The Very First kite-surf & Windsurf Centre in Vietnam Since 2000
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updated: Wednesday, 27 August 2008
Warning !
Jibe's Beach Club is one of the few officially licensed centre for teaching Kite-surfing in Vietnam
Jibe's Beach Club will host 2 IKO instructor course info here
Matt and his team (names & IKO number below) will be happy to safely teach kite-surfing.
find out more here or you can contact him on matt@kitesurf-vietnam.com
Matt Kwantes 892
Airush boards and kite 2008/,F-one kites 2007/8, underground boards Here. Da Kine, Pro limit accessories available for sale at Jibe's
Boards and Kites from Airush in various sizes available from Jibe's club. Our team of beach boys pump the kite for you and help you with launching and landing the kites, you just have to have fun on the water.
Jibes has been Vietnam’s leader in kite instruction since its start here in 2001. We have taught more people to kite than any other school in Vietnam.
Our teaching technique has been developed by watching hundreds of students learn in Mui Ne’s conditions and finding out what works and what doesn’t.
The instructor team has been selected for their experience and follows strict safety standards. Jibes has the widest range of equipment to match your skill level and the conditions you will be learning in.
Please beware! there are also temporary, seasonal, and unlicensed schools operating in Mui Ne. Some schools may promise to get you riding in just a few hours by shortcutting important safety information and procedures such as the self rescue or by asking students to use a board leash (a major cause of injuries) instead of learning board recovery.
In the kite lesson you will learn the following:
Phase I: Ground School and Intro to 4-line Kite Flying
____How to judge if the wind, beach, and water conditions are good enough for kitesurfing
Wind: speed, direction, and quality; turbulence and weather conditions
Beach: Width, obstacles, people, debris on the beach and in the sand
Water: waves, depth, current, temperature, sea-life, tides, obstacles (e.g.nets)
____Setting up your kite and lines
____Using the main and “Plan B” (safety leash) Quick Releases
____Launch Procedure (S.P.L.A.T. checklist)
Situation (beach, wind, water)
Position of you and the kite vs. the wind
Lines and Safety Systems (Connected correctly? Tangled? Adjusted properly?)
Around (360 degree check of the beach and ocean around you)
Thumb up
____Kite Recovery (how to land the kite when there is no one to help you)
____Line Check/ Untangling Lines quickly and easily
____Kite control throughout the wind window
____One- handed control
Phase II: Bodydragging and Preparation for Waterstart During this phase you will develop the skills and strategies you need in order to start riding.
____Self-rescue: when to do it, and how
____Entering and leaving the water safely and easily
____Relaunching: when your kite falls on the water, how to get it in the air again
____Bodydragging upwind efficiently to retrieve your board:
Keeping the kite still at 10 or 2 o’clock with one hand
Body position and angle: about 70 degrees to kite lines
Smooth and controlled turns
____360 degree awareness
____Using kite and body to control direction of motion (upwind, downwind, crosswind)
____Getting into a stable position for waterstart.
____Practicing the waterstart form in both directions:
controlled powerstrokes,
board control, weight distribution and edging
recovering from crashes
____Getting used to longer lines: using the wind window to control your power
Phase III: Waterstart and Riding This is where all the skills you’ve been practicing come together. Enjoy!
____International right-of-way conventions
____Fine-tuning the powerstroke
____Combining board control (edging) with powerstroke to get up and ride
____Stopping and changing direction
____Going upwind
We will be covering important safety information at each stage of our lesson.
Throughout the course, both you and the instructor will be respecting safety rules and making the judgments calls required for each situation you are in.
Safety rule #1: Keep your downwind area clear and always be aware of the area 360 degrees around yourself
