KSD offers a package of 6 separate 1 hour private lessons on very stable and safe Best Guru school kites and Waroo kites and Skywalker Light Wind boards for only $360. Each lesson will be after work and on weekends with a few days in between. The first three lessons are on the ground at UTD in Richardson or wherever we are all kiting that day and the last three are in the water. The beach we will use is strictly determined by the wind direction for safety. Kites, boards, life jackets, helmets, booties, wetsuits and 12 years experience teaching hundreds of 100% injury and incident free kitesurfing lessons are all provided. Originally I taught water ski/wakeboard lessons for FunEd and then was a certified Windurfing instructor for 10 years and taught 300+ sailors in the 90's while I raced windsurfers professionally in TX, Florida, Hawaii and the carribean. Now all that training and experience is available for you to learn to kitesurf completely safely and at the best prices for lessons and gear anywhere.
To help you envision my sports education philosophy know that after only a couple years of teaching in local lakes I found that spreading the lessons out over 3 - 5 weeks has proven to be very effective in giving you time to learn the large amount of information and skills involved and have time to practice on your own outside of lessons to save money. To facilitate this students are loaned a 3 meter practice kite with leash instead of told to buy one and are given exercises to practice for a couple hours in between the first four lessons to make your time during the lessons the most beneficial. Also to progress faster and since I'm almost always out teaching or working on jumps when it's windy (18+ mph) I encourage you to show up before, during or after I giving others lessons to watch and learn for free - not offered by any other school - or just show up on windy days when I don't have a lesson just to watch and learn freeriding.
Experience with many students returning from lessons at other schools has taught me that 3 hours or a single weekend simply is not nearly enough to learn to kitesurf on your own safely and there is not always someone else out that you can trust. So if you have taken one or more 3 hour courses at another school around the country or abroad and you feel "nervous" about kiting on your own the first time, you're not alone, and for good reason. Please contact me about my safety and water "Resort Course" lessons to complete the training you need for only $120 for 2 hours ( compare to $100/hr for continuing private classes at most schools). Your lessons here will be at Lake Ray Hubbard, Lewissville and Grapevine wind permitting and you will progress from land kiting, to safe shallow water kiting in protected coves with sandy beaches all the way up to deep water kiting. It's our goal to help you learn to deal with all conditions and locations and to teach you multiple safety rescue techniques by the end of the lessons. That's why KiteSurfDallas has a 100% safety record for over a decade.
Either during or after your lessons you get an hour of help choosing the right size kite and board plus an additional 1/2 hour help rigging and using them the first time - both for FREE when you purchase from KiteSurfDallas. Students get $100 off for each $500 spent on most new gear so if you spend $1500 your lessons are effectively FREE. Click the "Click to buy" image on the top right to see the kites and boards currently in stock or have me special order to fit your size and skill rather than me just trying to unload a bunch of stuff I bought cheap just to make money. It takes 3 days to a week to arrive and many students will purchase equipment after their 3rd lesson and complete their water lessons on their own gear to be 100% dialed in on it for an added benefit.
The school equipment is sponsored by Best and SkyWalker and I'm authorized by the manufacturers to the left so if you need gear call or email me for a killer deal. In total you get over 7 hours for less than the price that most schools charge for 3 hours sometimes done all in one day. Compare to $600 - $700 for the same number of lesson + travel expenses + accomodations + rental car and little safety training most anywhere else.
If you need a great deal on new and some used gear click the Click to buy image on the top right and feel free to call me at 972.965.3525 or email me at Info@KiteSurfDallas.com
Updated 5/23/10 - It's been really really windy and I've graduated 6students already and hope to graduate 2 more before Memorial Weekend. I'm finished ground school for 3more folks and 2 will finish soon so they will start water lessons next week. I'm still inviting all students on the waiting list to pre-pay for their lessons to be invited to show up and watch the students before them do their lesson, in person, for free. If you do it, it will really prepare you for your lessons and could insure you finish in 5 hours and get a refund of the last hour. It's my way of saying sorry I've got such a long list and a way of helping you get a head start while you wait for your lessons. Thanks.
Graduates since June are Pyam, Chris, Quinn, Bryan, Doug, Larry, Matt, Destin, Sonia, Eddie, David, Sia, Ben, Chris, Tom, Justin, Aymeric, Richard, Kinner, Hristo(Chris), Victor, Justin O, Robert Wiley, Brian Dinsmore and Kyle Strouse.
Here is the list of regular 2010 students currently doing their lessons- Jim Crowley, Luke Gilliam, Ryan, Jaco Jordan, Reed Williams, Kah Mun Low and Rick Lowther. I'm doing their ground school and water lessons now and we are adding their remaining lessons to the calendar as we go. Look for these sessions using the calendar link below to come watch from a distance for free or in person by paying in advance.
Here is the 2010 waiting list of students that have signed up for or already paid for Resort Course or full lessons and are waiting to be contacted by me for their first lesson -Farrah Rhodes, Jason Vasilas, Rob Wilson, Willis Nessle, and Ryan Lee. I'm contacting them one by one to come watch early or start lessons as folks graduate off this list. I'll contact them as soon as I get free.
Here is the list of 2010 students that 1) I contacted to start lessons or 2) have paid and started, but are waiting for various reasons to start or continue lessons when they are ready - 12) Andrew Douglas, Max Bergel, Bob Kent, David Kahn, Scott Rose, Jason Weaver, Kurt McClung, Rick Lowther, Duc and John Buckley, and 2) Jay Nanda. I'm moving these folks down the list and starting students that are ready before them.
PLEASE check the Accuweather Hourly Forecast, your personal schedule and the KiteSurfDallas Lesson Calendar and then contact me to add your remaining lessons to the windy open spot you found in the calendar . It's that easy and exactly what you will do when you finish lessons and want to ride or would like to go when I'm out there for a little help! Eventually you will ignore my schedule and just go when it blows!
If you have a lesson that is already scheduled, or you want to come watch me give lessons from a distance, or if you've pre-paid to watch lessons up close, check the KiteSurfDallas Lesson Calendar 1 hour before a lesson is scheduled to start to confirm the time and location. Feel free to call me 1 hour before the start time to confirm. I try to always update any changes to the calendar before 1 hour in advance and I try to always call the scheduled student 1 hour before hand as well.
Finally, email me letting me know if you want to be added to the list. If you want to learn right the first time, and faster with no incidents, it will be worth the wait. If not the only school I currently recommend for true high quality safety and riding training is AirPadre in S. Padre Island, TX if you can get the Captain as your instuctor.
Have a rippin day - Zing