It's Extreme in Cairns hooked me up with a lesson and gear, but they seem to be closed now. Also that was in 1999.

i'm not much help.

Luke from "kiteboarding cairns Australia" is such a cool guy. Google it! You won't regret it

Deffinately luke kbc cairns best service

Gilly3 said...
Short, beautiful drive up the road to Port Douglas and you will find Bretto from Windswell

windswell.com.au/

Great beach for learning too......

Great guy. I took my son there last year.i would recommend windswell to learners.

+1 for Port Douglas, I was there last year for a few weeks kiting and they all seemed like nice enough lads and a really good spot for learning (shallow enough to stand for the most part) and an easy walk up the beach while you are still losing ground.

Sure beats learning in Melbourne in winter!

I just returned from cairns.

The teacher at KBC was a disappointment.

When I was out in the water he was often looking at his mobile phone on the beach.

When I crashed the kite in the water and I came in he picked up the kite and slammed the kite on the beach and started swearing.

He was very angry - maybe he got some bad news on his mobile phone. Don't go to KBC in Pam Cove

KBC operate out of Palm cove - it is in deep water and rocky underfoot - not good for learning - I wouldn't recommend them.

I then went to Windswell in Port Douglas and Jimmy was an amazing teacher he had me up and riding after he taught me good bar control.

Port Douglas is shallow and protected and great for learning, Brett was also great and they are really professional - I was on a high after Jimmy got me up for my first ride - awesome.

Plus 1 for Jimi or Bretto at Windswell Port Douglas.

Just to give you guys the heads up. The instructor that was teaching the person is no longer working for us. This incident was a disappointment to us also. We have contacted the student , apologised to him for his experience, and refunded him for the lesson. The instructor was dismissed from working with us as soon as we found out about this. We are passionate and professional about the way we teach our students and will do our upmost to provide the best service possible.
Andy Bamford - KBC