About Us
Kite Rite was established in 2000 by local kiting enthusiast Chris Rose.
Chris has always been a true waterman. Growing up in Western Australia, he was an avid wind surfer and much of his working life has been spent island hopping as a watersports instructor. As well as teaching novices how to waterski and sail, Chris also spent a few years at Airlie Beach working as a bowman on the maxi Raggamuffin.
Chris loved his time in the water and loved teaching, so when a new and lighter wind alternative evolved, he was all over it.
In 1998 Chris bought one of Australia's first marine wings; a foil on handles with back strap and surf board. There was one big problem with this purchase, there was no one who could teach him how to use it, and the only footage he had ever seen was of Cory Rossler on waterskis on television. As you can imagine, those first few days of learning were an absolute nightmare!
That is why and when Chris developed the Kite Rite teaching system. Once he had learnt to master the kite and developed his own system of teaching, Chris augmented his skills with an International Kite Surfing Organisation [IKO] course. Not long after that, the water relaunchable kites came into production and Chris was keen to start his own kite surfing business.
Scouring Australia's coast, Chris found Cairns, and to be more precise, Yorkeys Knob, in Tropical North Queensland. Receiving constant south-easterly trade winds from April to October, Yorkeys Knob was the perfect place for Chris' new business, Kite Rite, to start.
Today, six years later, Kite Rite has established itself as the premier Kite Surfing company in Australia. Achievements include:
- Taught over 2500 people to kite safely
- Secured a licence to take people kiting on the Great Barrier Reef
- Supplied customers with premium kites and equipment
- Started and fueled the kite boarding craze in Cairns
- Become a market leader in kiting trends, equipment and advice
