Sardinia Kitesurf School

Alessandro, the head instructor IKO L2 (http://www.ikointl.com/) certified, and his crew will lead you in the awesome world of kiteboarding.

We provide kitesurf courses for all levels from beginners to advanced, offering both group (small group 2 student 1 instructor) and private lesson.
Our kitesurfing courses are designed for maximum enjoyment, developing skills, and giving you all the correct tools and guidance to achieve your goals.

Student's safety, lesson quality and advanced teaching methods, including the use of radio communication for immediate feedback for fast learning - and video feedback, are all part of our approach to getting you kitesurfing to the best of your ability in the safest and most efficient way possible.

The IKO frequently evaulate its instructors with a quality control, so you can trust that the IKO instructors have a technical knowledge and teaching methodology .. several light years far from other instructors!
Our Kitesurfing School is based directly on Porto Botte bay, on the southwest corner of Sardinia, the best and windiest spot in Sardinia and in the whole Mediterranean sea.

Kitesurf beginner course:

aims to teach you how to start kite in the easiest and safest way. The goal of the course is to give you the right skills in kite driving, a very good knoledge of all safety procedures, and riding the board.
You can choose to follow the course having private lesson or in small class group (2/4 student - 1 instructor).
We arrange the course in 5 lesson, theory and practice. It takes 11 hours for the small class group, 9 hours for the class with private lesson.
If you already took some lesson before elsewhere, you can buy separely each lesson. Go to the course program

Improvement Kitesurf courses:

Improvement courses aimed at people who have done a beginner course ad want to go on to complete their training, or at people who already know to kiteboarding but want to improve their skill and learning the base of freestyle.

• Water Work Only 4 hours group session 2:1 
  This is a 4 hour course aimed at people who have done a beginner kite course elsewhere and for one reason or another were unable to complete it or feel they would like to recap on the water work to boost their confidence.
  Go to the course program
• Board Work only 2 hours group session 2:1 
  This course is for those who know and do the water start but still need few lesson to start riding in the right way.
  Go to the course program
• Kitesurf advance 4 hours private lesson
  The course A aimed at people that need to improve the base riding skill: riding upwind, riding in toe side, the jibe. The course B is for rider that are looking a fast and easy way to learn jumps, transitions, and other freestyle trics! Go to the course program
• Safety course 2.30 hours
  The course teach you the spot risk analysis, all safety procedures, the right to way rules and the self rescue. The course aimed at people who have a rinding experience only on lakes or to people that already follow a course elsewhere...but no lesson about safety in kiteboarding!Go to the course program

We do only private and semi-private lessons.
With an instructor at your side 100% of the time, we are able to accelerate the pace of the lessons, and ensure you learn in the shortest possible time, and with an approach which focuses 100% on your needs every moment of the class. Whilst seemingly expensive when compared to group courses, private lessons are more intensive, and therefore you will learn more in less time. We offer semi-private lesson (2 student - 1 instructor) to who are looking for a cheaper lesson or want to follow the course with a friend, or just want to join to our class. The ratio 2:1 ensures you a very good quality lesson level, infact you learn also looking the mistake of your lesson friend.

We use radio helmets and Kite Video Clinic System.
To provide you an advanced teaching methods we the use radio communication (radio helmet and headset) on the water for immediate feedback for fast learning - and video feedback if it makes sense.
The video camera is used for course Advance and optionally for other courses

Safety: our dinghy and is driver are ever available during the whole kiting day.

Kitesurfing is an extreme sport. So only an extreme safety is the right key to get in the awesome world of kitesurfing.

"4 Deadly Mistakes in Choosing a School"

• Non IKO-certified School: the IKO is the most important teaching organization of the world. The selection of instructor is very hard, and frequently the IKO check their quality level of all instructor. After a course the student give a feedback on the training and instructors, every year the IKO make a rewiev of the lesson plan, so all schools of the world follow the same methodology.
• Inadequate Communication: typically, in schools with few instructors, you will be given some instructions, then left alone in the water to "learn by trying yourself" while drifting away for 15-30 minutes, then you will be met by your instructor further downwind. You will only be given additional advices during your "walk of shame" (walking upwind on the beach while carrying your gear). Once back at your starting point, the instructor will help you launch again and repeat for another 30 minutes. During your 3-4 hours of kitesurfing "lessons", you will actually receive less than 40 minutes of useful instructions. So here is one tip that alone can save you 2-3 days of tuition: choose one of the many kite schools that now teach with in-helmet waterproof radio transmitters (a.k.a: "Radio Helmets) ! The instructor will be able to give you "real time" instructions when they count most : while you are practising in the water. It will be helpful for you !
• Group Lessons: By choosing kitesurfing lessons with the lowest student per instructor ratio, you will learn better and safer as you will have more of your instructor’s undivided attention. Rule of thumb is that you will learn kitesurfing at least twice as fast with a private instructor, thus don’t hesitate to pay twice the hourly group rate! A typical "one day" lesson can last between 2 and 5 hours, depending on the kiteboarding school, but this is little relevance.
• Beach Kitesurfing Lessons There is a limit to what your teacher can see from the beach. Prefer instructors that follow you on the water with boats or jet skis and give you “real-time” instructions. Once you've reached an intermediate level, try to find private kiteboarding lessons with an instructor who is kiteboarding himself as he teaches. This is extremely valuable as the teacher can show you the exact move that he wants you to reproduce, and then advise you via radio as you try. By now, you should be ready to call a kiteschool... but wait! First, seize the below limited opportunity to a week of “radio” taught private lessons in a dream location. You will not regret it !

Kitesurf Beginner Course
Introduction to kitesurfing & getting on the board

This course is designed to teach you the basics of Kitesurfing as taught by the IKO (Internationa Kiteboarding Organization) methodology, and aims to give you:
* A strong all round knowledge of the sport
* The confidence required to practice on your own
* A high level of safety awareness both on and off the water

You can choose to follow the course having private lesson or in small class group (2/4 student - 1 instructor).
We arrange the course in 5 lesson, theory and practice. It takes 11 hours for the small class group, 9 hours for the class with private lesson. The theory is done in our kite center using DVD and simulator tools, practice is done on the water using radio helmets.

Prerequisites - Your level of kitesurfing before you enter this course:
You should be able to swim and have an average fitness level.

What you will learn and the course breakdown:

Learn kitesurfing Level 1 (practice)

* Understanding the wind window
* Basic kite flying skills - flying a trainer kite
* Hand signals
* Launch and land the kite

Learn kitesurfing Level 2 (theory)

* Equipment and safety theory
* Kite set-up and kite maintenance
* Knowledge of the safety systems and safety procedures
* Launching and landing the kite
* Water re-launch the kite
* Self rescue and deep water pack down

Learn kitesurfing Level 3 (practice)

* Flying 4 line kite
* Advanced Kite flying skills
* Water re-launch the kite
* Basic downwind body dragging
* Self rescue

Learn kitesurfing Level 4 (theory)

* Spot risk assessment
* Wind effect
* Down and up wind body drag
* Board recovery
* Water start

Learn kitesurfing Level 5 (practice)

* Advanced upwind body dragging
* Body dragging with board
* Water start and riding in both directions

Course lenght and pricing:
Lesson 1-2-3:

• 6 hours semi-private lesson (4:1 o 2:1) 190 euro
• 4 hours private lesson 220 euro

Lesson 4-5:

• 5 hours semi-private lesson (2:1) 230 euro
• 5 hours private lesson 270 euro

It's possible to buy lessons separely.
Notes:The equipment is included.
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Keep away from people thar promise you the same program in less hours or in group lessons, also if you ask to Mandrake, he tells you that to learn quickly you needs at least 9 hours of a private tuition!

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Improvement Kitesurf courses

I corsi di perfezionamento si rivolgono sia a princpianti che devono ultimare la loro preparazione, sia ai rider più esperti che vogliono imparare la base del freestyle.

Water Work Only

4 hours group session 2:1 
This is a 4 hour course aimed at people who have done a beginner kite course elsewhere and for one reason or another were unable to complete it or feel they would like to recap on the water work to boost their confidence. They know all the theory, are competent beach flyers but just need to cover body dragging and getting on the board.
At the end of the course you got a excellent expertise on board recovery, water relaunch and riding.
Price: 140 euro/person

Board Work only

2 hours group session 2:1
This course is for those who need to get up riding and can already re-launch and body drag with 1 hand and are competent at flying the kite in general. At the end of the course you should be able to ride properly and start going upwind
Price: 70 euro/person

Kitesurf Course Advance A
Riding Upwind, jibe and Basic Jumps

4 hours private lesson.

Prerequisites - Your level of kitesurfing before you enter this course:
Your rider level will be assessed at the beginning of the course. It is in your own best interest to assign yourself to the correct course at the correct level. Before booking this course you should be able to perform water starts and having started to ride in both directions. You however cannot stay upwind nor do you feel comfortable, safe and independent yet and so this is the right course for you.

What you will learn and the course breakdown:

* Initial rider assessment: posture and kite control
* Controlling your board and your kite while doing a down-winder.
At Porto Botte you can go downwind for 4km/7km right from our doorstep, from Bunker to is Solinas Beach
* There will always be an instructor supervising you kiting with you
* Slowly you will be able to use the edge of your board to stay upwind with the correct kite positioning and kite control
* Point-to-point kiting: Starting and coming back to the same point
* Tacking upwind, being able to make ground windward
* Transitions to change direction with various kite control and board control techniques
* Basic jumping in both directions attracting spectators' attention
* Learning confidence in flat water and choppy conditions

After this course you will be totally independent and comfortable as a kitesurfer. You will be able to kite in most kitesurfing locations in the world. People will respect your skills and spectators will enjoy watching you.

Course lenght: 4 hours of private lesson.
Price: 220 euro
Notes:The equipment is included.

Kitesurf Course Advance B
Popping, basic Jumps and high Jumps

4 hours private lesson.

Prerequisites - Your level of kitesurfing before you enter this course:

Course lenght: 4 hours of private lesson (No group lessons).
Price: 220 euro
Notes:The equipment is included.

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