Kite lessons
Kiting is a sporting activity which is a great way of getting out on your own, with family or friends. It is enjoyable for people of all ages and very energetic keeping you active and fit.
Once you have had a kiting lesson and got your kiting, boarding or buggy skills - the equipment is inexpensive. You can purchase a new 2-3 metre kite from £90 to £150. A kite board package for £156 to £365 (which includes a kite, board and safety equipment) or a kite buggy package for £360 to £685 (which includes a kite, buggy and safety equipment).
Once you have your equipment, all you need is the location and the wind to enjoy this cheap and action packed sport. Kite sports costs less than an annual gym membership, and you will be out in the fresh air, meeting new people who have similar interests, and who will gladly give you tips and advice on how to take your sport further - maybe to compete at UK or international level!
Learning to power kite on land and with a kite board is a good starting point for those wishing to move on to kite surfing. The principles for flying the kites are the same. All kite surfing lessons begin on land with learning the controls of the kite before progressing to the water.
Power kiting on land enables you to gain all the initial kite flying skills and board skills required for controlling your kite in or out of the water. Therefore when you are ready to move on to the water the only skills you need to learn is to control your board in the water.
Power kiting on land is a good starting point for children and young people who wish to kitesurf as in the UK children are not allowed to kitesurf until the age of 14 yrs.
Power kiting has many different varieties to choose from - you will be spoiled for choice. Within each header there are different activates and skill sets to enjoy.
Kiting
Once you have gained your kite skills you can become more adventurist, you can start static jumping, the kite is used like a pendulum with the kite going in one direction and you running in the opposite direct you will get hoisted into the air. Skudding is using the kite to pull you along and sliding on your feet. Remember we provide kite lessons in poole!
Kite land boarding
This sport can be carried out on the beach or grassland. You stand on the board with your feet in bindings which are attached to the board and use the kite as a means of traction to pull you alone, you can cruise along taking it easy or progress to Freestyle tricks. Like jumps, grabs or inverts. We can teach you how to kite board.
Kite bugging
This is similar to kite land boarding, you sit in a buggy which has one wheel at the front which you steer with your feet and two fixed wheels behind the seat which is about 150mm from the ground and you use the kite to pull you alone. You can just cruise alone or buggy race against other pilots, or carry out free style tricks which can be either surface tricks like spins power slide or on two wheels, or air bourn tricks like rotation. Learn how to kite buggy.
Kite buggy on ice
This is similar to kite bugging but the wheels are replaced with skis or blades and the kite is used to pull you alone on either ice or snow.
Kite skating
Sometimes referred to as Kiteblading, is a land based sport using kites to propel riders of inline skates or off-road skates at speeds up to 60+mph across parking or beaches, grassy fields, Typically used in rough terrain, kite skates use large pneumatic tires (8 to 12 inch diameter). Four-line, steerable parafoil kites are used as the power source.
Kite dirtsurfer
Composed of an aircraft aluminum tube frame, a laminate or composite deck and two 20in or 16in diameter BMX style bicycle wheels. Foot straps are (optionally) attached to the deck to give more control to the rider. The board is unique in that it incorporates a patented steering geometry where the front wheel pivots from a point in front of and below the axle of the wheel, via the 'Swingarm'. Dirtsurfing with a kite and is performed on flat open spaces such as beaches or fields. Utilizing the wind, riders can achieve incredible air time and perform tricks that would otherwise require a massive ramp. It is even possible to ride uphill with sufficient wind. Unlike powerkiting with a mountain board, the Dirtsurfer is unidirectional; that is, it only goes one direction.
Snowkiting
This winter boardsport, combining the airfoil and techniques used in kitesurfing, with the footgear and gliding surface used in snowboarding. Either a snowboard or skis can be used. In the early days of snowkiting, foil kites were the most common type; nowadays some kitesurfers use their water gear such as LEI Snowkiting differs from other alpine sports, in that it is possible for the snowier to travel uphill when the wind is blowing in the right direction. Like kitesurfing, snowkiting can be very hazardous, and should be practiced with care.
SB Kites is the only kite school in the Dorset coastal area which offers land based power kite lessons, kite buggy lessons and kiteboarding lessons.
Kev and Sue are ready to teach you, your friends and family all aspects of power kiting, bugging and kite boarding enabling you to continue the kiting safely wherever you are. We are experienced kiters with the correct insurance, as well as sports first-aid certificates, and one of our instructors is passed by the criminal records bureau.
Power kiting is a physical sport, so before the lesson, we kit you out with the appropriate safety equipment. We use a range of kites, boards and buggies for our clients and are happy to advise on the kites, boards and buggies that are right for you.
The majority of kite lessons will take place in Poole and Bournemouth, and we choose the best flying days to help you learn to fly! At SBK we can teach you the control of a power kite in one easy lesson - no experience is necessary. There are no minimum fitness requirements, and we tailor each of our courses to suit all abilities.
Contact Kev now, on 07706 445145 and speak to the man who can teach you to fly...