Is Kitesurfing hard to learn?

- Not with a good instructor!

We have several courses on offer for you – which would you like to take? How long do you have?

1hr Kite Flying 999/1499baht

2 Day Course 8000/11000baht

3 Day Course 11000/14000baht

1 Day Refresher 4000/5500baht

Instructor Training from 22000baht

Prices differences:
Group courses (maximum 2) are the first price, and private 1-on-1 instruction courses are the second price. Group courses take a little longer, average 3.5hrs per day, private courses are 2.5-3hrs per day. We try and work it out so you get as much personal instructor time as possible on either course.

FAQ

When is the best time to visit Thailand?

There are 3 distinct seasons in Pranburi:
1>November to mid January we get the North-Easterly Monsoon winds, cold powerful winds that start early.
2>Then February to June we get thermal winds building up as the land gets hotter. Like any true sea breeze it comes in around lunchtime and finishes after dusk.
3>And in rainy season – July to September we get offshore winds, good if we have a boat, or can travel a little, but not as easy as the other seasons. But stay tuned if you’re planning a trip for this time – Kombi Kite Tours will be up and running soon!! Fancy travelling thailand in a bright blue Kombi bus looking for the best wind in Thailand?



What’s the wind doing this week?

(Forecast provided by Windguru.com)


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But remember – it’s not exact! Ask me what the weather was like today and it’ll usually be similar tomorrow…

The wind is always light in Thailand – I thought strong winds were necessary for kitesurfing?

Strong winds are great if you are experienced and have good safety equipment. If you’re learning then light winds are much better – you take a bigger kite so you have as much power but bigger kites turn slower and that gives you more time to react. When you get it wrong in strong winds you get dragged a long way – with light winds the kite just falls in the water and stops. Strong winds usually mean big waves and that’s just not very pleasant to learn in!

Can’t I just buy some equipment and try on my own?

You can – that’s the way most people learnt 5 years ago – but it’s not the best way. When you’re learning you’ll crash kites. That’s a fact. If you crash your brand new 1000pound kite the wrong way you’ll break it pretty quickly. A good repair costs between 50 and 200 pounds depending on how big it is. You’ll wreck your kite pretty quickly!
 It also will take you much longer to learn. How much time do you have? If you don’t work then that’s fine, but if you do then you’ll want to get up and riding and having fun as quickly as possible. We can teach you in 3 days what it took me 6 months to learn. And you’ll learn all the safety which you won’t learn if you don’t do a course.

IKO/BKSA structured courses – do I need an IKO/BKSA instructor?

If your IKO/BKSA instructor is experienced, yes! But an inexperienced IKO/BKSA instructor won’t be able to help you. It takes time to get good at anything, and it’s not an easy job to do if you want to do it properly. It’s easy to stand on the beach and shout at a student, but that’s not what being a good instructor is about! In kitesurfing, the worst thing your teacher can do is shout orders when you’re panicing. It just doesn’t work! A more experienced instructor will be able to deal with this stress calmly so learning is all fun!
And beware also of the ‘coolest cat’ on the beach! You may find the best kitesurfer is the best instructor – but not always. Good instructors are usually teachers or watersports teachers before they become instructors. Unfortunately the most boring teacher makes a very good kitesurfing instructor! Why? Safety! You’ll be excited enough when you get kitesurfing…