PICTURES & VIDEOS

Impressions

Pictures from kitesurfing in Mallorca. You can see many of our stundents and friends here.

Daniel catching his surfboard to go on the water
Daniel on the way to the water
 The kites make the beaches colourful
Kites on the beach and in the air
 Daniel instructing a stundent
Daniel with a student ready for his first ride
 Marie, our youngest stundent when she started with the age of 6 years
Marie started kitesurfing with us being only 6 years old
 After a long kite day
Getting quiet when the kitesurfers leave in the evening
 Eli looking for a kicker wave
Eli concentrating on her ride
 A kitesurfer's life is hard
Enjoying the sun on the kite beach
 Gerhard in front of a kite and a kitesurfer
Gerhard always with a smile
 Instructor Carlos relaxing on the beach during a break
Our instructor Carlos taking a break on the beach
 Stundent preparing for his next course
A student getting ready for his next lession
 A very nice ride...
Perfect conditions for kitesurfing!
 Evo from North and Envy from Liquid Force are prepared on the beach
Packing together the Liquid Force Envy at the end of the day
 The kite control is the most important about kitesurfing
Learning the basic kite conrol in the buddy system
 Rescue boat ready on the beach
For your safety there is always our rescue boat on site
 The old fort watching over the kitesurfers' bay
An old fort with a lighthouse is watching over the bay from Port de Pollenca
 A kite needs to be inflated to get his shape
First thing to do - pump up the kite!
 Perfect seams connecting the kite panels
High quality seams hold the kite together
 Kiter watching what's going on
Gerhard observing the wind and weather
 In the background Daniel is giving some theretical instructions
Daniel giving some theoretical explanations on the beach
 A special technique is required to launch the kite out of the water
When the kite falls into the water it can easily be relaunched
 At the end the kites need to be properly cleaned and packed
Tee better the kites are packed the more fit in the car!
 Big, flat and wide boards help to get riding with low wind
Light wind kitesurfing with a big board called door
 To start a kite on the beach you always need an instructed assistant
Daniel helping to launch a kite on the beach
 Controlling a kite needs more bar feeling than force
A kitesurfer easily controlling the kite with the bar
 The sun left its mark...
Daniel tanned from the daily sun
 A kitesurf course is also great fun for a couple!
Beginners have a lot of questions...
 Typical small talk between kitesurfers on the beach
There is a lot to chat before and after a kite session!
 Coulpe learnng how to control a kite
First instructions how to steer a kite
 Correctly carrying a kite in the middle of the front tube
Kitesurfer safely carrying a kite
 There a different techniques to launch a kite
Students learning how to relaunch a kite
 Kites parked on the beach during a break
Kites lined up and ready to go!
 Sun glasses are required for beginners' lessons
Beginners look a lot to the kite - sun glasses are a must have!
 Low wind needs a very good kite handling and board technique
Light wind requires a lot of feeling...
 Signals are used to communicate on the water
Thumbs up signalling to launch the kite
 Smiling after a nice kitesurf session
Daniel with a big smile in his face
 Rescue boat - a must have for a kite school
Safety first - the rescue boat is always ready
 After the basic kite control the students start with the body dragging
Body dragging - the second step in the kite course
 Gerhard and Daniel trying out the resuce boat
Gerhard and Daniel on a ride with the recue boat
 Gerhard preparing to go to the water
After the lessions the instructors may go kitesurfing...
 First you learn to start the kite in the water
Launching the kite safely practised in the water