I was hoping to find out where the closest school/instructor to central Connecticut would be. Any help would be appreciated.

There's some good ones here in vt. But I think Rhode Island might be closer- you want snow or water?

Keith
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Have you gotten this DVD yet? I think that would be the best first step. I don't have this but I've heard that it is really good.

http://snowkiting.com/shop.html?page=sh ... 3&vmcchk=1

Also if you're in the North East here is a school that does snowkite lessons in North Conway, NH:

http://www.ime-usa.com/imcs/winter/snow_kite.html

I'm looking to learn on snow first, then maybe transition to water next summer. I just ordered that DVD last night. Thank you for the responses.

To be honest, I don't really think you need lessons to snowkite, depending on what type of kites you choose to fly, etc.

Have you got a trainer kite yet? That's the first thing you need. I'd recommend a 3m or so. I'm not sure what you have for local shops in your area. The best thing you can do to prepare for snowkiting is to get a trainer and spend as many hours flying it as you possibly can. This one is a nice option for a pretty great price and its sort of a local shop for you (NH):

http://www.powerlinesports.com/shop/pc/ ... roduct=582

Something like an Ozone Imp would be a nice option also for a little more $. A 3 or 4 line kite is nice to learn with because you can "reverse launch" it without assistance. If you have any shop in driving distance I would highly recommend supporting your local shop because they'll be your #1 resource while you are getting started. A lot of shops will give you an hour or so lesson on setting up the kite if you buy a new kite from them.

I ordered a Slingshot B3 trainer kite yesterday, and I noticed that there was an option for a "Ready Relaunch" additon to the kite. I haven't ordered the addition yet, but I thought it would be a wise investment seeing as I could relaunch and depower the kite as I wanted to. As far as loacal shops go, I think the closest one would be a couple of hours away. Maybe I'm lazy, but I found it a lot easier to order online. I can't wait to get the kite to an open field and just play around. One thing I didn't understand about the contents of the kite kit I ordered were the so called "Oh S*#!" handles as Slingshot describes them, and what their purpose is. Thanks Redcap for your advice.