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Kite The Bay
Self-reported 4.8/5 rating; site cites hundreds of completed lessons across beginner/intermediate/advanced/expedition categories
Kitesurf school in San Francisco Bay, USA — lessons, rental, foil, wingfoil, boat support and 3 more.
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What they teach
What they sell
- lessons
- rental
- foil
- wingfoil
- boat support
- radio helmets
- downwinders
- camp
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.
- Boat-supported instruction with real-time radio-helmet coaching;
- 6-step progression framework (wind safety, kite control, body dragging, board starts, riding, advanced technique)
From the school's site and listings
What it costs
No price published
No figure for them is on record here. Ask them for a current one when you write.
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
5 spots
The school's base
San Francisco Bay near the Golden Gate Bridge; gear pickup points at Berkeley and Treasure Island; appointment-only
Also given as: San Francisco Bay near Golden Gate Bridge; gear pickup at Berkeley and Treasure Island; appointment-only
San Francisco Bay · USA · Map pin: 37.8100, -122.4700 — the school's own location
What riders say
What comes up as praise
- Fast progression / efficient lessons with little wasted time
- Riding sooner than expected
- Challenging conditions credited with faster skill gains
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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