Is kitesurfing difficult to learn? This is a question we are often asked. The short answer to this question is NO. Kitesurfing is easy to learn. Of course you don't just kitesurf the sea up. Also, learning to kitesurf can be a bit of a challenge at first. Some people get to the point where they think they will never learn. You will have to persevere for a while because everyone's kitesurfing learning curve is different. In this blog you can read what to expect when you learn to kitesurf.
Once you get the hang of it, you'll probably think, "Why did that take me so long?"
Everyone can learn it
Our belief is that everyone can learn to kitesurf. And as stated in the introduction; kitesurfing is not difficult. But, that is easy to say for the old hands among the kitesurfers. In the meantime, we have been learning for a while learn to wingfoil and we feel like a newbie again. Sporty and addicted to water as we are, it takes a while before we enjoy the water. Then we're not even talking tricks. It's the same with kitesurfing. It is easy to learn but you have to really go for it and work on it.
Of course there is a difference in talent and one picks it up faster than the other. One thing is certain, it hardly comes easy to anyone but effort pays off.
Learning kitesurfing easier than ever
Yet learning kitesurfing is easier than ever before. First of all, kitesurfing lessons have been given for decades. The teaching material is getting better, safer and more user-friendly. In addition, the kitesurfing lessons training techniques and equipment have taken off. This also makes kiting less difficult to learn.
Also watch: kitesurfing for beginners in 10 steps
Kitesurfing lesson necessary
Even though we state that kiting is not difficult to learn. It is definitely something not to try for yourself. Kitesurfing lessons are a valuable and, let's say, necessary investment. You also have a lot of fun when you later go out on the water with your own kitesurfing equipment. Watch a on our youtube channel movie of a kitesurfer who kitesurfs his first meters during kitesurfing lessons. That doesn't look that hard, does it?
Is kitesurfing difficult? You need that much lesson
For budding kitesurfers who really want to learn, 9 hours of kitesurfing lessons spread over 3 days are common. Sometimes people take an extra private lesson after which they are familiar enough to start kitesurfing. -Karim Chioua, Kitesurfing School Best
The number of hours of kitesurfing lessons you need can vary between 4 and more than 15 hours. Sometimes it goes faster because you already have experience with other water or board sports. Or does it take longer because you need time to familiarize yourself with the material and feel really safe and comfortable.
Which is more difficult, kitesurfing or windsurfing?
Let's reflect on the question: 'Is kitesurfing difficult to learn?' Compared to other water sports, kitesurfing is relatively easy to learn. The learning curve compared to windsurfing, for example, is faster and a kitesurfer will be more advanced after his first year. Kitesurfing also requires less strength than windsurfing. Kitesurfing is more difficult to learn than wakeboarding, for example, because the work with the kite is more technical. In fact, with kitesurfing you learn two sports at the same time; surfing on a board and kiting. Kitesurfing is becoming easier to learn every year and is becoming more accessible to a wider target group of participants. This is because it kitesurfing equipment is becoming increasingly better and safer.
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