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Dare2Fly Jericoacoara is now located in the heart of town, at the Vela Jericoacoara center. Already known for its high level of safety standards for teaching and rental of equipment at all other Dare2Fly center, We offer private lessons focused on your specific needs. From beginners through advanced riders, the advice of our skilled instructors will make you improve your kiteboarding as you never imagined.

Equipment
Dare2Fly is a Cabrinha Kiteboarding Center and offers you a full range of the latest technology of BOW kites that pushs your learning curve faster and safer. All safety equipment is provided by the center: harness, helmet, vest, radio and rescue boat.

Private Kiteboarding Lessons in Jericoacoara
1. STEP 1: Kite Control (Introductory Course)
Duration: 2 hours / 12:00 – 14:00hs
Equipment (kite, harness, life vest and a helmet)
Goal: You will learn how to fly a kite, launching, landing, safety systems, and how to be in control. Emphasis is on safety and kite control.

2. STEP 2: Body Drag
Duration: 2:30 hours / 8:00 – 10:30hs
Equipment (kite + board+ harness+ helmet +life vest)
Goal: You will learn about safety systems, sheeting systems and their effects on steering. Practice on the simulator. Body dragging downwind and upwind, “searching the board”. Relaunch the kite from the water. First exercises with the board and start making short reaches.

3. STEP 3: Water Start
Duration: 2:30 hours / 14:00 – 16:30hs
Equipment (kite + board+ harness+ helmet + life vest)
Goal:. Riding both ways. Ride upwind.

4. Private Lessons
Duration: 2:30 hours / 8:00-10:30hs or 14:00-16:30hs
Equipment: (kite + board+ harness+ helmet + life vest)
Goals: This is a customized lesson. Staying up wind, heal/toe side turns, jumping, spinning or wave riding. Check availability for freestyle/wakestyle tricks.

 


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