Kitesurfing for Beginners — What Kite Should You Buy?
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No idea what kitesurfing is, how to start, or what to buy? This page is for you — the exact kites we teach on, learn on and recommend, chosen for Irish conditions by instructors who ride them every week.
Book a lesson Beginner packages WhatsApp PaddyEvery kite on this page has been ridden and taught on here on the west coast of Ireland — gusty days, salty days, proper Atlantic days. If it's on this page, it survived us first.
Ozone and CORE are known for the best build quality in the sport — Ozone make kites to order in their own factory, and CORE deliberately limit production runs. No warehouse mountains of unsold kites, no corners cut.
Both brands only release a new model when something genuinely changes — usually every 2–3 years, not every season. Your kite isn't "last year's model" twelve months in, so it resells (or trades in with us) for strong money.
Complete Beginner Packages
Don't want to piece it together? Kite, bar, board and bindings — matched by us, priced as a package, ready to ride.
Ozone Reflex Package
Reflex kite + Contact bar + Lieuwe Awe board & bindings — our number one starter setup.
Ozone Catalyst V5 Package
Catalyst V5 + Contact bar + Lieuwe Awe board & bindings — best-value complete setup.
F-One Addikt Package
Addikt kite + Atom bar + Lieuwe Awe board & bindings — the French one-brand answer.
North Starter Package
Carve 2026 7m + Navigator bar + Atmos Hybrid 136 — one only, pick-up in Galway.
Beginner to Intermediate Kites
Stable, forgiving, easy to relaunch — these five will take you from first lesson to your first jumps, and you won't outgrow them for years.
Ozone Reflex
The new all-Dacron workhorse — tough, predictable and confidence-building. The kite we'll be teaching on.
Ozone Catalyst V5
The best-value first kite in the sport — easy, stable, brilliant relaunch. Our school workhorse for years.
Ozone Edge VT
Buy-once option — friendly enough to learn on, with big-air performance waiting when you're ready for it.
Core NXS
The premium do-it-all — German-engineered, silky smooth, and it covers freeride, waves and jumping in one kite.
Core Pace
Premium all-rounder with big-air attitude — a beginner-friendly kite you genuinely never need to replace.
Intermediate to Advanced — Big Air
Once you're riding upwind and jumping, these are the kites that boost. From accessible performance to full Aluula weapons.
Core XR X
The legendary XR platform — huge hangtime, forgiving nature. The people's big-air kite.
Core XR Pro 2 Aluula
Aluula airframe, King-of-the-Air pedigree — the XR turned up to eleven.
Core Pace Pro 2
The new 5-strut Aluula airframe — kiteloop and freestyle weapon, built for future big air.
Ozone Edge VT Ultra-X
Ozone's big-air flagship in Ultra-X cloth — lighter, faster, higher.
Ozone Vortex V2 Ultra-X
Loops, lofty sends and freestyle aggression — the Vortex wants to be thrown around.
Ozone Reflex
The Dacron dark horse — tough enough for the school, sendy enough for big-air days.
Wave Kites
Drift, depower and quick handling for Ireland's world-class waves.
Ozone Reo V7
The benchmark wave kite — drifts down the line like nothing else.
Ozone Reo V7 Ultra-X
The Reo in featherweight Ultra-X — even better drift, even lighter feel.
Core NXS
One kite for waves and everything else — superb drift for an all-rounder.
Core Pace
Fast-turning and direct — happy in the surf, happy boosting after it.
Light Wind Kites
Turn 10 knots into a session — big kites that fly light and still feel fun.
Ozone Alpha V3 Ultra-X
Ultra-light single strut — the easiest way to ride when everyone else is sitting on the beach.
Ozone Zephyr V8 Ultra-X
The light-wind legend — 17m of Ultra-X that makes 8 knots a real session.
Core Air
Core's light-wind specialist — early planing power with that trademark smooth delivery.
Core Air Pro
The Air in Aluula — the lightest light-wind weapon Core makes.
The Gear That Keeps You Kiting
Irish water is cold and learning involves swimming. Kit yourself out properly — and save up to 25% when you bundle.
Learn with us, gear up FREE
Take the 3-lesson package (€800) and buy a brand-new beginner package at full price, and €400 of safety gear — helmet, impact vest, kite leash and boots — is free. Offer ends 31 October 2026.
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