Kite Zombies

Company: Kite Zombies

Location: Weed, CA

Owner/lead instructor: 

Overview: This school teaches with both foil and inflatable kites which distinguishes it among the rest (many school teach with only inflatable kites).  There are pro’s and con’s to flying each style.  Lessons are taught in a lake and a jet ski is available for assistance.  This provides additional safety.  Lake lessons may also be helpful to those with reservations about ocean kiting.

 Teaching style:

Contact information:

1-800-969-6199

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KGB Swag

Company: KGB Swag

Location: Emeryville, CA

Owner/lead instructor: coming soon!

Overview: KGB Swag is IKO certified.  The offer many unique lesson plans, such as down-winder assistance (riding ‘down wind’ for a long distance as opposed to working to stay up-wind in a certain area), and another 10hr course boasting to teach you to fly the kite proficiently.  The school also offers water-to-snow lessons for assistance in taking kiting to the next level during the winter!  Overall, this school appears to be the intense bootcamp version of lessons.  If your serious and want to kite NOW, then this may just be your school.

Teaching style: coming soon!

Contact information:

1-888-411-0732

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SoCal Kitesurfing

Company: SoCal Kitesurfing

Location: Belmont Shore, Long Beach, CA

Owner/lead instructor: coming soon!

Overview: This school is IKO certified.  It really has a unique concept in terms of booking lessons because a calender of available dates is found on the website.  This allows you to instantly see which dates are available!  The pricing is very reasonable comparative to other schools featured on windplease.com.

 Teaching style: coming soon!

Contact information:

1-800-939-4640

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Kitesurfari Kiteboarding

Company: Kitesurfari Kiteboarding

Location: Huntington Beach, Santa Monica, CA

Owner/lead instructor: 

Overview: This school is amazing if you are not sure if kiteboarding is for you because they offer a free trainer kite lesson!  This is a great opportunity because trainer kites offers a good introduction to what kiteboarding will be like.  Instructors are IKO and PASA certified.  The school boasts perfessionalism, and classes are kept small at 1-2 people per lesson.  The school is a great choice all around!

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Contact information:

1-714-964-5483

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East of Maui

Company: East of Maui

Location: Lewes, DE

Owner/lead instructor: coming soon!

Overview: East of Maui is a school offering jet-ski assistance which is a major plus when learning to kiteboard because it provides great convenience and allows one to spend less time walking back with the kite.  The school also has a neat option, offering a video of your time learning to ride.  This is great for not only aiding visual learners, but is also a nice keepsake to show friends and family!

 Teaching style: coming soon!

Contact information:

1-302-227-4703

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Osprey Kite Sports

Company: Osprey Kite Sports

Location: Annapolis, MD

Owner/lead instructor: coming soon!

Overview: Osprey Kite Sports offers lessons from April through November.  Wetsuits and booties are recommended (the water can be chilly)!  One plus to taking lessons is the advantage of beating on someone else’s kite, yet be careful because trash one of theirs and you may end up being required to purchase it!

 Teaching style: coming soon!

Contact information:

1-443-994-4420

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Windstalkers Kiteboarding

Company: Windstalkers Kiteboarding

Location: Naples, Fl

Owner/lead instructor: coming soon!

Overview: Windstalkers Kiteboarding is the only Kiteboarding school in Naples, Florida!  Naples is a beautiful low key place to learn how to kite.  The water is clear, blue and warm, an amazing place to learn!

 Teaching style: coming soon!

Contact information:

1-239-601-2700

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Skybanditz

Company: Skybanditz

Location: Miami, Fl

Owner/lead instructor: coming soon!

Overview: Skybanditz offers unique pricing in comparison to the rest!  100/hr/person is their set rate.  This opens vast opportunities to those you learn and catch on quickly!  Schedule your lesson during the week for the earliest opportunity to learn!

 Teaching style: coming soon!

Contact information:

1-305-573-1399

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Sailboards Miami

Company: Sailboards Miami

Location: Key Biscayne, Fl

Owner/lead instructor: coming soon!

Overview: Sailboards Miami is a school taking a different approach to teaching learners to kiteboard.  The school aims to teach those to windsurf prior to kiting, describing windsurfing as a safer alternative to mastering wind direction and management.  This is a unique idea to the area and allows one to learn not only to kite but to windsurf as well!

 Teaching style: coming soon!

Contact information:

1-305-361-7245

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Good Breeze Kiteboarding

Company: Good Breeze Kiteboarding

Location: Cocoa Beach, Fl

Owner/lead instructor: coming soon!

Overview: Good Breeze Kiteboarding offers lessons in English, Spanish and Portuguese.  The pricing comparative to other school’s on the east coast is very reasonable.  The website details exactly what you can expect to learn during each of the lessons 

 Teaching style: coming soon!

Contact information:

1-321-252-KITE

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