| Level I - New to 3rd ave | ||
| Launching & Landing | In Water | Kitemare |
| Launching from Upper beach, landing at Lower beach | Relaunching kite | Lost board |
| Launching from Upper beach, landing at Upper beach | Self-rescue | Lost kite |
| Launching from Lower beach, landing at Lower beach | Body dragging upwind | Spent more than 15 mins untangling lines |
| Bladder popped | ||
| Launched kite with lines connected wrong | Climbing up on rocks | Kite ripped |
| Landed kite on top of somebody | Kiting beyond channel marker | |
| Lost kite control at upper beach | Downwind to San Mateo bridge | Dropped kite in mud |
| Lost kite control at lower beach | Swimming more than 1/4 mile | Walked more than 100 yards in mud |
| Kite rescued by Sonny | Body dragged thru mud | |