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"Every August and since the first Kite Surf event in August 2000, Martin's company, Kiteboarding School of Maui, has held an event for youth involved in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. Martin wanted to give youth the opportunity to experience something they may never have had the chance to, while maintaining safety."

Rick Ortiz
Program Director-Big Brothers Big Sisters of Maui (BBBS)

Kiteboarding Questions

Will I get on the water on the first day of lessons?

All students without any kite flying experience spend about one hour on land learning correct kite setup, becoming familiar with safety systems, and flying a small 4-line bow kite. Once the student acquires basic flying skills and muscle memory during the land class, the student and instructor move to the water with the kite. Some of the skills the student will work on in the water are body dragging upwind to simulate recovering the kiteboard, relaunching the kite from the water, and self-rescuing or self-landing in the event the kite won't relaunch from the water. Should all of these skills develop in a timely manner, then the student would also have time to practice water starts with the board on the first day.