WINDSURFING LESSONS IN TARIFA

Discover the true spirit of windsurfing in Tarifa with Wind & Water Experience! Since 2013, we are the windsurfing school of reference in Tarifa, combining more than 20 years of experience teaching students of all levels. If you are looking for windsurfing lessons in Tarifa, here you will find the best experience: expert instructors, privileged location and a vibrant community that will motivate you to progress.

Windsurfing Beginners Class

FROM 2 HOURS

Objective: To master the basics and gain confidence on the board.

Content:

Initial position in the water and self-protection in the event of a fall.
Sail and board handling in the lagoon (protected areas).
Principles of facing and back-to-wind orientation.

Available modalities:

Private (1 student / 2 hours): faster learning, 100% focused on you.
Semi-private (2 students / 3 hours): more practice time for each student.

Basic Windsurfing Course

3 DAYS

Objective: To acquire the correct technique from the beginning in order to progress without bad habits.

Duration: 3 consecutive or skipped days.

Daily structure:

Essential theory on wind, currents and local tides in Tarifa (Levante and Poniente)
Exercises in the lagoon and beach: sail control, propulsion and basic turns.
Supervised practice in open water, applying what you have learnt.

Available modalities:

Private: 3 × 2 h (2 h/day).
Semi-private: 3 × 3 h.

Complete Windsurfing Course

5 DAYS

Objective: To achieve a high level of autonomy in navigation, combining advanced technique and safety.

Duration: 5 consecutive days.

Programme:

Intensive review of the basics and improvement of turns, tacks and counter tacks.
Work in waters with stronger currents and lighter waves.
Strategies for approaching wind gusts and interpretation of local thermal winds.
Advanced practice sessions: tacking on the move, early planing and acceleration.
Final assessment and tips for your autonomous evolution.

Available modalities:

Private: 5 × 2 h.
Semi-private: 5 × 3 h.

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Why choose our windsurfing lessons in Tarifa?

Proven experience: Our team is led by a French instructor with official qualifications (B.E.E.S. first degree and Licence in Physical Education and Sports) and more than 20 years teaching windsurfing.
Privileged location: We give our classes in the best spots in Tarifa, such as the lagoon, Valdevaqueros and Punta Paloma, adapting to the wind conditions and the level of the students.
Safety first and foremost:We have rigorous protocols, including navigation perimeters, communication system with walkie-talkies and civil liability and accident insurance included.
Quality equipment: We use modern equipment suitable for each level, ensuring an optimal experience on the water.

Windsurfing Beginners Class

FROM 60 MIN

This is the essential basic class if you are just starting out in windsurfing or need to refresh your knowledge. We teach our windsurfing lessons in Tarifa, the mecca of wind sports. Start in the sea or in the lagoon with an experienced instructor and the best equipment.

WINDSURFING AVAILABLE LESSONS:

PRIVATE / 1 STUDENT / FROM 2 HOURS

If your priority is to learn windsurfing in the fastest and safest way possible, this is the windsurfing course for you. Your instructor will be 100% of the available time while you learn. Adapted for all levels.

SEMIPRIVATE / 2 STUDENTS / 2H

This is the perfect windsurfing course for couples or friends. Book your instructor and get more teaching time and attention for each one. We guarantee a faster progression!

BASIC WINDSURFING COURSE

3 DAYS

We will teach you the basics of windsurfing so that, from your beginnings, you have the correct technique to navigate.

This course allows a gradual progression, supervised at all times by a monitor with a long experience in sports education and navigation. In this 3-day Windsurf course you will learn:

AVAILABLE COURSES:

PRIVATE / 1 STUDENT/ 3x 2H

SEMI PRIVATE / 2 STUDENTS/ 3 x 2H

COMPLETE WINDSURFING COURSE

5 DAYS

Reach the highest level of navigation

The most complete windusrfing course, in which in addition to learning all the objectives of the three-day basic course, you will achieve skills mentioned below.

AVAILABLE COURSES:

PRIVATE / 1 STUDENT/ 5x 2H

SEMI PRIVATE / 2 STUDENTS/ 5x 2H

Some Advice for Begginners in Windsurfing

BASIC SAFETY CONCEPTS TO PREVENT INJURY

We will explain how to adopt the most efficient navigation body positions, to slide with less effort, the safest way to fall into the water, and the need to respect a certain safety distance with other users of the sea and the beach.

During each class the monitor will establish a navigation perimeter that students must respect for their own safety and the one of others.

ELEMENTARY NOTIONS ABOUT WIND, CURRENTS AND TIDES

We will explain to you in a simple way the local conditions of your “spot” (place) of navigation, so that you can have a sailing plan as safe as possible before going in the water.

In Tarifa, two main types of wind usually blow: east (levante) and west (poniente).

The Strait of Gibraltar is subject to more or less strong currents depending on the tide point and the coefficient, and the Atlantic part of the Tarifa coast is exposed to the waves created by the Atlantic storms, especially in winter.

They are all those parameters that you must consider when you go windsurfing.

KNOWLEDGE OF THE MATERIAL TO USE (BOARD, SAIL, SUIT ETC ...) ACCORDING TO YOUR LEVEL AND METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS

The choice of your windsurfing equipment is essential before sailing.

Every day of windsurfing is different because we practice in a varied environment and with variable conditions.
There are multitudes of boards, booms, sails, wetsuits etc …

Therefore, we will explain how to get your material right before going to the water, so that you navigate safely and fun.

PREPARATION, TRANSPORT AND CARE OF THE MATERIAL

We will explain to you how to rig (assemble) your sail correctly, according to the intensity of the wind and your size, with the sail, the mast, the boom, and the extension or mast foot, as well as preparing your board with the universal joint and the daggerboard.

As well as properly and safely transporting all your material to the beach.

After navigation, we will teach you how to sweeten it with water, disassemble it, and store it, so that you can enjoy it for a long time.

USE OF THE CORRECT TECHNIQUE TO LIFT THE SAIL FROM THE WATER

It all starts from that phase and it is important that it is done correctly from the early beginning to avoid injuries.

HANDLING THE RIG TO ACCELERATE OR SLOW DOWN (SHEET IN/ SHEET OUT) AND STEER.

We will explain how to easily get speed to slide over the water, brake and change directions (steer) when you want or need it, through the simple movements you can do with your sail.

BASIC TURNS TO WINDWARD (TACK) AND LEEWARD (JIBE)

When you start to navigate and get away from the shore, you must not lose sight of the fact that you must return to land.

For this, it will be necessary to know how to basically perform a 180-degree turn, called tack or jibe, as you approach or move away from the wind

We accompany you on your journey learning windsurfing

NAVIGATE TO ALL COURSES WITH THE APPROPRIATE SAIL AND DAGGERBOARD SETTINGS

Depending on the course you sail with your windsurf board, towards windward or leeward, it is necessary to regulate the opening of the sail and the position of the daggerboard to generate maximum speed.

This is necessary to avoid creating turbulence and keeping a “laminar” (regular) air flow, thus optimizing aerodynamic and hydrodynamic forces.

QUICK TURNS AND MANEUVERS: JIBE AND TACK

In this course we will teach you how to improve these 2 elemental maneuvers, essential pillars to promote greater control of your material while windsurfing.

Beach start

It is a maneuver which makes it possible to start from the beach without having to lift the sail by means of the uphaul. This skill will soon allow you to acquire the “waterstart”, essential on short boards or “funboard”.

INITIATION TO THE ARNES TECHNIQUE

We will guide you to test this technique safely with all the necessary tips. It will allow you to save the energy of your arms and thus to sail more time with bigger sails, obtaining more speed.