What are the main challenges you will face as a beginner?

Building confidence and trusting your equipment is the first hurdle for many.

Being tied to a kite can be scary at first, but a good instructor will help you relax and will show you how safe modern kite equipment is, as long as you use it correctly. It takes some people a long time to build up enough confidence to get started: The biggest challenge for some is taking the leap of signing up for their first lesson.