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Fort Lauderdale Kite Surfing School
Kite Surfing all year around - Get with the program!

kite surfingKiteboarding is the most fun and exhilarating new sport that can be enjoyed by anyone in reasonably good health. If the sport is approached with knowledgable training, judgement and suitable gear it is safer than many other sports. Kiteboarding can be done in flat waters similar to wakeboarding and water skiing or in waves like surfing with the ability to jump and fly. Some pros achieve heights of 60 feet and 100 yards in distance. Gear is light, compact and easy to store or travel with. Wind is free.

Kitesurfing is a mixture of paragliding, wakeboarding, surfing and windsurfing, so it appeals to a really large target group. All you need is a board that is just two metres long and weighs between 3 and 5 kilos, a kite that folds up to rucksack size, and a control bar and kite lines.

Graham Goodwin kite surfingstarted running kitesurf-instruction courses as early as 1999 and has really made a name for itself in the kitesurfing world. We employ special kitesurfing instructors at a number of destinations who guarantee you a safe start in this new sport and the feeling that you’re mastering it right from the word ‘go’.

Novices can learn the basics in courses of 4 to 10 lessons. You start with an introduction to powerkite flying to get used to the kite’s power and the technique of handling it, and at the end of the first course unit you should be able to control the kite and cope with its tremendous pull in every situation, and to manage a safe start and landing.

Next you go on to the real kite, which has even more pull. You do all sorts of exercises with it on the beach, and practise bodydrags on the water. And once you’ve completed this part of the course you’ve done the groundwork for becoming a successful kitesurfer.

kite surfingFrom now on you’ll be in the water: you’ll learn to do a waterstart in case you fall in, and you’ll have your first go at standing upright on the board. Kitesurfing is a sport which you can learn really quickly, because all the maneuvers can be simulated on dry land. It may look like a sport for top athletes, but in fact it’s easy to learn for anyone with average ability.

Of course, if you’re already a windsurfer or wakeboarder or do any of the other board sports, then you’ll take to kitesurfing even more readily – but it’s not necessary to have any previous experience.

By the end of the course the new-born kitesurfer is in full control of the equipment, and you’ll have done some planing in the foot straps and maybe even tried your first gybes. Whatever you do, don’t try kitesurfing via the "do it yourself” approach. It’s absolutely essential to take part in a course in order to be aware of the potential dangers - and above all to know how to cope with them. Be smart and get taught properly! A kite that’s out of control is a danger to people on the beach as well as to the pilot.

Location:

kite surfingFort Lauderdale Beach: Immerse yourself... ...in the mosaic of Greater Fort Lauderdale. Here you will find 23 miles of stunning Atlantic shoreline from Hollywood in the south to Deerfield Beach in the north. Your official guide from the beaches to the Everglades plus hotels, golf, shops, dining, sports, and much more...is just a click away. Welcome to Greater Fort Lauderdale.

Prices:
3-5 Hour Class ( $75 per hour)
• Kite Training (on beach)
• Body Dragging (on water)
• Kite Surfing (on water)
Equipment included
Stand up paddle surfing/boarding (SUP), or in the Hawaiian language Hoe he'e nalu, is an emerging global sport with a Hawaiian heritage. The sport is an ancient form of surfing, and reemerged as a way for surfing instructors to manage their large groups of learner surfers, as standing on the board gave them a higher viewpoint, increasing visibility of what was going on around them - such as incoming swell. To begin with, this started with using a one-bladed paddle, whilst standing on a normal length surfboard. The popularity of the modern sport of SUP has its origination in the Hawaiian Islands. In the early 1960s, the Beach Boys of Waikiki would stand on their long boards, and paddle out with outrigger paddles to take pictures of the tourists learning to surf. This is where the term "Beach Boy Surfing", another name for Stand Up Paddle Surfing, originates. [1]
The sport benefits athletes with a strong 'core' workout. SUP'ing is popular at warm coastal climates and resorts, and is gaining in popularity as celebrities are sampling the sport, and cross-over athletes are training with SUP. SUPs have been spotted around the globe, anywhere where there is easy access to safe waters, as well as in the surfing lineups of the world.

    Stand Up Paddling
Wakeboarding

Wakeboarding is a surface water sport which involves riding a wakeboard over the surface of a body of water. It was developed from a combination of water skiing, snow boarding and surfing techniques.
The rider will be towed behind a motorboat; typically at speeds of 18–24 miles per hour depending on the water conditions, board size, rider's weight, and rider's comfort speed. Wakeboarding students can also choose to use kite boards.

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Sword Fishing

Sword Fishing styles vary from offshore - live bait - kite fishing for swordfish, day and evening sword fishing, More Fishing: dolphin, kingfish, snapper, grouper, jacks and a whole list of surprises. When fishing the protected inshore waters the targeted species might include tarpon, barracuda, mackerel, jack and snapper. Getting shutout because of weather is rare since Fort Lauderdale swordfishing is always great all year around!

Any edible fish we keep is yours, fish cleaning is included as part of your outing. Fish not kept for the table will be released, after a quick photo. Taxidermy Services can be arranged for your trophy, even if you release your catch!

Several fishing classes and trips available year round: Reef Fishing, Off Shore Fishing, Spear Fishing, Sword Fishing, Lobstering, Day & Night Fishing, etc. Call or email for more info.

    Sword Fishing
Scuba Diving & Snorkeling

Want to go diving, but don't know how? We run all kinds of recreational scuba classes, from a one-day experience to full certifation courses.

Are you PADI certified, and want to visit the natural reef off the Fort Lauderdale beach? How about a night dive?

Call or email for more info.

Kite Surfing Schools