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Beginner Classes for Kiteboarding (Option 2)
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Futsu, Chiba
Near Aohori Station
(Uchibo Line) Tokyo
090 7835 1744How to find us
"Meet at the Aohori station at 10:00 am"
- Who attended?
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Estimated attendance: 6 people attended.
- Instructor fee
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$300.00 per person
Get ready to become professional kite surfers! 
With this class we are going to be teaching you to setup the large kites used in KiteSurfing, all the saftey skills, and the flying techniques required for you to both drag yourself back to shore/your-board and also the balance/kite skills you are going to need in order to mount a board.
The great news is we can have our first "Beginners Introduction to Kite Surfing" school! Read on if you are interested. I was so excited that I made a quick Flyer so you can get a feel for what we will be doing.
WHEN:
We are going to do a 2day course on the 31st/1st (lets hope for lots of wind!)
WHERE:
We will be using one of a couple of locations in Chiba area (Futtsu, or Kujukuri) depending on weather/wind. If you would like to stay in a Hotel, let me know and I will organise it.
INSTRUCTOR:
Our main instructor, Nick, is a Brit and a professional IKO (International Kite Organization) instructor, he may also bring another assistant who will be a Cabrinha kite professional rider (and one of the first kiters in Japan).
THE COURSE
We will be using the IKO system of grading so that the training is structured, fast to learn and safe for you all. After the lessons Nick will give you a graducation card with the level you got to, then you can pick right up from there on your next lesson. I have also asked for the "Guide Books" for you all too.
It also has the benefit that its internationally recognized so you can continue easily no matter where you go next in the world. (I started in Thailand, and continued in US and Japan).
EQUIPMENT/INSURANCE
The Kites (training and small begineer), Boards, Wet Suits, Helmets and Radios are all included in the price. The insurance isnt included, and normally isnt available at most schools. Its very unlikely you will get hurt, and any instructor will always make choices so that its an absolutely safe learning environment.
Those that are still worried can rely on Japanese medical insurance covering most problems, and I can recommend Tokyu Marine special insurance if you are still worried. Let me know and I can have it arranged with you.
THE COST
The cost for our special 2day is Y1,5000/day. Comparitively this is the average pricing in Japan, and compared to costs around the rest of the world its amazingly good.
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Who attended?
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“ Rain, wind, cold air and warm water. Saturday was finally a very good day for kitesurfing. Too bad however that the weather was not stable enough to have beginner classes. I went by train, and met Lucien at Futtsu-Chiba, there was about 15 kites, and my 12m kite was too big for that 17~20 knots wind. After hours of kitesurf, Lucien stopped, and I accepted his proposition to try his 6m kite, once there was less people in the sea. It has been a long time, around 1 year, since I have not kitesurf, my first time from the beach, and not a boat (also first time with that board, and that kite). Of course it has been hard with straight on-shore wind, but I was surprised to manage to tack and not going so much downwind after some time. Thank you so much Lucien for that weekend, it helped me a lot to regain some self-confidence with kitesurf. I hope to see you soon this weekend if possible (only Sunday for me) and all of you. ” -
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Darren (+1 guest) -
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