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Kite - $1200
Harness - $110 Board - $500 Proper Instruction - PRICELESS Sure the instruction $$ stung a bit. While taking lessons it was immediate seeing how the lack of instruction could lead to some very serious consequences. I took SCUBA lessons in 97' - Roughly half the price. Probably the same cost as KS instruction today for PADI certification. In 2000 I was into Hang gliding. Foot and tow launch. Cost about $1200 to solo. Then I had to go buy my own gear. About $4000. Wanna fly a plane? That will run you about $3,000 just to solo, $8,000 for private pilot license. Rental cost and rental insurance will run about $120/hr. I know of no other water activity in the same vein as Kitesurfing, that has the cheapest per/hour costs anywhere! Not to spend the energy, time, effort and money towards quality instruction says a lot about a persons mindset when it comes to theirs & others safety. The instructors that do this aren't retiring anytime soon, they aren't driving around in porches and they certainly have full time jobs. The good ones do this cause love it and they know how important it is. Proper instruction is VERY important to peoples personal safety and for the image of kitesurfing itself. Glenn I don't know you, but let's assume you have a teenager wanting to try SCUBA, SAILING, HANG GLIDING, ROCK CLIMBING or some other "extreme" sport. Wouldn't you want them to get the best and safest instruction possible regardless of the cost? We should want the same things for ourselves. Considering the possible outcome without good instruction, it's too risky No one would say that getting instruction is a garauntee for a complete safe kiting career, but without it, someone stands a good chance of VERY serious injury. These aren't kid kites. These are BIG ADULT kites that can hurt if used improperly. My brother-in-law now wants me to teach him just cause I can ride around the water. I started in March. NO WAY. I gave him WSW number and told him just cause I can ride a little doesn't mean I could teach. Too much at stake not to pay up for quality lessons. Hell, if you do it for 10 years, the cost for lessons is about .12 cents a day. Sorry for the long rant on this. It's the future daddy in me. Too much at stake not to pay up for qaulity lessons. I figure T Last edited by jetpack; 10-11-2009 at 07:38 PM. |
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