[ricki]

Neil is having some log in problems and asked me to post this on his behalf:

"Sorry I have not charmed in yet but have been crazy busy meeting with the city protecting this place. Here is my lesson plan that I believe works well. There are 4 stages and you can not advance from one stage to the next until you can successfully complete each point in the previous stage. I will not sell anyone a kite until they can perform all of these points.

Stage 1 using a 2m trainer kite
- Wind direction
- Surroundings and obstacles
- Steering of kite
- Wind window
- Hand/eye coordination


Stage 2 with small bow kite
- Advanced surroundings and obsticals
- Advanced wind direction and stre
Sorry I have not charmed in yet but have been crazy busy meeting with the city protecting this place. Here is my lesson plan that I beieve works well. There are 4 stages and you can not advance from one stage to the next untill you can successfully complete each point in the previous stage. I will not sell anyone a kite until they can perform all of these points.

Stage 1 using a 2m trainner kite
- Wind direction
- Sorrundings and obstycles
- Steering of kite
- Wind window
- Hand/eye coordination


Stage 2 with small bow kite
- Advanced sorroundings and obsticals
- Advanced wind direction and strength
- Rigging
- Depowering the kite and all safety releases
- Using a harness
- Launching and landing assisted
- Launching and landing un-assisted
- Weather
- Simulated water starts using the power zone

Stage 3 Body dragging
- Water re-launch shallow water and deep water
- Body dragging with two hands on the bar left, right and down wind
- Obtaining constant power
- One hand body dragging and board retreivel
- Self rescue

Stage 4 board riding
- Theory
- Getting the board on your feet
- Board direction
- Getting up on the board
- Cycling and parking the kite
- Edging

Cheers Neil Hutchinson, Tiki Beach Watersports, Fort lauderdale"