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Learn With The Latest 2012 Gear! - Thursday, October 20, 2011South Florida Kiteboarding is now teaching with brand new 2012 Cabrinha Switchblade and Vector IDS kites, along with the latest Chopstick and Spectrum boards. The 2012 kites offer industry-best safety and depower features. New for 2012 is a reinforced bar setup, more convinient instant depower features and easier water relaunch. We also offer lessons on Ozone and Slingshot kites or just bring your kite and we will teach you to fly. Lesson packages include all equipment, if you prefer not to bring your own gear.
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Peak Wind Season Starting - Monday, October 10, 2011Our best and warmest wind and water is just around the corner. 3-4 windy days per week coming up until May. We also offer Cable Park kiteboard lessons on no wind days. Make a kiteboarding lesson reservation here and we will promptly reply with a full e-mail reservation confirmation with everything you need to to know to get your lesson package started, including driving directions to all our locations.
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Crandon Park North Beach Now Open to Kiteboarding - Saturday, September 10, 2011South Florida Kiteboarding and our affiliate, Miami Kiteboarding, are proud to announce that our Crandon Park concession is once again open to kiteboarding for the October to May windy season. This world class location has specific rules which which will be strictly enforced by a full time on-site administrator. Note that unless you are taking lessons with our school, you need IKO level 3n or equivalent certification and insurance to ride at Crandon Park. Contact us now to get your certification and insurance. A complete set of rules can be found here.
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Miami Kiteboarding Masters 2011 Event - Tuesday, March 22, 2011Southfloridakiteboarding.com and our affiliate Miami Kiteboarding is proud to sponsor and host the annual Miami Kiteboarding Masters event on the weekend of April 9th and 10th at Crandon Park North Beach, Key Biscayne.
The two day event is a gathering of the men's and women's kiteboarding community in Miami and South Florida. The goal of the event is to show the accessibility of the sport of Kiteboarding. This year's event will feature a freestyle contest, kite race, equipment demos and raffles. For more details click here.
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Great Wind Since The Start Of The Season - Monday, February 28, 2011 The wind in South Florida has been blowing almost non-stop since the beginning of October! We are getting on average about 3-4 windy days per week, with most days in the 12-20 mph range. All this thanks to the cold fronts coming from up north (where you probably are freezing your a$$ off). All this great wind is expected to continue into May. We have a limited number of accommodations still available for the warm and windy March Spring Break period so contact us today to book your kiteboard learning vacation!
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New Wind Meter On Dania Beach Pier - Thursday, October 01, 2009We are excited to provide the South Florida Kiteboarding community with a new super accurate ikitesurf.com wind meter on Dania Pier. Try it out by getting a free 10 day subscription to ikitesurf.com. Your free subscription also provides you with access to ikitesurf's other sensors at kiteboarding launches in Florida and North America. ikitesurf.com also has the most accurate wind forecast models available for the unique warm wind conditions of South Florida. Get a $20 discount on your ikitesurf.com subscription here.
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SFKB: One of The 10 Best Adventure Travel Bargains of 2008 - Monday, August 11, 2008SmarterTravel Magazine has featured South Florida Kiteboarding as one of the The 10 Best Adventure Travel Bargains of 2008.
Check out the complete article here.
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3 Day Wind Forecast And Real Time Wind
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A good wind forecast for kiteboarding is 6 hours in a row of 17+ mph wind. Beginner lessons are possible with a forecast of 3 hours of 15+ mph wind. Note that wind forecasts change frequently and are accurate up to 2 days in the future.
Note that unless a hurricane or tropical storm is approaching, a summer afternoon high wind forecast is due to thunderstorms and we do not teach during a thunderstorm. A thunderstorm will temporarily increase then greatly decrease the wind in the summer and provide for unsafe kite flying conditions due to lightning.
Realtime (current) wind available on a super accurate network of propretary wind sensor technology available at WindAlert and
ikitesurf.com. Free 10 day trial! After your 10 day trial, get a $20 discount on your ikitesurf.com and WindAlert subscription here.
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No Wind?
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No wind is no problem at southfloridakiteboarding.com. Join us for a session at the Cable Park kiteboarding simulator to work on basic kiteboard skills, upwind riding and turning technique. The Cable Park is an aerial cable which pulls you around a freshwater lake. The Cable simulates kiteboarding like nothing else on the planet. Video analysis of your rides e-mailed to you after your session! Check out videos of how other students are learning to ride kiteboards at the Cable Park here.
Check out our partner school Florida Surf Lessons. They offer lessons all over SE Florida and are ready to show you how to shred the warm Florida waves!
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Radio Helmet Instruction
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 Don't let instructors yell at you! Using radio helmets, instructors are with you every step of the way and will whisper sweet somethings in your ear to guide you along the learning curve. Our tests have proved that teaching kiteboarding using radio helmets greatly accelerates the kiteboard learning experience.
We will be using the latest Headzone helmets this season to make you learn faster than you thought possible.
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Kiteboarder Lodging
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Coming from outside the SE Florida area and need an inexpensive place to stay? Then check out our affordable Luxury Accomodations designed specifically for kiteboarders. Non-kiteboarders stay free and students who take lessons with us get a 20% discount on the regular room rate.
New for the the 2012-2013 windy season, 400-480 sq. ft Accomodations for 2-4 guests per room at a great price when you book with us.
Click here for more details on the Accommodations.
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Kiteboat Adventures
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Let us follow you with our boats as you learn to ride upwind! Florida's most complete boat assisted kiteboarding service with air tanks/compressors on board to quickly inflate your kite. Our boat accessible large, shallow water sandbars are perfect in all wind directions and are the only option when the winds are Westerly.
The service is ideal for students who completed their lessons and need more practice to reach IKO level 3 (staying upwind). This adventure is also great for advanced riders who want to explore more exotic kiteboarding locations far away from the mainland.
The service is offered through our affilliate company, Kiteboat Adventures. To find out more about Downwinders, click here.
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Gear Package Specials
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All new kite gear packages include 3 hours instruction. Special gear package pricing for students who take lessons with us. Guaranteed lowest prices on the planet on Cabrinha, Ozone, Slingshot and Globe Kites. Contact Us for a quick quote.
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Used Gear Sale
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We are always adding to our inventory of recent high quality used gear. Contact Us to get your high quality used kite or board.
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Condition |
Price |
| 2010 Lightwave Spirit 144 complete with footstraps, fins, handle |
Good |
$349 |
| 2011 Cabrinha Switchblade 14m Complete (kite, bar/lines, bag, pump) |
Good |
$1099 |
| 2011 Cabrinha Convert 14m Complete (kite, bar/lines, bag, pump) |
Good |
$999 |
| 2011 Ozone Catalyst 12m Complete (kite, bar/lines, bag, pump) |
Good |
$899 |
| 2011 Cabrinha Rival 145 Complete |
Good |
$249 |
| 2011 Cabrinha Prodigy 136 Complete With Sync footstraps |
Good |
$349 |
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Kiteboard Instruction Survey
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Find out what other students are thinking about kiteboarding instruction. After selecting your answers, click on the Submit Survey link to compare your answers with other kiteboarders.
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