THE PROGRAM OF YOUR kitesurf & wingfoil COURSES IN BRAZIL
“Discover skiing, progress, become independent…”
PROGRESS OF KITE-SURF LESSONS
First session – on the beach (2h)
We will pick you up from your host , to take you in a Buggy to the Kite spot: La pointe (about 10 minutes by the beach and the dunes of Icaraizinho)
This first course includes a short theoretical part , on the equipment, the spot, the wind, the weather, etc., followed by a practical part where you learn to fly a kite of 4 m2 in order to familiarize yourself with handling a wing, knowing how to use a harness, safety systems , border-shock.
At the end of this first lesson with our kite surfing school, you will be able to control a kite on dry land and know the basis of the flight theory of a traction kite.
second sessions – Towed swimming in water (2h)
This course is dedicated to the practice of the towed swimming (or bodydrag) technique.
This is a technique which consists of moving in the water, without a board, towed by the kite…
During this course, you will be in the water, accompanied by the instructor , then alone with the Kite guided by the radio attached to the helmet . (a valuable aid for rapid progress)
3rd and 4th sessions – Waterstart (4h)
During these lessons, you will learn how to put the board at your feet while maintaining control over the kite and how to stand up. Let's go for the sliding sensations!
5th AND 6th sessions –
first tacks, secure navigation, go upwind (4 hours) :
You learn to confirm your first edges . You get up at each waterstart , you improve your sail handling technique, you pull your edges on both sides without falling. You learn to manage your speed and stop properly.
The instructor will then teach you transitions (turns), that is, jibes (downwind) and tacks (upwind).
You also learn the rules of priority in navigation and how to navigate among other kiters as well as how to take off the sail.
PROCESS OF WING-FOIL LESSONS
Wingfoil is a new, rapidly expanding discipline, accessible to all, and requires no prior experience in aquatic sports.
It is an inflatable wing equipped with handles, we hold it at arm's length (without a harness), and which will serve as propulsion for us to glide and fly above the water. It's a mix between windsurfing, SUP (stand up paddle), kite surfing and foiling. A guaranteed gliding sensation from the first lesson, then after a few hours of practice you will start to make your first flight!
The 3 stages of learning
The first step will be to rig the equipment (assembly) and learn how to handle the wing on the beach. This step will be super quick because handling the wing is not that complicated. Only 30 minutes to 1 hour is enough to do a waterstart simulation as well as learn land movements and piloting exercises then finish with some transitions on the sand.
The second step is to succeed in tacking! standing on a bulky and stable board you will learn to sail across (perpendicular to the wind) then upwind (going upwind) and finally reaching (going downwind). You will learn to control the direction, at low speed without the foil coming into action, with the board flat on the water.
The third step is to manage to gain enough speed to take off the foil. You begin to fly and steer, the traction of the wing then becomes very weak and requires little physical effort in the arms.
Following this lesson, the most gifted will be able to start learning transitions (turns), whether jibes or tacks.
Thanks to the 2050 cm cross over gong foil ideal for initiation. the flight will be carried out at very low speed and with impressive stability! Always accompanied by a sports teaching professional in private lessons with radio, rapid progress guaranteed.