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Corfu is an island where you can choose your own holiday place, choose to relax on a beach – or get active.  Most beaches have water sports facilities that provide visitors with endless hours of fun.
Beach and boating activities include: Wave Runners – Jet Ski - Kayaks - Paddleboats - Mat rentals and snorkel gear - Parasailing - Water ski - Boat rides - Banana rides and water trampoline - Fun Rides - Skimmer Board - Knee boarding - Wake Boarding and Wake Skating - Combo Skiing - Mono Skiing - Trick Skiing Parasailing is as close as you can get to flying! You'll get an eagle's eye view of the green hills of Corfu. You can fly solo or tandem with a partner. Jet Ski – Wave Runners are the fast and exciting sit on type jet skis that ride one to four persons at a time. And what a time, as you speed along our warm, clear calm waters right off the beach. Snorkel the beautiful Ionian Sea! Everyone can join the fun young and old alike. Fun Rides: For the members of your party who don’t want to ski or those of you who want to chill out with a bit of fun we have Hot Rod and Ringo Rides. They are great fun for all the family and each ride tailor made to your request. Skimmer Board: We always do our best to ensure that no one, who doesn’t want to be, is left out. For the very young and eager members of your party we have a skimmer board. It is the first stage in water-skiing and easily achieved by most. It has the advantage of giving small children the experience of moving along on the water and the confidence to later try combo skis. A great way to start!  Knee boarding: Knee boarding has perhaps been slightly overshadowed by wake boarding over the last few years but still offers great fun to many and is easily learned. Before long most boarders are impressing friends and family with side slides, 180’s, 360’s and wake jumps. Easily achieved, exhilarating fun!
Wake Boarding and Wake Skating: Wake boarding has become one of the most popular disciplines, amongst the young, on the water. A deep-water start and a few basic tricks can be achieved fairly quickly and the skylon tow pole allows you to get that ‘air’ for the bigger jumps! This sport ranks high in the ‘cool’ league! Combo Skiing: Skiing on two skis is the first stage in water skiing. We would always advise that sufficient practice is made on two skis before progressing to mono. This will improve basic skiing techniques and physical fitness in preparation for mono ski. Areas covered would be as follows;Correct body position. Moving from side to side (slalom) and crossing the boat wake. Cutting through the wake. Lifting a ski whilst in motion to determine leg preference for mono e.g. left or right foot forward on mono ski  Mono Skiing: Progressing to mono is always an exciting time. When a skier can ski along, comfortably lifting one ski for a period of time, they are ready to try mono. The usual progression is to drop a ski, wearing one loosely and discarding it while going along.
The skier would then slowly put their foot into the back binding. The next step is to learn a deep-water start. This can be done with either both feet in the bindings or one foot in and one foot trailing. Which ever start position is preferred it can first be practised on the training boom. Cradle ropes are also available to aid easier starts. Trick Skiing: Trick skiing is a wonderful discipline to learn and definitely impressive to watch. Again it is an advanced stage that can be progressed to after becoming competent on combo skis. First learning on a pair of trick skis, you will soon learn the basic tricks of a ‘side slide’, ‘180’ (going backwards) and a ‘360’ (turning a complete circle whilst going along). The next stage will be to learn to do these and many more tricks on a mono trick ski.  Do you wish more information?
Visit the web site of Aqua striders and Corfu boats Kite surf Merman Kite surf is wind surf & kite surf hire school, based on the Ionian island of Corfu, Greece. The exact location of Merman Windsurf is on Issos beach, close to the resort of St George South. You will find us perfectly situated on the edge of a natural reserve on our beautiful long and sandy blue flag beach.Merman Kite surf can teach any level of Kite surfer, from a complete beginner with no previous experience to those of you looking to master advanced techniques such as going upwind and jumping.IKO Kite surfing courses consist of approximately 5 hours tuition a day. This includes the use of all the necessary equipment. By the end of the beginners' course, you will know everything you need to kite surf independently and safely.You will receive your internationally recognised IKO card, allowing you to kite surf anywhere in the world. We can also give advice as to which equipment is right for you. More info: www.kitesurfing.gr www.kiteclub.gr |
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