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Update March 2026:<\/strong> This article has been editorially reviewed and updated with current information.<\/p>\n

Last updated: March 2026<\/em><\/p>\n

It comes the time when the smallest of us are the first time on the water. The first time on the board makes us feel very proud. But which one is the right kite for the kids?
\n<\/strong>It\u2019s a normal day at a kite station in Austria. There is just a small breeze\u00a0with some tiny clouds on the sky and the sun is shinning. It\u2019s a quite morning\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Until the leader of the station gave me the responsible task to teach an nine year old boy. The inland water has lost its flat water area during the strong rainfalls last week – we expect a cold front. Despite my years of experience in different places in the world my home spot is one of the most treacherous for this special class .<\/span> The next minute the boy stands in front of me . The family is truely water sports addicted and his father told me how he tried to teach his son how to \u00a0kite , but he ‘s afraid of “letting him go”.<\/span>The conditions are such: \u00a0a 37 -kilogram student with previous knowledge , deep waters and strong increasing wind until evening . Time is short and I have to convince myself of Jack’s capabilities .<\/span><\/p>\n

Basics on land and as soon as possible on the water accompanied by boat. Now I have ” spoiled for choice ” between six different brands but the decision is easy.<\/span><\/p>\n

PRODUCT<\/h5>\n

The material is a very important component of every watersports station and for some of you the usage of the FLYSURFER VIRON2 DLX is a suprise.<\/span><\/p>\n

This unique product combines the best out of two worlds in one construction. FLYSURFER has created the safe transition between the first contact with kitesurfing and the first meters on the board by developing the <\/span>VIRON<\/span><\/i>. The softkite system can be used over many years because of its crash consistency and offers a maximal <\/span>cost<\/span> efficiency<\/span>. \u00a0The guarantee for sucess to make customers happy and the sales of kite lessons with difficult terms.<\/span><\/p>\n

USAGE<\/h5>\n

The kids learn the kite basics from the beginning on with the harness – controlling the kite and all relevant kinds of depowering, as well as the reproducible handling of the quick release on land and in the water. The <\/span>VIRON<\/span><\/i> controlls all variants of relauches – whether the relaunch at the boarder of the wind zone with the backlines or backwards through the power zone, as well as parking the kite at the 3 or 9 o\u2019clock position. Especially children can easily handle the relaunch due to the light steering and holding forces, this additionally supports the power endurance. The construction with a low glide ratio and dilation produces hardly no lift and just a small offset to leeward during the is located in the power zone. The safety facts of the <\/span>VIRON<\/span><\/i> ensure an effective kite lesson especially at gusty condition, on land or snow . <\/span><\/p>\n

YOUR EXPERT<\/h5>\n

Christoph Hesina<\/a><\/p>\n

STATEMENT<\/h5>\n

The line length can be halfed in very short time (optional) and teaching can be done in bigger groups\u00a0without the need of more kite teachers. The windrange is between\u00a07 – 35+ knots. The VIRON is available in following sizes 2.5 \/ 4 \/ 6 \/ 8.<\/p>\n

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