Discovery Kiteboarder Program

Discover Kiteboarding and elevate your water sports
experience!

The IKO Kiteboarding programs are designed to help you learn in a safe way while your IKO Instructor respects your rhythm and takes you through all the steps so you can reach your goals.

Handbooks for Students

The very popular IKO Kiteboarder Handbook is now on its 5th Edition!

This fantastic edition is like no other. It follows the updated IKO Student Standards and has been expanded to 80 pages full of great explanations, pictures and diagrams. Updated quizzes at the end of each level will test your student's knowledge and make sure that you've done a good job! It is the perfect companion while learning or teaching kiteboarding. Now available at IKO Centers and in the IKO Online Shop.

Make sure the Kiteboarder's Handbook is included in your lesson to get the full benefits of the IKO teaching experience! It is also available to order in our

Your level will be certified with your IKO Member Card at the end of your lesson, or when you can successfully move on to the next level of riding! You can also keep a more in depth record of your development in the Handbook, having your instructor sign off on all individual skills as you master them.

Kiteboarder Level 1 on land (2-4 hours)

• Know safe wind directions and conditions for kiting
• Know hazards on a spot
• Set up a trainer kite
• Know the use of safety systems

• Have basic flying skills with trainer kite
• Launch and land the trainer kite with an assistant
• Twist and untwist the lines while flying the kite
• Walk and change directions while flying the kite
• Know the wind window

• Set-up a 4/5 line kite with a full de-power system
• Pre-flight check of equipment and settings
• In flight check of equipment and settings
• Understand and use the international communication signals
• Launch and land the kite to an assistant and as an assistant (4/5-line de-power kite)

• Control the kite hooked into the harness
• Understand the de-power system and can use the safety systems
• Advanced flying skills with the de-power kite
• Show full control of de-power systems in flight

• Pull quick release and activate leash
• Recover the bar and kite
• Self land