The latest thrilling experience!

EBO Adventure is an IKO and BKSA Approved school and offers Kitesurfing, Powerkiting, Land Buggying and Land Yachting lessons in Cornwall, Devon, and Wales. Powerkiting is a great group activity and is ideal for military, corporate and school groups as well as friends.

If you really want to push it, why not have a go at Kitesurfing!

POWERKITING
Powerkiting is an activity that will allow you to feel the raw power of nature. Simply enjoy the thrill of flying the kites or learn scudding from one end of the beach to the other. Our Powerkiting lessons take place on the spectacular Penhale Beach on the outskirts of Newquay. We guarantee you and your friends will ‘feel the buzz’ as well as learning the basics of a new hobby. All Our lessons are taught by PKSA accredited instructors to ensure you have a safe time.

LAND BUGGYING
After mastering the basics of Powerkiting, Buggying allows you cruise along even in light winds. Once you have acquired the kite skills its time to get moving, slowly at first until your ready to push yourself as fast as you can handle! If you are really motoring come back to Penhale Adventure Centre for 1 to 1 improvement sessions.

LAND BOARDING
Once you have mastered the basics of kite flying you can get on a Land Board and start riding. It is also a great way of learning skills for Kitesurfing and you can go out in much lighter winds.

KITESURFING
Mastered Powerkiting? Looking for the next rush? Kitesurfing is the latest water-sport to take the world by storm. The sport is a fusion of surfing, windsurfing, wakeboarding, paragliding, and, of course, kite flying, and is sure to blow you away (literally!). Since it’s humble beginnings, Kitesurfing has come a long way, and is now one of the most accessible extreme water-sports on offer, as well as being the ultimate adrenaline rush. With developments in equipment and teaching techniques the sport is open to all – our youngest former student being 12 years old and our oldest being 70.

Taking advantage of some of the best conditions in the UK, our aim is to offer unrivalled standards of tuition and service, using the most up to date equipment available, together with an instructor team of the highest calibre. All Kitesurfing courses are taught by International Kiteboarding Organisation / British Kitesurfing Association qualified instructors and we teach to set standards to ensure that you are given the best learning experience possible.

This course is designed for those people who would like to get their first taste of Kitesurfing. The basic structure is as follows:
• Learning the basics of kite flying with a foil kite on land
• Safety and site assessment
• Introduction to water-relaunchable kites, including set-up, pack-down, launching and landing
• A practical look at the wind window
• Body-dragging
• An introduction to water-starting

3 day IKO intermediate:

Intermediate IKO Level 1 / Level 2 Kitesurf Course
This 3 day course will help you progress the knowledge you will have gained during the Kitesurfing beginner course.

The course covers the full IKO Level 1 and Level 2 Kitesurfing syllabus and on completion you will receive your International Kiteboarding Organisation Level 1 Kiteboarder Card. IKO Level 2 accreditation generally cannot be achieved in a weekend as it requires the student to competently ride upwind therefore we offer a IKO Level 2 'Sign off' guarantee whereby our instructors will sign your Level 2 accreditation off as soon as you have displayed your ability to ride upwind. IKO Level 2 is recognised worldwide and is generally the level of certification required to rent or hire equipment abroad. IKO Level 1/2 course summary:

• Intro to Kite Surfing
• Equipment carrying
• Setting-up
• Managing of the practice area
• Spot analysis
• Wind Direction
• Safety Systems
• Wind window
• Piloting
• 2 Line Set-up
• 2 line Kite Flying
• Launching
• Landing
• Water Relaunch
• Body Drag
• Theory on water start
• Advanced Body Dragging
• Awareness of body positioning
• Piloting One Handed
• Managing the kite's power
• Board Recovery
• First ride

Advanced IKO Level 3 Course - 1 day

The most advanced of all of the IKO certifications and the final course that you need before you move onto a Pro Training itinery. A pre-requisite for the IKO Level 3 certification is prior completion of IKO Level 2.

The course covers the full IKO Level 3 Kitesurfing syllabus and on completion you will receive you International Kiteboarding Organisation Level 3 Kiteboarder Card which is recognised worldwide and is the level of certification required before progressing onto the Pro circuit. IKO Level 3 course summary:

• IKO Level 2 accreditation is a pre-req for this course
• Priority Rules
• Generating a steady pull
• Edging
• Change of direction
• Up Wind Riding
• Up Wind Body Dragging
• First Jump

1:1 Bespoke Kitesurf Training, by the hour

Our bespoke training course is made available to cover anything that you've always wanted to master but never really managed to get, from getting onto your board through to mastering your first jump - you dictate the training schedule.....

Please contact the EBO Adventure Team for more information, or complete our online information request form.

ADVICE FOR KITESURFING IN CORNWALL
Kitesurfing can be quite daunting to the beginner. Please click here to learn more about the basics such as equipment and etiquette as well as advice on how to start this exciting sport in Cornish waters.