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Still have QUESTIONS? Give us a call. You have to put down a credit card anyway to reserve your lesson. Basically you are reserving a few days in the upcoming weeks I will contact you the night before to confirm or postpone the following days lesson. If scheduled days come and go with out a lesson email me or call me with new dates of availability.  The people with the most flexible dates for lessons and update their availability have the greatest probability of getting a lesson. We kite year round in Maryland. Lessons are more comfortable when water temperatures are in the upper 60degrees. April through November is our typical lesson season. A good wetsuit will totally extend your season. We do kiteboarding camp trips in the off season to keep on kiting. Ask us when our next trip is and where. Spring and fall are best in Maryland. Don't just think of kiteboarding as a summer sport. You are looking for good winds.

Lesson Locations: Queenstown Maryland, Ocean City Maryland, and Outer Banks North Carolina. Please call and specify your desired location. Osprey kiteSports is a personalized kiteboarding experience. So Give me a call and lets plan your day of kiting.

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Lesson Requirements:

• Liability Waiver and Declaration of Fitness
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• Lesson deposit
• Footwear, wetsuits, and helmet can be added to your lesson fee from Adventure Crafters
• All students must show up at lesson location 15 minutes before the start of the lesson. Becareful of Bay Bridge Traffic

Damage policy: If you damage a kite during a lesson you may be required to pay for the repair of the kite.

You will probably need some gear and we can help with recommendations, just give us a call. We can offer discounts on combined lesson and gear sales and we provide the best personalized, local service & support. We are an authorized Slingshot dealer.

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Reserving a Lessons:

A valid credit card is required to hold you scheduled lesson. You may reschedule 48 hours in advance of your scheduled lesson. The remaining amount is due at the time of the lesson. Once a Credit card number is placed on file, your name goes on the day of your choice. If the conditions are right, you will have your lesson. If conditions are not favorable, we will reschedule you for another time. Your card will be charged if you fail to appear for your lesson. We are at the mercy of the wind! OKS reserves the right to reschedule or cancel a lesson at any time. You must call or email Osprey and register for your lesson before you put a deposit down. View our Calendar Camps and special events.

Learn to kiteboard in two sessions
Enroll today and kite Tomorrow!!

Kiteboarding school :

Intro to kiteboarding is held every weekend at the Osprey Nest in Adventure Crafters Queenstown Maryland. This is an all day session. Check availability on our calendar. We only take 3 students a day maximum. We begin at 10am and finish 4-6 hours later. This course will begin with chalk talk / classroom time. We will then progress to equipment sizing, types, and finally safety. After a snack we will walk down to the kite boat and head out to practice what we learned in the classroom. Let’s go kiting!! The main focus is perfecting the power stroke. This is $450 per person and is semi private. 3 students max in this lesson. (There is a private lesson option). This is a wind or no wind class. Can't waste a windy day learning all this stuff so let's get you started kiteboarding  ASAP. Wind is Mandatory for PART DEUX.

Topics covered: Wind awareness, safety, equipment types, where to kite in the Baltimore/Washington area. Get started on the path to kiteboarding ASAP. By the end of the lesson you will know how to fly a trainer kite, body drag, and be ready to progress to the second stage of the kiteboarder certification. If there is not enough wind to fly a trainer kite during the lesson, they are available for purchase at the kite shop. Practice skills discussed in class on your own in preparation for Part Deux the water lesson.

Tuition: $450

Share your lesson with a friend: $600 -NEW FOR 2010

IF NO WIND THIS DAY WE PUSH 1/2 the lesson fee to next lesson or towards trainer kite.-NEW FOR 2010

Seating is limited/Registration required

REGISTER BY EMAIL and then CALL IN deposit

Kiteboarding School "PART DUEX":

Once you have completed kiteboarding school then you are ready to hit the water with the latest slingshot gear. This 4-6 hour day will focus on getting you up and riding that board with a kite. The quicker you progress the more I will teach you. Of course you will learn how to self rescue, body drag up back to your board, and about local launches. All safety systems are reviewed. We take to the water and try basic kite control, launching, landing, and safety protocol. Once these are learned, the student will use the kite and varying degrees of the power stroke to body drag downwind using both sides of the wind window. Then, we introduce the board. The remainder of the lesson time is spent on board skills with the goal being to get the student up and riding downwind on the kiteboard. This is going to be a fun day. No rush, bring your lunch, we head out, hang out, and kite all day. We hope to have certified you as a level 2 kiteboarder by the end of the day depending on how quickly you progress. Wetsuits and booties are mandatory. Availble for rent or purchase at the kite shop. We prefer Hyperflex wetsuits and discount yours 10% if you mention it at time of order at our kite shop with your lesson purchase.

Kite School Part DEUX is $450.00. Call in your Cedit card number to hold your lesson.

Share your lesson with a friend: $600-NEW FOR 2010

Bring a passenger friend/parent on the boat $ 50

Seating is limited/Registration required

LA CARTE lessons: $100 per hour min 2 hours. Call to schedule

Advanced Instruction: $75 per hour ( student nust be able to stay up wind) We can instruct you in transitions, toeside, jumping, raleys, rolls, spins and more and more.

Private instruction:

Private lessons are available for students who want to learn in a one-on-one setting with your instructor's undivided attention. $150 per hour. Or book me for the entire day for $600 (4-6 hours)

Your Kiteboarding lesson will include Slingshot kites and boards for all conditions, Dakine Harnesses, safety equipment, A 21' Carolina skiff kiteboard boat, a professional guide, and USCG approved boat Captain , and a kiteboarding instructor. Osprey kiteSports Teaches in numerous locations. In Maryland we are located in Queenstown, MD and the FSK resort in Ocean City Maryland. Call to be schedluled in either area.

Boat support is a 21 foot Carolina skiff. All equipment is on board. We can find wind in all directions