Kitesurfing in Cattolica: Kitesurfing school in Cattolica
If you spend your holiday in Cattolica and you like sports, you can try one of the most modern and popular water sports: Kitesurfing, also called kiteboarding..
This sport was pioneered in 1999 in the Hawaii and is a surface water sport that uses the force of the wind.
To practice it, you need:
- a kite (not a sail) complete with control bar and flying lines;
- a kiteboard;
- a kite harness;
- safety equipment (impact or flotation vest, helmet, knife for cutting the lines.
Our 3-star Hotel in Cattolica is located close to the Amateur Kitesurfing Association, called Cattolicakite, that organises courses over the summer period.
There are two types of corse to choose from:
SUN COURSE:
a 4-hour introduction course which includes:
1) Theory lesson on KITE operation;
2) Hand-on session with a KITE on dry land with the instructor and overview of safety systems;
3) Hand-on session on dry land.
The SUN course costs 60.00 (sixty) Euros and includes insurance.
WIND COURSE:
The WIND course lasts 6 hours and is the most advanced with more in-depth notions on kitesurfing.
1) Theory lesson: Overview on basic weather facts (direction and names of the winds);
2) Theory lesson on KITE operation;
3) Hand-on session with a KITE on dry land with the instructor and overview of safety systems;
4) Hand-on session on dry land.
The WIND course costs 80.00 (eighty) Euros and includes insurance.
You can pick some special vouchers from the Hotel Reception and use them at the Kitesurfing school, which is located opposite "Le Navi" park, not far from our Acapulco Hotel.
Do you like the sea and adventure? Come and learn a new sport.
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