{"id":473,"date":"2016-03-10T06:45:24","date_gmt":"2016-03-10T04:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whenitswindy.com\/wp\/?page_id=473"},"modified":"2019-10-25T06:28:32","modified_gmt":"2019-10-25T04:28:32","slug":"where-to-learn","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.whenitswindy.com\/wp\/?page_id=473","title":{"rendered":"Where to Learn?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Choosing the right spot to learn in\u00a0is critical for a happy learning experience.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve taught and kited in many spots around the world and our favourites have several important \u00a0factors in common.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Light to moderate winds ( 10 &#8211; 20 knots)<\/li>\n<li>Reliable, stable\u00a0winds\u00a0&#8211; preferably side onshore or side shore.<\/li>\n<li>Knee &#8211; Waist deep water, the bigger the area the better.<\/li>\n<li>No crowds.<\/li>\n<li>Minimal Hazards<\/li>\n<li>Friendly, helpful local crowd.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Our favourite spot is Isla Holbox in Mexico as it fulfils all of these requirements and it&#8217;s the reason we return year after year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.holboxkiteboarding.com\">Holbox Kiteboarding School Website<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"SDc6gFSLl0\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whenitswindy.com\/wp\/?page_id=305\">Holbox Kiter&#8217;s Guide<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Holbox Kiter&#8217;s Guide&#8221; &#8212; When It&#039;s Windy!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whenitswindy.com\/wp\/?page_id=305&#038;embed=true#?secret=Ntlcr5n19J#?secret=SDc6gFSLl0\" data-secret=\"SDc6gFSLl0\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Calshot in the UK is a fantastic spot also &#8211; Give Paul a ring at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nomadickitesurf.com\/\">Nomadic kitesurf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Between May and October we highly recommend Sri Lanka. Winds here are super reliable with a steady 16-23 knots most days blowing over shallow flat lagoons. If you want a bit of luxury whilst you&#8217;re away check out <a href=\"http:\/\/kitesurfing.lk\/\">Alankuda Kiteschool<\/a>, it&#8217;s based inside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barreefresort.com\/\">Bar Reef Resort<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_783\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-783\" style=\"width: 736px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whenitswindy.com\/wp\/?attachment_id=783\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-783\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-783\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whenitswindy.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tacking.jpg?resize=474%2C483\" alt=\"Axis Foils\" width=\"474\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whenitswindy.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tacking.jpg?w=736&amp;ssl=1 736w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whenitswindy.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/tacking.jpg?resize=294%2C300&amp;ssl=1 294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-783\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pushing the kitefoil tack to new heights in kappalady lagoon , Sri Lanka<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Choosing the right spot to learn in\u00a0is critical for a happy learning experience. We&#8217;ve taught and kited in many spots around the world and our favourites have several important \u00a0factors in common. Light to moderate winds ( 10 &#8211; 20 knots) Reliable, stable\u00a0winds\u00a0&#8211; preferably side onshore or side shore. Knee &#8211; Waist deep water, the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whenitswindy.com\/wp\/?page_id=473\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Where to Learn?<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":474,"parent":25,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-473","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whenitswindy.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whenitswindy.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whenitswindy.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whenitswindy.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whenitswindy.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=473"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.whenitswindy.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/473\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":818,"href":"https:\/\/www.whenitswindy.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/473\/revisions\/818"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whenitswindy.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whenitswindy.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whenitswindy.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}