{"id":2854,"date":"2012-05-25T18:35:39","date_gmt":"2012-05-25T18:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kitesurfvacation.com\/?page_id=2854"},"modified":"2019-11-28T20:16:03","modified_gmt":"2019-11-29T02:16:03","slug":"kiteboarding-lessons-in-mexico","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kitesurfvacation.com\/?page_id=2854&amp;lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Kiteboarding Lessons and Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"tweetbutton2854\" class=\"tw_button\" style=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fkitesurfvacation.com%2F%3Fpage_id%3D2854%26amp%3Blang%3Den&amp;text=Kiteboarding%20Lessons%20and%20Courses&amp;related=&amp;lang=en&amp;count=horizontal&amp;counturl=https%3A%2F%2Fkitesurfvacation.com%2F%3Fpage_id%3D2854%26amp%3Blang%3Den\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  style=\"width:55px;height:22px;background:transparent url('https:\/\/kitesurfvacation.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-tweet-button\/tweetn.png') no-repeat  0 0;text-align:left;text-indent:-9999px;display:block;\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fkitesurfvacation.com%2F%3Fpage_id%3D2854%26amp%3Blang%3Den&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kitesurfvacation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/kiteboardinglessonsmexico3-e1541027695674.jpg\" rel=\"wp-prettyPhoto[2854]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13242\" src=\"http:\/\/kitesurfvacation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/kiteboardinglessonsmexico3-e1541027695674.jpg\" alt=\"kitesurfschoolmexico\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENIDO DE INFO --><\/p>\n<p><strong>The <em>kiteaboarder<\/em> student will learn at the kiteboarding school all the following skills:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Level 1 on land (Introduction or Discovery Course, 3 hours.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">-Safe wind directions and conditions for kiting, -Hazards on a spot, -Understand the requirements for a good launch area, -Set up a trainer kite, -Know the use of <em>safety systems<\/em>, -Have basic flying skills with <em>trainer kite<\/em>, -Launch and land the trainer kite, -Know the <em>wind window<\/em>, -Set-up equipment (4 lines kite) independently and safely and perform a pre-flight check, -Use and reset all safety features on the equipment, -Use the kite harness,-Pre-flight check of equipment and <em>settings<\/em>, -In flight check of equipment and settings, -Understand and use the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc-of-kitesurfing.com\/info\/hand-signals.asp\">international communication signals<\/a>, -Launch and land the kite, -Control the kite hooked into the harness, -Understand the de-power system and use the <em>safety systems<\/em>, -Pull quick release and activate leash, -Perform self-rescue techniques to disarm the kite and get to shore with gear, &#8211; Perform a <strong>safe launching and landing of the kite.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Level 2 in the water (Intermediate, 3 hours aprox.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">-Enter and exit the water independently and safely while controlling the kite. &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CGcYINoxI_0&amp;feature=related\">Water re-launch the kite (video<\/a>), -Maintain correct kite position in the wind window, -First body drag downwind, &#8211;<strong>Upwind body drag <\/strong>to recover board, -Know the power stroke for a water start, -Know the safety rules and <em>theory<\/em> for water start, -Know the right of way rules, -Know equipment set up and choice according to the weather conditions,<\/p>\n<p><strong> Level 3 (3 hours aprox.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">-Put the board on the feet and maintain the correct position for water start, -Water starts in both directions and ride a short distance, -Perform water start on the board and maintain control of kite and board solo, -Control the riding speed by edging, -Consistent riding in both directions, -Consistent riding in all directions including upwind, -Risk assessment and awareness of the riding area, -Maintain control in most wind conditions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get in contact with us for more info or if you want to book your classes and kiteboarding lessons in Mexico.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kitesurfvacation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/kitecampislablanca2018-35-of-53-e1541027213370.jpg\" rel=\"wp-prettyPhoto[2854]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kitesurfvacation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/kitecampislablanca2018-35-of-53-e1541027213370.jpg\" alt=\"kiteboardingcoursesmexicoclasses\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13239\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Apart from classes for beginners, we also have different courses for advanced kiters. From jumps, tricks and any technique to improve your progression in your \u00a0kiteboarding level.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, we have started to teach <strong>Kite Hydrofoil classes<\/strong>. This new style\u00a0has allowed us to kite\u00a0even with \u00a06 knots. It is an excellent option for days with low\u00a0wind and especially to learn something new. The <strong>kite foilboarding<\/strong>, <strong>hydrofoiling<\/strong>, <strong>foil<\/strong> or <strong>foilboarding<\/strong> consists of using a special board that\u00a0has\u00a0mast, fuselage and two wings, which generates a lift and less resistance to be able to \u00abfly\u00bb above the water.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fkitesurfvacation.com%2F%3Fpage_id%3D2854%26amp%3Blang%3Den&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The kiteaboarder student will learn at the kiteboarding school all the following skills: Level 1 on land (Introduction or Discovery Course, 3 hours.) -Safe wind directions and conditions for kiting, -Hazards on a spot, -Understand the requirements for a good launch area, -Set up a trainer kite, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-FullWidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2854","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kitesurfvacation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kitesurfvacation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kitesurfvacation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kitesurfvacation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kitesurfvacation.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2854"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/kitesurfvacation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2854\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12780,"href":"https:\/\/kitesurfvacation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2854\/revisions\/12780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kitesurfvacation.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}