Kitesurfing Lessons – Equipment you should be using during your Kitesurfing Lessons

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So you’ve decided where your going and with whom you’re going to take your kitesurfing lessons. What sort of equipment will you be using will you be using when you get there? Most (if not all) schools these days will teach on Bow kites. These new style of kite have swept the market over the last few years due to their increased safety, de-power and ease of relaunch compared to the older style C kites. Learning on a bow kit ensures you, the student, the fastest possible rate of progression with maximum safety and you should insist you are taught on a Bow style kite. There are several other names banded around for what is essentially the same thing, ‘Hybrid’ being foremost among them (a hybrid kite is a cross between a C and a bow kite, but for learning puposes serves just as well as a Bow kite).

Other kit is less critical and more a case of personal preference.  Harnesses can be either in the seat or waist style. A waist harness being like a big belt and a seat harness having straps to attach round your legs stopping it from riding up your chest (this can be very useful for those ladies amongst you with rather a lot of fruit on the balcony!!). Which you prefer will generally come down to personal preference. The same is true of boards and your instructor will be able to guide you on what size board is best for you during your kitesurfing lessons as it will depend on your size and how quickly you expect to progress.  Use the opportunity while your with the school to test every different piece of kit they have so you can start to get an idea of what the different bits feels like and whether you like it or not.

I’ll take a deeper look at individual bits of kit (kites especially) in a later article but for the moment if you have any questions please let me know and I’ll get back to you straight away. To learn more about Kitesurfing equipment read the next article in the series Kitesurfing Lessons – buying you first kite

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