging up while moving the kite down to slow down, edging down and moving kite up to increase the speed.
	Knowledge about where to focus to keep the right course.
	Up wind body dragging to recover board without leash.
N	Riding a twin-tip or a wake board.
	Switch of direction or jibe with a directional board.
	First jump (piloting the kite from onse side to 12 o'clock).

ADVANCED LESSONS

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School Rules

The Levels Discovery and Intermediate include all the necessary equipment, boat transportation and insurance. The Independent Level should be done with the student´s own equipment, however the school can also provide the necessary equipment.
If the student can’t go to a scheduled lesson, he should warn the instructor at least 24h before the scheduled lesson. Otherwise the lesson it’s considered done and should be paid.

If the forecast is not good for the lesson, wind too strong or too light, the lesson should be scheduled to another day.
The student should complete the lessons in less then one month (except on situations that may result from weather conditions, or there is a previous agreement with the instructor)
The student should respect the instructor and do what he say every time; the Instructor is not responsible for any injuries caused by the student to others or to him.

All the school equipment should be used with care and properly.

Kiteboarding Certificate

At the end of the course, the student will receive an IKO Kiteboarder Card recognised internationally.

Payment

All lessons should be paid in the beginning of the first level lesson.

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