Strange. According to the calendar, today is 12/31/2022. But it feels like the year has only just begun… or has it really been 12 months since we started thinking about 2021? Probably, also according to the internet it is 31.12.2022 – and the internet never lies 😊
Okay, so looking back at full speed ahead…what was going on this year? Read more “2022 – a (personal) look back”
Finnish Lapland is a place of natural beauty and wonder, with the northern lights dancing across the sky and the north wind blowing across the tundra. The locals are friendly and hospitable and the food is delicious. It’s the year 2023 and hopefully the world has moved a bit in the direction of “plannable trips” – in 2022 we had to cancel our appointments for Lapland at short notice due to Omikron.
The good news: The new dates for all of our snowkite trips to Lapland in February 2023 are online! Secure your place in our log cabin in Northern Finland now!
We are going to Lapland for a total of 2 weeks in February 2023:
You can find all information about our trips 2022/2023 here .
Remember: the snow kiting season is getting shorter and shorter in Finland too. We therefore recommend that you book your place in our log cabin as soon as possible, in 2022 the last places to Lapland were booked out very quickly.
First of all, we would like to say: even if the title sounds a bit gloomy, this line put a smile on our faces for days – but more on that later.
Instructions for use for this post:
Turn up the playlist loudly and if you landed on the theme song, at least Read more “Sometimes it rains rusty nails – year in review 2021”
There it is! Our new website is now available at https://kitesafe.de – despite a few adversities, we are still almost on schedule and hope that you like the site and that you will find all the information you are looking for with us. If something is missing, please write us a message !
We were actually just looking for a trailer for Denmark. Then suddenly an old Mercedes fire brigade was standing in front of the door. Then ideas were spun and alternatives weighed up, and suddenly we are a fully equipped kite school. How is that possible?
We have already taken up the topic of security in our name and write it on our flag anew every day:
Why? You have probably also heard of injuries, accidents, lost equipment or kiters in distress in connection with kitesurfing or seen videos on YouTube & Co. Accordingly, the topic of safety on the beach and on the water is at the top of our priority list – and for this reason we have chosen the International Kiteboarding Organization (short: IKO – www.ikointl.com ) and have through this Association a solid framework geared towards safety in kitesurfing, on which our course and curricula are based – so that our students, renters, beach and bathers can get through the day safely and with fun.
In addition to the requirements of the IKO in terms of material and behavior for students and teachers, we have now picked up our VengaBoat and have already been able to drive the first missions. The Whaly 455R offers a lot of space and thanks to the new keel shape it can also handle waves and wind extremely well – and the first few uses have shown that we are well armed even in more demanding weather.
Furthermore, in addition to 2-way radio (instructor – students), all of our teachers have a mobile phone with them on the water so that they can call for help in an emergency. There are also several first aid kits at the station, the fire brigade, on the beach and in the boat – always in the hope that we won’t need the emergency equipment. For the future, we will again include 1-2-day safety seminars in our training program to cover topics such as self-rescue, correct starting and landing (with and without helpers) and also actual basic topics such as right of way (KVR) because we can observe the most frequent deficits here. Check our blog here regularly – we will announce the seminars there!
Until then we wish you a lot of fun on the water – kite safe!
Today we have a few job offers for you: we are still looking for support for the 2020 season, more precisely for the period May – September 2020.
If you enjoy working as a kite instructor in an experienced team, look forward to meeting people and talking to them and can come to terms with life on a campsite , you should read on …! Read more “Job offers season 2020”
Aloha dear reader – update time!
Today we are writing to you from Taiwan, more precisely from Penghu! While we are busy collecting material for a short spot video, we already have two more pieces of information for you!
And before we jump into the waves again, we wish you a good start to the day and look forward to your feedback!
Today we have a little How-Not-To-Kitesurf video for you. The crew of Our Kite Life filmed the action on the beach in Cuba for a day. The result is equally frightening and foreseeable: Read more “Why a kite course makes sense”
Short update:
The next first aid course with a focus on water sports will NOT take place on September 14th, 2019, but on September 7th, 2019 – the devil of mistakes has crept in … oh yes, and there are still places available for spontaneous people!
Otherwise it was ugly cool here for the first time today, not only did the thermometer feel almost 20 ° C less (!) Than it indicated last weekend. Unusual, but supposedly this “autumn” should be on its way … let’s wait and see 🙂
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