Utah Windriders Association

Hello.

I'm Chad from Salt Lake. Just started kiting with the encouragement of my friend John L about 6 months ago and love it. While I'm getting the kite part down I still have only gone about 100 yds(if that) on a snowboard. Little nervous about the water (not that it is any different on the snow) and was hoping someone had a good local resource for water instruction. I plan on going to both the Utah Lake Beginner Day and the Utah Summer Games at Deer Creek(no, won't be competing). Hope to meet some of you there.

Chad

Chad,

Welcome to the kiting community. Kiting on the water is a bit different than the snow. Riding on the water requires more power than on the snow to overcome the natural resistance of the water and to stay up on a plane. As far as lessons are concerned, I suggest contacting www.kiteutah.com. They have several excellent instructors. I think you are wise to pursue further instruction as it will increase your enjoyment and safety. You will also progress much faster than if you flail around on your own. I hope to see you out on the water.

Kenny

Kenny,

Thanks for the reply. I had checked their website out in the past but this time (to setup lessons) their site is offline. Hopefully this is just a technical problem with the site and they haven't gone out of business. I called and left them a voicemail but haven't heard anything back yet.

If you haven't heard back from them yet, call this dude Bordy. His number is 435-602-2935. He's one of the instructor for kiteutah.

yup call me...

Called again last night and spoke with Heather. The site was down due to a technical error.