Quest 3 Hour Discovery Course Highlights
- Price from $125 / 3 Hours
- Listing categories School / International Kiteboarding Organization
- Location / Region Kenya/ Kwale County/ Diani Beach
- Kite Experience Beginner
Overview
3 Hour Kiteboarding Discovery Course
Our 3 hour Discovery course combines all the previous skills covered in the Taster session, followed by an introduction to the water based kites and related technical equipment used with kitesurfing.
We will take the time to examine how the equipment all sets up, the terminology for each individual piece and discuss all the safety aspects of the sport prior to hitting the water.
Once you’re hooked into the kite through the harness it’s time to fully experience the rush of kite flying!
Being able to understand and react to the kite’s pull is the next successive step. You will learn how to steer and control hooked in, hover and stabilize the kite around the wind window and handle the kites lift using the control bar. We will also examine the re-launch techniques required to get the kite back up in the sky when it crashes.
To find out what we cover during our Discovery course check out the IKO weblink here
Ideally towards the end of the first session we generally expect to be able to get most beginners to a point where they are semi-independent with the kite and starting to think about exploring the power zone and using the kites lift to body drag through the surf.
Our 3 hour Discovery course is ideal for anybody intrigued by the sport and looking to get an idea of what it is all about, without having to fully commit to a full course. No prior experience with either kite flying or any water based activity is necessary as this course caters for complete beginners.
To continue progressing from this stage, you now have the option to follow on with our 9 hour Intermediate course or go for the 12 hour Advanced option.
About Quest Kiteboarding
Quest Kiteboarding was established in 2012 on Diani Beach, which is located 30 kms south of Mombasa in the nearby Kwale County.
Our professional watersports centre is the premiere provider of accredited IKO training on the South Coast and specialise in all things kitesurfing related, be it beginner tuition or advanced riding technique to customised kite safari and day trips. We also provide kite buggy and S.U.P discovery courses and rental as well as cater for body board and kayak rental.
Voted Africa’s leading beach destination for 2014, 2015 & 2016, Diani is renowned for its world class white sandy beaches, clear turquoise water, coral reef and black and white Colobus monkeys.
This region of Kenya also experiences two consistently strong trade winds throughout the year which, combined with the expansive offshore reef creates a variety of perfect watersports conditions including great wave riding and downwinder sessions as well as flat, shallow, sandy lagoons for learning or freeriding.
This variety of elements ensures a fast, dynamic learning curve no matter whether you are a complete beginner looking to get into the sport or an advanced professional athlete training for the upcoming season.
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Freestyle, Wakestyle, Big Air, Downwinders
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A Few Kiters Widely Spaced Apart
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(IKO) International Kiteboarding Organization
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Contact
- E-mail info@questkiteboarding.com
- Website http://questkiteboarding.com/
- Phone + 254 706 373 201
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Address
PO Box 5780 Diani Beach, Mombasa, Kenya
Diani Sea Lodge, Diani Beach, Kenya
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