Tuition

We have been giving tuition in windsurfing and kitesurfing in our watersports School in Poole harbour for over 15 Years. It operates in the shallow waters of Poole Harbour - one of the most popular places to learn windsurfing and kitesurfing in the UK. All our windsurfing instructors have been trained to RYA standards. We currently offer tuition in two areas - Windsurfing and Kitesurfing

Windsurfing Lessons

Windsurfing courses take place in Poole harbour every day of the week from March to November. Starting times for lessons are generally 9.30am and 2.00pm with evening courses at 5.30pm, although we reserve the right to cancel windsurfing lessons when there is unfavourable weather or tide. We provide all the boardsailing equipment needed to take part, you just need to bring a pair of shoes you don't mind getting wet and a towel.

Beginners windsurfing course

Level 1

Cost £89 complete or £49 per session (2 sessions of 3hrs) juniors 16 and under £69.

A two part course covering the basics of windsurfing. It includes tuition on a dry land simulator and on the water tuition leading to an assessment. Children can be taught (depending on size!)

After the beginners course we recommend taking 10 hours hire before moving on to the higher levels. For this we sell a hire card a discounted rate of £99.

Because we're keen to turn our stdent into established windsurfers, once you've completed our beginners course we’ll give you £89 off the price of a new beginners windsurfing board!

Improving techniques

Level 2

Cost £59 per session - 3hr sessions

This lesson Improves the basic techniques you have learned including instruction intacking, gybing, upwind and downwind sailing it introduces you to the harness. Most sailors need two lessons before they have grasped everything invloved in level 2 windsurfing

Introduction to planing techniques

Level 3

Cost £59 per session - 3hr sessions

In higher winds basic windsurfing skills need to be more finely tuned, also footstraps, harness and board trim are more important to learn. These sessions help you learn the skills needed to windsurf in higher winds and would normally be suitable for a windsurfer with 20hrs experience of sailing to Level 2 standard.

Private tuition

Cost £30 per hour + £10 per extra person per hour

For individual attention or to concentrate on particular windsurfing skills e.g. carve gybes or waterstarts, private tuition is ideal - it takes about a day to organise and happens in poole harbour along side our other courses.

Hire

We hire complete windsurfing boards and rigs to suit most standards of sailing from our centre on the edge of Poole harbour. Cost £12 per hour inc. wetsuit etc. £50 per day 10 hour Hire Card £99 Short board £20 per hour Wetsuit £5 per day

Evening sessions

Thursday evenings we have the Poole harbour owners club, Mondays we have the juniors £15 per session for fun and tuition. evening tuition can also be arranged ,tide and light permitting

Group bookings

We can offer specially tailored packages for groups wanting to loearn windsurfing including simulator practice, on-water tuition, or just hire. These can be from just half a day, up to a week long. We can also arrange accommodation if needed, please write or phone for details.

Kitesurfing Lessons

Tuition cost - £95 one day £165 two days This is the newest service provided by us. Kitesurfing is a sport which has come in over the last few years. For anyone considering the sport there is little chance of meeting someone else with experience. But buying the equipment without having first tried the sport can be a little daunting to say the least.

We provide a one day kitesurfing course for beginners which covers all the essential kitesurfing skills and also the safety tips that you need to know. We give a 10% discount on kit bought by students after the course. For details of the equipment we supply go to the kitesurfing equipment page. The courses all happen at the edge of Poole harbour

The course starts on the land learning to fly a power kite with harness and bar and attempting 'scudding' ie. skidding yourself along using the power of the kite. These skills controlling the kite on the land are important to learn before progressing to the second part of the learn to kitesurf course which is to control the kite on the water practice body dragging and then try getting onto the board.

Previous experience of kite flying and windsurfing does help but is not necessary. All the equipment is provided by us - we are using north kites and boards.

The courses now take place any day of the week that suits you. We meet at the shop at 9.15 on the morning of the course.

So if you fancy a go at the newest sport around, give us a call or mail us! DO it in Dorset!