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Alex Kite School
Small owner-operator school, established since 2007, French BPJEPS instructor.
BPJEPS and AFKite-certified kitesurf school in Bassin d'Arcachon, France — lessons, rental, kids courses and foil.
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What they teach
on the BPJEPS and AFKite system
What they sell
- lessons
- rental
- kids courses
- foil
This school doesn't list its courses by level. Ask them which course fits you. Which water suits which level: see When to come.
- Single certified instructor (Alexandre Heitzmann, BPJEPS 2016, riding since 2000);
- max 4 students per course;
- discovery/autonomy and perfectionnement stages, private lessons, supervised rental
What it costs
Prices as the school quotes them
2026 stage découverte: €190 low season / €210 high season; stage autonomie: €470 / €530
Prices are quoted as we found them; where a value carries a year, that is the year it was quoted. Confirm with the school.
When to come
the water this school teaches on: Les Arbousiers (Arcachon)
% of days rideable (12 kn+, 3 h in a row) · ringed = months riders and schools name
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May, riders' month
- Jun, riders' month
- Jul, riders' month
- Aug, riders' month
- Sep, riders' month
- Oct, riders' month
- Nov
- Dec
Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
How this is modelled
Each figure is the share of days with three consecutive daylight hours at 12 knots or more. A weather model's cell over this place, not a station on it, run over 2023-2024. Good for comparing one place with another, weaker for one beach.
Wind on the beach
Side-shore to onshore depending on direction; the beach faces north-north-west and anything from SW round to N works.
What the spot record warns about
- Exposed sandbanks and shifting channels at low tide
- Basin boat traffic
- Strong tidal currents in the pass and at high tide
- Narrow beach, stone edge, dyke, nearby houses and parking close to the launch
- Moorings, anchored boats and corps-morts, especially in summer
- Gusty or devented wind near shore in south and north-east winds
Where you will ride
5 spots
The school's base
Bassin d'Arcachon, shallow-water beach spots (exact spot chosen per conditions)
Bassin d'Arcachon · France · Map pin: 44.6612, -1.1698 — the school's own location
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Open weeks, the team, and photographs
Owners will be able to add the weeks they are open against the wind months above, their instructors by name and their own photos.
Last updated: August 2026