Introduction to Powerkite Sports

• Welcome and registration
• Short classroom session, including a safety & equipment briefing
• A choice of the following Powerkite Sport sessions - Kite Landboarding session, Kite Buggying session, Kite Surfing session
• Experience gift pack including smart wallet and personalised voucher.
• Personal Accident Insurance to the value of £50,000 together with cancellation indemnity.

Kite Landboarding:

After an intial welcome and registration you'll have a short classroom session, including a safety & equipment briefing. Your morning session will begin with  Powerkiting basics and you will learn how to use the wind to maximise both speed and power. You'll then receive a well deserved lunch break before continuing with Powerkiting, then introduce the Kite landboard for your first attempt at traction kiting.  Using the kite as your power source and resisting its pull, the power is transmitted
to the wheels of your board.  By manoeuvring the kite and board it will enable you to pick up speed and stop even in low winds. The power kite can provide so much lift it will actually help you balance on the board.  Once rolling you quickly speed up as the power of the kite pulls you forward.  Once you’ve learnt where to position the kite in the sky and how to balance the board, you’re away.

Kite Buggying:

After an intial welcome and registration you'll have a short classroom session, including a safety & equipment briefing before transferring to the activity site. Your morning session will begin with Powerkiting basics and you will learn how to use the
wind to maximise both speed and power. It's then time for a well deserved lunch before continuing with Powerkiting, then introduce the Kite buggy for your first attempt at traction kiting.  The front wheel is steered by the pilot’s feet, leaving the hands free to control the kite.  With practice you can steer the buggy in any direction, even upwind.  Manoeuvring the kite will enable you to pick up speed and slow down, even in low wind.

Kite Surfing:

After an intial welcome and registration you'll have a short classroom session, including a safety & equipment briefing, then it’s hands on all the way. Watch as your expert instructor sets up the kite surf kite then it’s into the water to learn how to launch, land and fly the kite. Experience your first body drag powered by the kite under the watchful eye of your instructor and then it’s time to put your flying skills together with the kiteboard and practice your first board starts.

• Minimum age: 15 (although parental supervision is required for under 18’s)
• Medical problems must be declared on a form to be completed before participation – in particular for individuals with limb injuries, disabilities, heart problems or epilepsy.  Instructors may also discuss your individual issues directly.
• Kite Surfing:  Swimsuit to wear underneath a wetsuit. Participants must bring a towel, swimsuit and change of clothes plus a waterproof bag and provision for lunch.
• Kite Buggying & Kite Landboarding:  We recommend you wear suitable tough clothing and footwear (no flip flops or sandals). You will be provided with all equipment required to take part including a helmet, buggy or landboard and correct size kite for the conditions.
• Please allow approximately 6hrs for the whole experience
• Kite Surfing runs on selected days throughout the year including weekends.  Please note that in the winter months (mid October to
  mid April) the water conditions are often unsuitable
• Kite Buggying & Kite Landboarding run on selected weekends between March and November
• If there is no wind on the day then Kite Surfing may be replaced by another activity that is best suited to the weather conditions on the day.
• If Kite Buggying or Kite Landboarding is cancelled due to weather conditions then an alternative date will be offered to you
• Wetsuits (for Kite Surfing Course only) are provided and all equipment needed to experience the sport is included. 
• There are full changing and shower facilities
• No experience is required as the taster day is aimed at complete beginners
• Refreshments and lunch may be purchased on the day
• Spectators are welcome – due to the open landscape this sport can be easily viewed from a bank overlooking the harbour

All you have to do is pay for the experience you wish to purchase and we’ll send a gift pack to you or directly to the recipient. A voucher and booking information will be included in the pack so you just need to check the info and book your experience.

Dorset - Portland

Please note all locations are correct at current time but may change or be withdrawn for reasons beyond our control.

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