![]() That’s where the rubber hits the road: while flying the kite on the beach was fun, this gets a bit more intimidating. This is often an exhausting step, particularly if the wind is strong or gusty. The next chunk of learning is body dragging, which is getting dragged by your kite in the water without a board in a controlled way and direction. Body dragging: instructor lesson (3 hours) You learn to set up your kite and lines, how to launch the kite and fly it in the neutral and power zones, how to land your kite safely, and how to depower the kite and use the quick release emergency feature. ![]() Then you move on to an actual kitesurf kite which has the power to pull you and requires you to wear a harness around your waist to tie the lines on. You generally need no more than about half an hour to get become familiar with flying a small kite, learning to turn it around, giving it power and feeling the traction. You’ll probably start with a trainer kite, which is a small, low power kite that you just maneuver with your hands, without a harness. The first thing you need to learn is how the wind works and how to fly a kite. Flying and security: instructor lesson (3 hours) For information on how to choose a kitesurf school, see this post. For more about self-teaching, see can I teach myself to kitesurf?. Note: to learn more about the cost of getting into kiteboarding, check out this post. Let’s break this down a little and look at the steps involved and how much time each typically involves. So basically, if you really set your mind to it and have access to the right conditions and instructor, what they say is true: you can really learn to kiteboard in a few days. Actual learning time will depend on your learning skills, fitness level, wind and water conditions, the frequency of your sessions, and the quality of your instruction. So how long does it take to learn to kitesurf really? With riding upwind as a goal, it should take you between 15 and 20 hours to learn to kitesurf, including instructor training. You just want to know what you’re up against, and how fast you’ll be able to enjoy the heavenly feeling of riding the wind! When you ask around, just about everyone has a different estimate about how long it took them to learn to kite.
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