If there is one thing all kiteboarders will agree on (and when it comes to kiteboarding, they won't agree on much), it is that lessons are imperative.   The inherent element of risk involved in flying any power kite can only be minimized by professional instruction.   There is a right way and a wrong way to do this sport.   And those of us who learned without the benefit of tuition, just by trial and error, can tell you "kitemares" to prove it.   Learned and practiced properly, kiteboarding is a simple and safe sport, accessible to people of all ages and athletic abilities.   But, like skydiving, you wouldn't want just to go get the gear and give it a try ... So come learn at the safest spots with the best instructors in the Hamptons ...