I've received kitesurfing lessons for my birthday and will be learning at Botany Bay, NSW. What conditions should I ideally be looking for to book in my first lesson?
I'm looking for ideal wind strength and direction and any other useful info you can share.
Thanks for your advice
You can book lessons but you cant really book conditions, while 15-20kts would be ideal the instructor should have a range of gear to cover lessons held outside those wind conditions, first lessons can contain a lot of info and flying trainer kites so the perfect conditions aren't really needed, the second lesson being more water based would be ideal to have good conditions but it is normally up to the instructor to what conditions will best suit you. If you call them up tell them its 15-20kts and you want to go out they will probably just laugh at you and tell you to just book in.
Best thing to do before you book a lesson is get a trainer kite from your local kiteboading shop. Learn to fly it for a couple of weeks, then book your lesson and you'll progress quickly. You can't always pick the ideal conditions for your lessons, leave it up to the instructor who knows best. Learning to fly a kite is half the battle during the early stages.
Trainer kites can be good if you need one, but most people that are keen to learn the sport and show good skills early on in there first lesson will never need one again, and would be better off investing the money in a extra lesson which will far outweigh the benefit of the trainer kite, people that aren't sure about the sport normally get one as they procrastinate between there initial lesson and loose a lot of the info they were taught. So i would suggest that you hold of from the purchase of the trainer until you actually understand what it is you are meant to learn from flying it. Flying one and not understanding anything will not help much and could teach you some bad habits early on.
Get out there book your lessons and you will be up and ridding in no time, 2-3 lessons or around 6-8hrs of lessons and you will be out on the water safely enjoying the sport.
