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Kitesurf school
Boardsports California
Long-running Bay Area retailer and school (since 2002); customer reviews cited praise instructor quality and equipment selection
Kitesurf school in San Francisco Bay, USA — lessons, rental, repairs, shop, wingfoil and 2 more.
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What they teach
What they sell
- lessons
- rental
- repairs
- shop
- wingfoil
- foil
- wing
This school doesn't list its courses by level; where a level is named, it is in the school's own words on this page. Ask them which course fits you. Which water suits which level: see When to come.
- Two beachfront retail/rental locations on SF Bay;
- beginner instruction at Crown Beach (light wind, sandy shoreline), intermediate/advanced at Coyote Point (~20kt thermal winds Apr-Sep);
- Crissy Field and Sherman Island sessions by appointment
From the school's site and listings
What it costs
Prices as the school quotes them
- Products range roughly $40-$5,463; lesson pricing not disclosed on main page
Kite lessons 2026: $145-$195 for level 1, $320-$370 packages; third-party listing shows lesson $80/hr and rental $150/day
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: Crissy Field
% of days rideable (12 kn+, 3 h in a row) · ringed = months riders and schools name
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr, riders' month
- 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: Apr, 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
What the spot record warns about
- cold water
- strong tidal current
- commercial ship traffic in the shipping channel
- powerful, gusty thermal wind
- cold water and hypothermia risk
- strong ebb/flood tidal currents and counter-currents
Where you will ride
6 spots
The school's base
Main retail/rental base at Crown Beach, Alameda (beginner-friendly, warm shallow water); also teaches at Coyote Point, San Mateo (thermal wind site); San Francisco/Crissy Field and Sherman Island by appointment
Also given as: Main base Crown Beach, Alameda; also Coyote Point, San Mateo; SF/Crissy Field and Sherman Island by appointment
San Francisco Bay · USA · Map pin: 37.7640, -122.2745 — the school's own location
What riders say
What comes up as praise
- Praised for equipment selection and customer service
- Praised for strong safety emphasis
- Praised for detailed, well-communicated lessons
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Listing status: active · unclaimed
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