If you have never kitesurfed before, or are a beginner but just can’t get enough practice time in to really nail it, join us in NZ during the UK winter on a fast track kitesurf instructor internship course. We will take you from any level, and get you ready for the International Kiteboarding Organisation (IKO) kiteboard instructor course. The final week of your course will be the IKO instructor training course (ITC). So you can come to us as a beginner and leave as an IKO instructor. For complete beginners we offer a 12 week course, and for those who have already started kitesurfing we will look at where you are at, and devise a course to suit you. 

The fast track kitesurf instructor course is ideal for:

• Gap year – qualify in NZ in your first three months, and fund the rest of your gap year travelling the world
• Career change – fed up with your current job? Become a kitesurf instructor and change your life!
• Redundancy – invest in a different future, and live the dream
• Frustrated kite surfers – It’s hard to get enough practice in the UK, trying to juggle the Great British weather with tides, work and home life, and it can take a long time to get to the next level with your kitesurfing. Take some time out and join a fast track kitesurf instructor course in New Zealand. Or just fast track the learning and leave out the instructor course staying amongst it all at Kite Camp.

Great fun with likeminded people

You would be living and studying at Kite Camp on Rangiputa Beach. Off grid, close to nature, and with a bunch of people with a passion for kitesurfing. It really is a chance to reset your focus and enjoy good company and good times, as well as develop skills and knowledge that can take you around the world.

We aim to bring together and pass on our own experience from 20 years of kitesurfing and training, and give you first hand experience of a wide range of equipment in many different locations and conditions, that might take someone else a whole lifetime to accumulate  –   a whole lifetime’s worth of kitesurfing experience in one course!

Fast track IKO instructor course includes

Tuition/training/coaching for an average of 20 hours a week – usually weekdays with weekends off to explore, relax or do more kitesurfing!!

Your tutors:

The course will be headed up by Zoe and Berny Maginn. We have both been kiting since 1999, and teaching since 2002. Berny is an IKO examiner, one of only 30 in the world, and we have been training instructors for over fifteen years. You get all the knowledge and experience that we have built up over the years, concentrated into your 12 week course. Usually you only get to see an examiner for 5-10 days during an IKO instructor training course, but you will receive input from Berny throughout the duration of your course. So you really being given the very best foundation for being a great instructor. 

Job opportunities:

Our fast track students are in great demand, as schools who have employed them in the past have found them to be the best instructors out there. So you would be following in those footsteps!

Costs:

From a complete beginner it takes 12 weeks to reach a level where you are ready to undertake the IKO instructor training course (ITC), and to complete the ITC as your last week. If you already have some kitesurfing ability, then we may be able to shorten the course, to reflect the time you have already spent practicing. Outlined below are guideline prices for the 12 week course including all of the above elements, and some examples of shorter courses if you already have some kitesurfing experience.

12 week course – £6,990
8 week course – £4,960
6 week course – £3,990

Supplement for single occupancy accommodation for 12 weeks £750.

Discounted equipment

There is no need to have your own equipment, as we will have a complete range for you to use during your course to suit all wind conditions. But we do offer equipment at discounted prices if you buy gear at the beginning of your course, and use it during the course. This typically results in a saving of between £300 and £600 for a complete package depending on what you go for. 

What’s not included:

• Flights to New Zealand and onward travel to our local airport or bus station at Kaitaia. You can get flights from Auckland to Kaitaia from around £50.
• Food. We do weekly trips to the supermarket where you can stock up, and are often popping into town or the local shop if you need to get any extras through the week. You can also catch fish off the beach out front or from our little rowing boat, and pick some vegetables from the veggie patch if you happy to get involved in tending the garden. There is a good cafe within ten minutes, and lovely cafes and bars in Mangonui about half an hour away. We go for coffee every day and you are welcome to join us!
• A crazy night life. We do have lots of people coming and going, jam nights, pizza nights, bbqs, all sorts, but the nearest night clubs and pumping bars are in Paihia about an hour and a half away. Previous students have made the odd weekend trip away for a bit of overindulgence, returning with a few headaches but some good stories, and new friendships too!
• Transport during your free time. We are often able to give you lifts to places, and there are busses available for trips into town. Some previous students have chosen to hire or buy cars (which can often be sold for the same money at the end of your stay) to give you greater independence. Though many are happy just to hang out at the beach!