Who can Learn Kitesurfing

Kitesurfing, also called kiteboarding, kitesurf or simply kite, is a sailing sport that everone can learn. In general, nobody is too young or too old to learn kitesurfing. The assumption that you need a lot of strength on the arms and well-trained muscles for kitesurfing is not true. The harness, that is connected to the kite distributes the power to the whole body.

Clarified that kitesurfing is a simple sport that everyone can learn, we can also say that kitesurf is easy to learn and that you don’t need any previous knowledge and experience. the only 2 requirements to attend a kite course are:

  1. You must be in a good heath,
  2. You must be able to swim.

So, if you have decided to attend a kite course, we can give you the recommendation to go to a reputable and licensed kitesurfing school like the Punta Trettu Kite Center.

Have fun learning to kitesurf at Punta Trettu Kite Beach!

Zero to Hero Kitesurfing Course in Sardinia

The Zero to Hero Kite Course is the course of the moment! With this 15 hours kite course, you will have a fantastic kite experience, which will take you from being a beginner to being almost an independent rider!

The aim of the Zero to Hero Kite Course is to give you the knowledge and skills to kitesurf safely! The kite level achieved with this kite course is different from student but we can say that at the end of the Zero to Hero Kite Course all students can stand on the board!

During each moment of the kite course, the instructor is giving, to each students, what to improve and how to get better on kite surfing.

What you learn with a Zero to Hero Kite Course

With Zero to Hero Kite Course you will learn the knowledge and skills to kitesurf safely and, you will be able to ride standing on the kite board.

In detail, with a Zero to Hero Kite Course, you will learn:

  • Theory (rules and security systems, winds, meteorology, kite flight theory – approx. 30 minutes),
  • Setting and unsetting of bar, lines and kite,
  • Safety systems,
  • Taking off (or launching) and and landing a Kite,
  • Control of kite during the flight in the wind window.
  • Control of kite during the flight in the wind window,
  • Control of kite during the flight in the wind window with one hand while walking,
  • Simulation of the water starts,
  • Re-launch of a kite from the water,
  • Body dragging.
  • Simulation of the water starts,
  • Re-launch of a kite from the water,
  • Body dragging,
  • Introduction to the board,
  • Water starts,
  • First gliding on the water.
  • Riding,
  • riding upwind,
  • self-rescue and the self-pack down
  • changing direction while riding,
  • riding toe side.

Where to attend a Zero to Hero Kite Course in Punta Trettu

One of the kite school that offers the Zero to Hero kite course is the Punta Trettu Kite Center Sardinia. This kite school provides:

  • All kite equipment including wetsuit, harness, kite, board, helmet;
  • Radio helmets to allow the instructor to instantly communicate in real time with the student.

To have more information on the Zero to Hero Kite Course, click here.

The Punta Trettu Kite Center in Sardinia

If you are looking for something more exciting than a classic holidays, you can try a kitesurfing holiday. One of the best places for kitesurfing and to learn to kitesurf in Europe is Punta Trettu in Sardinia. Punta Trettu is a famous Kite Spot of Sardinia due to its perfect conditions for kitesurfing: flat and shallow water and a very high percentage of windy days.A real paradise for kitesurfing! Here at Punta Trettu, one of the most recommended kite schools is the Punta Trettu Kite Center Sardinia. Here below, in this post, we will explain you which are the strenghs of the Punta Trettu Kite Center that make it so recommendable.

Punta Trettu, the perfect kite Spot in Sardinia with flat and shallow water
Punta Trettu Kite Beach in Sardinia

Strenghs of the Punta Trettu Kite Center

Located in Punta Trettu, in the south west of Sardinia, the Punta Trettu Kite Center offers Kitesurf and Windsurf Services, Food & Drinks services, accomodations and more! Offered services are: 

  • Kite School: kite courses, kitesurf rental, rescue, kite equipment washing area and storage;
  • Windsurfing school: windsurfing courses, windsurf equipment rental, windsurf equipment washing area and storage;
  • Lounge Bar Cafè: Sandwiches with typical Sardinian products, salads, drinks, coktails, beer, wine, pastry, coffee, spaghetti and macaroni, fruit, ice cream and more;
  • Relax area, swimming pool, solarium: at the Punta Trettu Kite Center people can relax, sunbathe and swim in the pool;
  • Private rooms with private bathroom: rooms with private bathrooms are offered at the Punta Trettu Kitesurf House directly in Punta Trettu;
  • Shop with the brands North / Mystic / Ion: it is possible buy t-shirts, sweatshirts, harness, kite and boards, wetsuits and more;
  • Toilette facilities;
  • Hot Showers;
  • Free Parking;
  • Free wi-fi;
  • Camper services (electricity and water);
  • Stand Up Paddle tours and rentals;
  • Boat tours;
  • Official North and Mystic school and shop: we have a partnership with Mystic and North, the worldwide leader in sailmaking;
  • Official VDWS school: we are affiliated and we are partners with VDWS, the international Association of Water Sports.

Besides the above listed services, another main strengh of the Punta Trettu Kite Center is its location. In fact, the center is located directly in Punta Trettu, the Best Kite Spot of Sardinia.

If you like to have more information about the Punta Trettu Kite Center, you can go the official website, here.

 

Kite Courses in Punta Trettu, Sardinia

Kitesurfing or kiteboarding or kitesurf or kite is actually one of the most exiting sports all over the world! And the best part is that is easy to learn and virtually anyone can do it!
The most important factor to consider to learn kitesurfin are to choose a proper kite spot and a proper kiteschool. Regarding the kite spot, the proper kite spot should have flat water and if possible also shallow water. Punta Trettu, in the south-west of Sardinia, is considered the Best Sardinia Kite Spot. Its conditions make it a Paradise for Kitesurfing: Flat and Shallow Water, Steady Winds, wild environment. Punta Trettu is for these reasons the best kite spot of Sardinia for learning kitesurf. So, if you like to learn kitesurf, our suggestion in to take a Kite Course in Punta Trettu. Here in Punta Trettu, there are kite schools that are offering courses for all levels.

Kite Courses in Punta Trettu Sardinia

If you like to discover this fantastic sport or learn new kite skills, Punta Trettu, as said before, is perfect: flat and shallow wter make the kite learning easy.

Here in Punta Trettu there are kite schools where you can attend a kite course. One of there kite schools is the Punta Trettu Kite Center Sardinia.

Punta Trettu Kitesurf School : Kite, Surf, SUP, Snorkeling in Punta Trettu, Sardinia
Kitesurfing Lessons in Punta Trettu, Sardinia

The Punta Trettu Kite Center Sardinia is offering different kite services, including kite courses. As showed by their reviews on tripadvisor and on Google, this kite school has a high reputation and many people recommed them.

They propose semi-private (2/3 students and 1 instructor / 1 kite) or private (1 student and 1 instructor / 1 kite) kite courses in order the kite instructor is 100% focused on the student and can adapt the kite lessons in order to let the student improve as quickly and simply as possible.

Other plus of the Punta Trettu Kite Center are that:

  • they use the Radio Helmets to allow the instructor to instantly communicate with the Student.
  • they use kite equipment of the current year from 2 of the best kite brands in the world: North Kiteboarding and Mystic.
  • they have a nice kite center where you can also relax and enjoy also drinks and food at the Lounge Bar Cafè.

For more information, go here.

What Kitesurf Level do I have?

Do you already had a kite course and do you like to come in Sardinia, at the Punta Trettu Kite Beach, to improve your kite level? Do you like to attend a kite course but you don’t know which kite level do you have and you are wondering if you are still beginner or intermediate or advanced? In this post we will try to help you to understand your kite level.

#1. Am I beginner or Advanced?

Taking into account the kite level scale, we can divide kitesurfers in 2 main groups: Advanced and Beginners.

Advanced on kitesurfing are people that are able to ride upwind (they have reached the Kite Level 5) and they can solve all emergency situations while kitesurfing.

Beginner on kitesurfing are people that have never done kitesurf or people that did kitesurfing lessons in the past but have not yet reached the Kite Level 5 (beginners are people that are not able to ride upwind and that are not able to solve all emergency situations).

#2. Which is the Kite Course for me if I am not Advanced but I had Kite Lessons in the past?

In case you are not completely beginner as you have already some kite experience, the best way to choose the right kite course is to ask directly to the kite school which is the most suitable kite course for your level and needs. Usually a good kite school do not start a kite course from the beginning if you do not need it, but will check your kite level at the first kite lesson starting from the skills you need to improve.

  • the average time needed to most of people to complete each kite level is approximately 3 hours of kite lessons. So, with a kite course of 3 hours, you should be able to get one kite level, with a kite course of 6 hours you should be able to get two kite levels, with a kite course of 9 hours you should be able to get three kite levels, and so on. For exemple, if your Kite Level is 3 and you would like to get Kite Level 4, you would need approximatly 3 hours of kite lessons (so you would need a kite course of three hours).

Anyway, please note that the individual attitudes to learn kitesurfing can be very different from student to student. Those attitudes can depend on age, athletic and mental conditions, etc, and therefore the time needed to learn kitesurf can be different for each student.

Café, Snack Bar, Kiosk, Restaurant in Punta Trettu Sardinia

Punta Trettu is still wild and there are very few facilies as Café, Snack Bar, Kiosk, Restaurants.

One of the facilities that offer food and drink services in Punta Trettu is the Punta Trettu Kite Center Sardinia, that offer foods and drink services in its nice Cafè.

The Punta Trettu Kite Center offers:

  • Sandwiches with typical Sardinian products,
  • Toast,
  • salads,
  • drinks (Juices, Cokes, Beers, Coktails, Wines, etc.)
  • Coffès (espresso, long coffè, american coffè, ect)
  • Pastry,
  • Spaghetti, Lasagne and Macaroni,
  • ice cream,
  • more.

Relaxing area

At the Punta Trettu Kite Center , you can enjoy the food and drinks in a relaxing environment, where is available also a swimming pool and a solarium. Here you can relax, sunbathe and meet other people and kiters that are coming in Punta Trettu all here round, especially in the good season from March to October.

Where is Punta Trettu

Punta Trettu is located in the South West of Sardinia (Italy).

Located in the district of San Giovanni Suergiu, Punta Trettu is considered one of the best kite spots in the world: sandy bottom, flat water, shallow water, high percentage of windy days make Punta Trettu a real Kite Paradise

How to Get to Punta Trettu in Sardinia

To get to Punta Trettu:

  • By private means of transport: From Cagliari get the  State Road n. 130 (SS 130) till the km 43, then turn to Carbonia towards Villamassargia. Close to Carbonia continue straight to Matzaccara. After turning at the road to Matzaccara, take the third exit at the first round about, then the second exit at the second round about (the first exit leads you to the village of Matzaccara). Finally turn first right and then continue straight till Punta Trettu. To be linked to the Google Maps, click here.
  • By public bus: take a bus to Matzaccara and then take a walk of about 15-20 minutes till Punta Trettu.

Kite Camp in Punta Trettu, Sardinia

Punta Trettu in Sardinia is always sunny, windy and is a beautiful place to learn and enjoy kitesurfing.  With all these conditions, Punta Trettu is also a perfect place for a Kite Camp.

There are several Kiteschools that offer kite camps in differenet period of the year. One of these kiteschools is the Punta Trettu Kite Center Sardinia that offers different Kite Camp Packages in Punta Trettu for learning kitesurf and to meet other people! Proposed packages are:

  • Kite & Sleep Packages, that include kite lessons and accommodation at the Punta Trettu Kitesurf House (available anytime on the year, if accommodations and instructors are available);
  • Punta Trettu Kite Camp, Kite Camp of 5 days that runs in specific dates only (there packages are not always available) and include, kite course, accommodation and social life.

Why Learn to Kitesurf in Punta Trettu with a Kite Camp?

Kite Camps are a fantastic travel experience where you will learn to kitesurf and you will share new emotions with other people and new friends.

Punta Trettu is an incredible kite spot, perfect for learning kitesurf, with flat and shallow water. It is considered a Paradise of Kitesurfing also for the incredible wind statistics with steady wind almost every day. The spot has a high exposure to the winds and you can kitesurf with the mistral, the sirocco and other winds. The thermal wind works very well during the spring and the summer: you should always consider 5 or 8 knots more as stated by windguru.

Many kiters and new kiters are coming to Punta Trettu for kitesurfing from many places in the world: the atmosphere is always Friendly , the environment always fantastic and to make new friends is always easy.

What to say ultimately about a kite camp in Punta Trettu? Absolutely recommended.

If you like to have a look a the Kite Camps packages offered by the Punta Trettu Kite Center, click here.

Punta Trettu Kitesurf Paradise in Sardinia

Punta Trettu is a really fantastic kite spot in Sardinia, perfect for all Kite levels. I can say: “Punta Trettu is a Kitesurf Paradise”.

The Punta Trettu Kite Beach

I went to Punta Trettu Sardinia in the summer 2020 with my family and we were surprised  about Punta Trettu Kite Beach: Flat and shallow water, and incredible wind statistics with steady wind, that in some cases, thanks to the thermal wind, can be also 5 or 8 knots more than what is forecasted by windguru.

Perfect Kite Spot of Punta Trettu In Sardinia. Punta Trettu is a Kitesurf Paradise in Sardinia: flat hallow water Steady wind, perfect conditions for kitesurfing
Kitesurf Paradise of Punta Trettu in Sardinia

Punta Trettu Kite Beach is perfect for all levels, the water is flat everywhere even with a very strong wind and that is fantastic especially for beginners that can learn without the need to swim against the waves. I recommend to use rubber shoes because sometimes can be found big shells on the sandy bottom of the spot.

Our Kitesurfing experience at Punta Trettu Kite Beach

At Punta Trettu Kite Beach we had always good wind and sunny days. My doughter started a kite course for beginner and after few days she started to kite thanks to the spot conditions and to the kite instructors. My son learned some kite piloting with some small kite and my wife did some incredible kite session.

We got kite courses at the Punta Trettu Kite Center, an really good kite school in a nice environment with a just renewed buiding and center. All instrucors we had wew nice, polite, patient, friendly and professional. We felt like in a community and that was really important for us!

Here at the Punta Trettu Kite Center there is a Cafè where you can relax and wait for the wind enjoyng a coffee, a beer, an ice cream or a sandwich. Finally, if you wish to stay directly in Punta Trettu overnigh, there are rooms available at the Punta Trettu Kitesurf House.

Definitely

Ultimately, I absolutely recommend Punta Trettu to enjoy kitesurfing!

Kiteschools in Punta Trettu, Sardinia

If you would like to learn kitesurfing in Sardinia, the best kite spot to learn is Punta Trettu Kite Beach.

In Punta Trettu, perfect for kitesurfing because the shallow and flat water, the constant winds and the nice atmosphere, there are some kite schools. Those kite schools offer different kite services and different type of kite lessons to the people that like to learn or improve their level. One of the Kite schools of Punta Trettu is the Punta Trettu Kite Center, that in addition to offering kite services, offers also Food and Drinks services in its Lounge Bar Cafè and accommodations in the Punta Trettu Kitesurf House.

#1. Where is the Punta Trettu Kite Center

The Punta Trettu Kite Center is located exactly in Punta Trettu, at the below Google Map.

#2. Kite Courses in Punta Trettu

The main differences among the different type of Kite Courses proposed by a kite school concern:

  • their duration: with a longer kite course the student can learn and practice more, so a better kite level and skills can be reached;
  • the student / instructor ratio: the higher the ratio, the more students have to be supervised by an instructor. What we believe is the best ratio is 2/1 (2 students and an instructor) as with too many students there is a risk that the instructor cannot follow all the students sufficiently, while with the 1/1 ratio, usually, the learning time not too satisfying.

Let’s see which level can be reached, by a completely beginner, with kite courses of different duration:

  • 2-3 hours kite course: with a short kite course (2 – 3 hours) usually a beginner start piloting the kitesurf;
  • 6 hours kite course: Safety Basics, Getting Ready, Start Kite Flying, Take Off, Flying, Kite Relaunch, Bodydrag, first water starts;
  • 9 hours kite course: waterstarts, Going Downwind;
    Kite Level 4: Going Downwind
  • 12-15 hours kite course: Going Downwind, Changing direction, Keep Position to Wind, Basic Jibe, Going Upwind.

For more information on Kite Courses proposed by Punta Trettu Kite Center, click here.

#3. Start Time of Kite Lessons

Kite Lessons can be held with the wind. In Punta Trettu, wind usually start blowing from 11 am, even if, sometimes, it can start blowing also earlier or later when particular weather / wind conditions are present.

For the above reasons, considering the fact that the wind is not a manageable by kite schools, people that like to learn kitesurf have to be flexible on timing.

#4. More information on the Kite Courses in Punta Trettu

If you like to have more info on the Kite Courses in Punta Trettu, please refer to this page.

 

See you soon in Sardinia at Punta Trettu, the Paradise of Kitesurfing! 🙂