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Thanks for good instruction to Gabe and Matt and pushing my wave riding to a more aggressive level. And thanks to the rest and the dog for a relaxed atmosphere in the house.

Very nice group of people in the course. Fantastic spot. Friendly and helpful instructors. Good rental equipment but too less wind in this week. A fantastic and relaxing week in Sunset Beach. I will come back to continue the sessions. Thanks to Wolf, Matt, Gabe, Mariska, Victoria and Bagle for a very warm and helpful atmosphere.

I had an awesome experience in Kiteboarding with Kitekahunas. From struggling with the kite, the board and the water to riding in a short time. I am afraid I’m hooked to the sport now!

The wind was not on my side during my short stay, however when it came one day in Langebaan the experience just blew my mind away. This is a “young” team motivated and dedicated in building up a very interesting concept of kitesurfing training experience and as they fine tune this concept I believe it will only get better. If you are willing to take kitesurfing into the next level they will push you to that limit with their instruction, tips and insight either from observing you or by demonstrating for you. I will be back to see them taking off …

I have really enjoyed:
- The great atmosphere
- Professionalism of the Kitekahunas team
- Matt & Gabe flying high
- The sense of humour
- Bagle (the dog)

Objectives to be achieved: · Jumping · Advanced jumps · Transitions · Backloops Objectives fulfilled: · Jumps · Partially advanced jumps · Transitions General impression: I attended several kitesurfing courses in my life and for the first time I’ve obtained so professional assistance from the school. In fact the staff was very experienced in teaching and very helpful in assisting on the water. Each question was properly advised as well as many suggestions were given on their own initiative.

The kitesurfing spot Langebaan was the best place for me to learn kitesurfing, to learn how to get on the board. The kitesurfing spot Sunset Beach is for the more advanced riders really good. The Kitesurfing Beach House is very fine with a nice braai and a shop integrated. There are good and professional instructors. I have learned what to do and what not to do (1 handed superman loops) with the kite. During the course I have learned to handle the kite safe, l feel now comfortable with the kite in my hands.

The support by the teachers was very close. There’s always been somebody responsible around you. From my first day ‘til the end of the course has been a big improvement in my Kitesurfing skills. When I came here, I had no idea about this sport. Now, I’m on a level to go even upwind. Thanks to this support especially by Gabriel, I gonna be able to continue practising this sport by myself.

This weeks we have our second advanced kitesurfing course. During the courses I have seen the working of the unique concept: teaching advanced kiteboarders. All participants of the course set their personal goals for the course. Together with the IKO instructors you take the challenge to reach your goal at the end of the course. What I like is the advanced teaching method with radio communication, each student receives immediate feedback, so you can correct your fault direct. I enjoyed it to be every day on the water with different locations and weather conditions. Even if the conditions are not so good everybody is enthusiastic. What I enjoyed the most were the downwinders with all participants and instructors together from Sunset Beach till Doodles (bar). A great experience is to live all together in the Kite Beach House. All different people, all with different goals and all with different nationalities but still one group. Not only kiting is important but also the lifestyle. Last but not least, don’t forget the good party’s at the Kitekahunas Beach House till late (and sometimes early) in the night!

The spot I preferred was Langebaan Beach. We had a very special and lovely group, all coming from different countries. The room was pretty good.

The Kitekahunas house is a good place to stay. The people who work there are very nice, the food is all right and I liked it a lot to share a big beach house with a group of other kiters. The thing I enjoyed the most was kiting almost everyday on a different location. I had a very nice group and we’ve also had a nice time together when we were off the water. I learned to ride upwind and do transitions. Unfortunately I haven’t learned to jump yet.

I have some statements:
- the location of Kitekahunas is a nice spot to live, near to the beach
- good atmosphere in the Kite Beach House with friendly people (and a friendly dog)
- lessons: clear explanation with good and useful theory
- really good attention for safety during the lessons
- personal instructions (by radio communication)
- my goals are achieved: to get on the board
- instructors are very competent
- there were suggestions to do (wavesurfing, cable park, excursions) on windless days

Thanks for the great time!

We have now had our first advanced courses run with the new teaching concept. All course participants are setting their clear personal goals for their course together with their advanced IKO instructors. All students and instructors are always connected with radio communication on the water and this helps a lot to achieve a steep learning curve - simply because each student receives immediate feedback and can immediately correct his/her movements. We have visited several kitesurfing spots around Cape Town and again, this is of great help to achieve learning goals: the sheer variety of conditions is shaping the skills of our kitesurfing students towards much more versatility - i personally enjoyed very much the "Strand" kitesurfing spot, with small waves and perfectly mirror-flat sections in between. All this in 80 cm deep water simply helps to learn new tricks a lot. You can test and try .. adapt .. lose your board .. fetch it quickly and re-try. Till the new kiteboarding trick is safely landed. Otherwise, the programme around the courses with Cape Town's attractions, restaurants and night life is great. Not to mention the fantastic parties at the Kitekahunas Beach House, which sometimes develop out of the blue ... well done everybody!

I was very interested in improving my kitesurfing skills and wanted to escape the cold days in Switzerland. So I decided to look after a kitesurfing school in a warm region and found the very professional Internet page of Kitekahunas. The school is situated near Cape Town on Sunset beach. All participants are living in the nice beach house. I had my own apartment, very clean and charming. The atmosphere is very relaxed. Although the first 5 days were cold and rainy we had great kitesurfing sessions (in the lagoon of Langebaan with flat water and in the Atlantic Ocean, on different spots). I have to say, that the cold water of the Atlantic is no problem because we all were wearing wetsuits; we felt warm and comfortable. The instructors were standing on the beach, connected with us through radio instructions, while we were trying to surf down- and upwind and coming back to the point we started from. We had a lot of fun, not only on the water. I reached my goals that I feel now very comfortable on my board and I became an independent kitesurfer. Now I am ready for the next steps: jumping…

I found out about Kitekahunas on the internet finding their very professional website and after finishing the course I can say that they have lived up to their promises. We kited in three different locations: Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean as well as in a very nice lagoon in Langebaan. By the way cold water which I was worrying about is no issue at all if you have a good wet suit. Despite of unusually cold weather conditions we had 5 out of 7 days water time with radio instructions from beach while fighting with water starts and going point to point. I liked the atmosphere in the Kite Beach House even though you have to get used the very relaxed kitesurfing lifestyle.