hello V,

surf fx on the gold coast conducts "one on one" courses with 3 instructors, "guy", "the professor" and "greeny"

paper, scissors, rock depends on who you get!

Hi Voirin

We also offer lessons by fully qualified IKO instructors here in Brisbane. We run a slightly different program here which we have been runnnig in the Sydney Kitepower for several years. We are finding that our clients are up and runnig in a much shorter time, saving money on lessons and enjouying their experiance much more.

We suggest that you start by flying a trainer kite, this is a much smaller safer version of the kites you will use on the water. You can fly on the beach or in parks if you are in land. By flying the trainer for a number of hours you can really learn how to controll and fly your kite with out thinking, giving you more time on the water to look where you are going etc. We have found you just can't get the neccasary kite control after 30mins of flying a trainer at the beginning of a lesson.

This means that by the time you come to the lesson you already know how to fly the kite and we just need to teach you how the water kites are set up and how to use them safely. With enough of your own hours behind the trainer we can get most people on the board in a 2hours private lesson. You can rent or buy a trainer from us at Kitepower.

Please don't hesitate to contact me in the shop for more info.

Jon KPQ