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1 Day Surf Package in Noosa

Noosa is one of the safest beaches to learn to surf in Australia ! All beginners start in waist deep water with coaches standing right beside you. Experience the feeling of standing on a board and surfing a wave to the beach, guaranteed. Whether it is your first time, or you just need some additional coaching... drop in, after all who better to learn to surf with than - a world champion! The price includes: Pick up from your accommodation Surf Boards Wetsuits and Rash Shirts 2 x 2 hr surf lessons Delivery back to your accommodation.

2 Lesson Surfing Introduction

These lessons are for those who want to experience the thrill of Surfing and have a lot of FUN!! The first lesson teaches basic surfing techniques including paddling, catching waves and standing up. In the second lesson you can benefit from what you learnt in your first. We take you straight into your standing and surfing style and work on skills that will have you surfing waves all the way to the beach.

3 Day Surf Lesson Package - Byron Bay

Come and learn how to surf with our 3 day group lessons. Each day you will have a 3 hour group lesson where you will develop a better understanding of waves and surfing. 1. Better surf awareness 2. Ride better waves for longer rides (more wave time!) 3. Board control and turning the board

4 Lesson Surfing Progression

If you are really keen to learn to surf, we recommend this progression. You will develop your skills, gain surf awareness, catch heaps of waves, have lots and lots of fun and be presented with a Level 1 and 2 Surfing Certificate!!! Over 4 lessons you will learn parts of the surfboard, catching waves and standing up, trimming the surfboard and surfing style, changing the angle progressing to turns, paddling through the break and building confidence in deeper water. Plus we will discuss surf safety and awareness, local surfing conditions and surf breaks and assist you in purchasing the correct size surfboard for your ability. You will learn the beginner stages that will help you progress with your surfing. You may take your progressional lessons on consecutive days or over a week or month (whatever suits you best).

5 Day Surf Lesson Package - Byron Bay

Come and learn how to surf with our 5 day group lessons. Each day you will have a 3 hour group lesson where you will develop a better understanding of waves and surfing. 1. ride the face 2. Faster and longer rides 3. Superior wave selection ability 4. Purchasing the correct beginners board for you.

Beginner Surf Course of 5 Days (4 Hour sessions)

Feel the adrenalin surge like so much blood coursing through your veins ... crack an unwipable smile as you stand up and ride waves for the first time ... immerse yourself in the moment and be at one with your body and nature! Day 1: We teach you the safest and easiest methods for standing up with a demonstration and practise on the beach. Here we teach you safe board handling and good water practise. Then it's into the water for 2 hours where we begin by individually pushing you onto small waves of about 1 foot. Once you're standing up and riding the waves, we'll teach you how to catch your own. Day 2: Skip the demo from here on in and surf each day for 2.5 hours. Today we'll teach you how to turn. Day 3: We'll help you improve your surfing and teach you how to ``take the drop'. Day 4: We'll teach you how to ride bigger waves and improve your turning. Day 5: We'll continue working on improving your surfing. Get longer and better rides and feel the joy!

Beginner Surfing Course (3.5 hours)

We pick you up from your accomodation, drive you to the best learning waves in Byron Bay or you can meet us there. All you need is your swimmers and a towel. We give you the surfboards, wetsuits and rash shirts as well as plenty of sunscreen. We start with a basic warm up, then run through all the basic fundamentals of your surfing on the sand. We also run through surf safety and surf awareness as well as how we conduct our class in the surf. Our Instructors then take you into the surf and proceed to get you up and surfing on your first few waves. You will then proceed to learn the basics of catching your own waves with the assistance of the Instructors with every wave you go for. Once you are surfed out and stoked we then pack up and check out the photos of you surfing. Then we will drop you home. Happy Days.

Beginners Intro. to Windsurfing at Balmoral

Balmoral is Sydney Harbour's premiere beach and an ideal spot to catch the prevailing Northeasterly seabreezes. During your windsurfing course we will cover topics such as: launching and landing, basic rigging, correct stance, how to sail across the wind and turn round and self rescue and more!! All equipment is provided including buoyancy aid, wetsuits. We have a change area with hot showers available. Course notes are available via email after the lesson. After completing your waiver form at the office you will be introduced to your qualified instructor. After kitting you out with your buoyancy aid you will be shown how to rig your windsurfer for your height. Before hitting the water your instructor will show you on land demos. Then its straight out onto the water to practice your new found skills with our instructors keeping a watchful eye over you.

Beginners Intro. to dinghy sailing at Balmoral

Balmoral is Sydney Harbour's premiere beach and an ideal spot to catch the prevailing Northeasterly seabreezes. During your sailing course we will cover topics such as: Launching and landing, rigging your dinghy, how to sail across the wind, turning round, capsize drill and more! All equipment is provided including buoyancy aids, wetsuits. We have a change area with hot showers available. Course notes are available via email after the lesson.

Custom Designed Surfboard

These quality surfboards are specially made for graceful carving and soul surfing and are custom designed and built to your requirements by a team of Australian designers with over 25 years experience. We will also personalise your surfboard with designs and colours specifically for you (some limitations may apply). The Hotdog series of Mini Mals and Hybrids and our Flashback series of Retros are great for the surfer who is after the buoyancy and easier paddling of a longer board with some of the looseness and responsiveness of a shorter board. We can design a good beginner's board or one for the surfer who is finding their short board hard work but does not want to go to a long Malibu. Perhaps you are making the transition from a long board to a short board. These boards are very versatile, perform well in all conditions and are enjoyed by surfers of all skill levels. Enjoy the best of retro design and feel with contemporary refinements and contours to give your board a little extra grunt. From 7ft to 7ft, 11inches, let us design and build your own karmic tripper. We?ll even email a design to you before we build. What's included: * Designed and Shaped by Expert designer shapers * Two tone colour spray of your choice * Fibreglass - 6oz bottom, 6oz & 4oz deck * Wet Rub (Satin) Finish * FCS Tri-fin Removable System Please Note: The price of this item includes delivery to Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. Delivery to other Australian States is available subject to arrangement and is an additional cost. Boards can be customised or varied further with price adjusted accordingly by prior arrangement with the supplier.

History of Kitesurfing

Kitesurfing or kiteboarding is a new sport that has attracted thousands of people across the world in the last ten years. Simply, kitesurfing is a sport that uses a kite to propel a person across water whilst on a surfboard.

The principle has been used to transport people across deserts, the snow and more commonly water for many years. It is the new craze for thrill seekers that have traditionally loved surfing, windsurfing and waterskiing.

Although the sport has grown in recent years, its origins can be traced back to the 12th Century when people used kites to propel carts used for transporting all types of goods across land and water. The idea of using the wind to propel wasn't a new concept but it certainly assisting people throughout the ages.

As time passed the design and manufacture of kites improved and provided an opportunity for further use. One of the biggest improvements in design was in the 1980s when kites were made from materials that could still pick up wind after they had become wet. This obviously had benefits for the use of kites on water.

The new designs paved they way for surfers and extreme sport enthusiasts to develop kitesurfing. Towards the end of the 1990s, a kitesurfing display by Laird Hamilton and Manu in Maui, Hawaii, was enough to hook people on the extreme sport.

As the popularity increased, associations, competitions, websites, magazines, DVDs and merchandise has enabled kitesurfing to grow into a recognised sport worldwide. If you haven't tried kitesurfing yet you're missing out so get on board with MadAboutSports!!   © MAS 2007

Kitesurfing Competitions, Equipment and Locations

Kitesurfing began in Hawaii and was very popular in the United States. However, the sport had grown and you can find spots for the extreme sport just about anywhere. Traditionally, any location where windsurfing is popular is good spot to start.

Kitesurfers need boards, kites, bars and appropriate apparel. Kitesurfing associations will be able to recommend places for safe kitesurfing and retailers for equipment. It is important to learn the basics of the sport to ensure your safety.

MadAboutSports offers some of the best experiences in Australia at kitesurfing schools. Why not book yourself in for a session and feel the exhilaration of flying above some of the best waves in the world.   © MAS 2007