How long does it take before I am consistently riding on the kiteboard?
The average person takes between 20 and 40 hours of total practice and lessons (including trainer kite practice) before they are consistently riding on the board. Kiteboarding is hard to learn, but easy to master. Kiteboarding is all about the kite. Many people ask us, “can I just go right to the water and skip the land lesson?”, and that is like asking to play polo without knowing how to ride a horse. You have to master the kite on land (first the trainer kite, then an inflatable kite) before you will be proficient enough to control the kite on the water. Level Step: Time Line: Beginner 1. fly a trainer kite 6-10 hours 2. take a land/water lesson 6 hours 3.consistently ride the board 5-20 hours of practice and lessons beyond the beginner basics Intermediate 4. Learn to ride upwind 10-20 hours of practice 5. Learn transitions lesson and 5-10 hours of practice 6. Learn to jump lesson and 5-10 hours of practice Advanced 7. Learn freestyle tricks 20-30 sessions. Take a lesson and practice
