3rd installment
To try and answer some of your other questions:
Yes: We will be doing another CHIX kiteboarding Clinic but it will be another "entry level" clinic similar to the day we had recently.
We estimate it will be in mid January '09 and we are trying to cater for those girls that enquired about the clinic but, for whatever reason were unable to attend.
The CHIX organising crew discussed, (before our event), what we would like to see in our CHIX attendee's progress.
We figure that we have provided the "appetiser" and now the CHIX attendee's need to get "entree" & "main course"
Some suggestions so far are;
1). Approach Elements or Red Baron & discuss the next level training they could offer to our CHIX attendee's, as they know what you have been taught already.
Training may incorporate on-water activity such as body drag &
maybe board work. (remember that you have saved a swag on the cost of entry level lessons already !!).
This will give a huge "boost" to your learning curve and you get to use their equipment, while training, to get a feel of what you may need in future.
2). Buy good equipment from our Adelaide sponsors, taking advice from all of the local shops and your instructors. (mention your CHIX clinic as you talk a deal
).
2). NSWKBA used a follow up approach by organising a weekend specifically for their clinic attendees so as they could move forward as a group.
For our CHIX attendees a safe area such as Milang, with its accommodation and easy launch/land areas seems like a good suggestion.
The NSW approach was to ask “Chix” kiting partners to look after the kids, cook etc. for that weekend so as the girls could get as much water time as possible.
Improvements will be made to the "CHIX enquiries/applications" system so as the paperwork becomes easier at both ends for the next clinic.
We would like any serious suggestions as to how we could improve the entry level clinics or how to keep the CHIX progession moving forward.
Regards
Fossil
