Kite Landboard
Welcome to the kite landboard section of Synergy Kitesports website.
Synergy Kitesports are an International Kiteboarding Organisation (IKO) affiliated powerkite centre offering a range of kite landboard courses from taster sessions to training courses. Our training courses include beginner, intemediate and advanced and are aimed at developing personal profficiency in kite landboarding at all levels. All of our powerkite courses are delivered by our quailified and experienced IKO Powerkite Instructors.
In addition to our kite landboard courses, Synergy Kitesports provide powerkite and kite landboard equipment sales through our online retail store and face to face. Our aim is to help you become safe and profficient at kite landboarding as quickly as possible following your course. The brands and items we sell may not be the cheapest, but after nine years of teaching and flying powerkites, we believe they are the best quality products available. This gives you not only the opportunity to try before you buy, but also to take advantage of our knowledge and experience and get the best advice to ensure you get the right product for you.
In this section of the website you will find everything you need to know about powerkiting, including::
- What is kitelandboarding
- How a kite landboard works
- The different types of kite landboard
- Kite landboard safety
- Kite landboard lessons
- Where to kite landboard
- And much more.
What is kite landboarding?
Kite landboarding beginners get a real rush right from their first attempt as they get rolling across the grass or sand. Flying a powerkite to harness the wind with a kite landboard on your feet you’ll soon be hurtling along the beach and powersliding to a stylish stop. Using your powerkite to pull you from a standstill to up to 40mph in the blink of an eye you’ll really get a feel for its power.
It’s the speed and acceleration that have got so many people hooked but the tricks are what keep the real showoffs coming back for more and rightfully so: as you get more experienced you’ll be able to launch yourself into jumps which feel (and often look) as if you’re floating through the air in slow motion. Combining this with spins, inverts, board-offs and even powered kitesurfing moves kite landboarders always draw a crowd.
Kite landboarding or kite mountain boarding brings together the excitement of flying a powerkite with the thrill of riding a board; taking aspects from kitesurfing, snow kiting, snowboarding and skateboarding, it can be performed either on a sandy beach or inland in a field or park. This sport has a very quick progression curve and you will be surprised how far you are riding along the beach or field with some practice.
As with all kitesports, mastering your flying skills with a powerkite first is essential as this will help you progress more easily when you start putting a kite landboard on your feet.