Advanced Kitesurfing Wave Riding Course

Ready to ride the waves like never before? Our 3-hour Advanced Wave Riding Course is your golden ticket to mastering the art of kitesurfing on waveboards. Each lesson is uniquely tailored to meet your individual skills, ensuring you get the most out of every moment.

Course Content

Although sessions will vary according to your experience and kitesurfing goals, here is a guide as to what we will cover in this course:

Board and Kite Selection:
1. Understanding Your Gear: Learn more about the types of boards and kites best suited for wave riding.
2. Matching Conditions: Learn how to choose the right equipment based on the current sea conditions, wave size, and wind strength.
Getting Out Back:
1. Breaking the White Water: Master techniques to navigate through breaking waves and get to the unbroken waves beyond.
2. Positioning for Success: Discover how to position yourself effectively to catch the ideal wave.
Wave Selection:
1. Reading the Ocean: Understand how to identify potential wave sets and select the most rideable waves.
2. Anticipating Wave Behavior: Learn to predict how a wave will break, allowing you to be in the optimal position.
Kite Control on Wave:
1. Harnessing Power: Delve into the nuances of controlling your kite's power while on a wave.
2. Dynamic Adjustments: Master techniques to adjust the kite's position rapidly in response to wave changes.
Board Control and Carving:
1. Turning Techniques: Get hands-on with advanced turning techniques that allow sharp and fluid carving on waves.
2. Stance and Balance: Refine your body positioning for maximum control and response on the wave face.
Strapped and Strapless:
1. Advantages and Challenges: Understand the differences between using strapped and strapless boards.
2. Transitioning Between the Two: Learn techniques to transition from a strapped to a strapless setup and vice versa.
Slashing with more Spray!:
1. Adding Flair: Explore techniques to make your turns and slashes more dramatic and visually appealing.
2. Safety and Control: While aiming for that extra spray, ensure you maintain control and safety throughout.

By exploring these elements in detail, the advanced wave riding kitesurfing course ensures you not only enhance your skills but also truly understand the intricate dance between rider, kite, and wave.

You will also receive our Kitesports Theory Training Manual to complement your practical learning.

Why Choose Us?

Nestled on the stunning Newgale beach in Pembrokeshire, Wales, we have been the go-to spot for kitesports since 2001. Our prime location within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park offers a picturesque backdrop to your kitesurfing journey.

All of our kitesurfing instructors are BKSA or IKO accredited, ensuring top-quality training.

From beginners to experts, we cater to all with a diverse range of courses in Kite Sports, Surfing, SUP, and Coasteering. Plus, our instructor training courses have honed the skills of many.

All essential kite and safety equipment, harnesses, wetsuits, and surfboards are provided. But if you're more comfortable with your personal kit, bring it along!

We welcome all kitesurfers who can kitesurf upwind, perform basic jumps, and swim 50m. If you are not yet at this level, please consider our beginner or improver lessons at the bottom of this page.

Your own kitesurfing equipment (optional), swimming attire, towel, and cosy outdoor clothing for pre and post-session.

Each session lasts for 3 hours.

It's held at Newgale Beach, Pembrokeshire, within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.

The course emphasises mastering kitesurfing on waveboards, carving, wave selection, and more.

You must be able to kitesurf upwind and perform basic jumps. If you are not there yet, we have beginner and improver kitesurfing lessons which you can choose from at the bottom of this page.