Our beginner friendly lesson package is broken into "2" 3 hour parts giving you the best learning environment and learning conditions!
First 3 Hour Lesson
- Wind Theory
- Gear Setup
- Local Riding Spots
- Trainer Kite
- Safety Launching/Landing
- 4 Line LEI Kite in the Water
- Power Window Control/ 1 and 2 Handed
- Downwind/Upwind Body Dragging
- "What If's" Emergency Pack Down
- Board Meeting - "Getting the Board On"
- Water Starts - "Learn how to get up and catch your first rides
2nd - 3 Hour Lesson
- All of the 2 hr lesson topics in brief overview
- Launching/Landing from the Beach
- Board Meeting - "Getting the board on"
- Waterstarts - "Learning how to waterstart and get your first rides"
- Extended Rides - "Gliding your way across the miles of shallow grass flats and sandbars"
- The Holy Grail - "Riding Upwind"
- Self Rescue and Emergency Pack Down
CERTIFIED INSTRUCTION
All of our instructors are certified and have worked under World Class Pro Kiteboarder/Coach - Drew Christianson
NEW EQUIPMENT
We use only the newest 2019 equipment in our lessons to insure the safety best learning experience offered in the Tampa Bay Area!
WORLD CLASS LOCATION
Located in St. Petersburg Florida. Steady wind, miles of flat and shallows water.
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You can also contact us directly at the shop:
1031 4th Street N. St.Petersburg, FL
Call: 1 727-390-6565
Email: info@bestprokiteboarding.com
Our Shop
Want to see something in person? Or just want to hang and talk kite? Stop by our shop, we carry all the top brands including Duotone Kiteboarding, F-One, Eleveight Kites, Flysurfer, Mystic, ION and Dakine to name a few! Nearly all the gear that we sell on our website is in stock at our shop, and if its not its only a few days away and shipped right to your front door. We are staffed with only the best knowledgeable friendly kiteboarders in the area! Together we have a combined 25 years of experience in this industry! Come Ride with Us!
1031 4th Street N. St.Petersburg, FL 33701
Call: 1 941-780-5744
Email: info@bestprokiteboarding.com
Drew Christianson
Drew is the owner as well as the Head Instructor for Best Pro Kiteboarding. He has been kiteboarding for over 15+ years starting when he was just 15 years old at the famous Sunshine Skyway in Saint Petersburg, Florida. He's interest in being on the water as many days of the year, lead to his passion for sharing this sport with others. His teaching career started in 2010 under the previous owners at Best Pro Kiteboarding. As his passion lead to progression inside the sport, he turned pro in 2011 and has been competing and traveling all over the world for the last 13 years. With wins at the US Freestyle Nationals aka BOTG's in Hood River, Oregon and years of competing in the most prestigious rider invite only events on the planet, such as The Triple-S and The Slider Project.
Drew Christianson is currently sponsored by Duotone Kiteboarding, Patagonia, and Hobie Eyewear. With thousands of hours in the water teaching and tens of thousands of hours kiting himself there is no one more experienced in the water that is coaching in the United States. In this time he has created the Perfect Lesson Plan, geared to get you in the water faster and safer then anywhere else. We look forward to getting you on your way to learning this amazing sport, and out on the beautiful waters of the Tampa Bay!
