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.

How they teach

Radio and boat support during lessons;
run by licensed boat captains Sandy and Donny Parker from a remote island launch;
open 9am until sunset whenever windy

From the school's site and listings

FoundedSite claims 25+ years of kiteboarding experience, teaching for the last 22 years

Head instructorSandy and Donny (both listed as Licensed Captains)

Camps & packagesKiteboarding and wing foiling lessons with radio and boat support

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: Sherman Island

% of days rideable (12 kn+, 3 h in a row) · ringed = months riders and schools name

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Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.

Wind data:

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.

Water10–22 °Cwater type: mixed, at Sherman Island

Windiest monthJun78% of days at Sherman Island

Wind on the beach

onshore

What the spot record warns about

Boat and jet-ski traffic in the surrounding Delta waterwaysWind can build quickly and strongly once the Delta thermal fills in
Muddy/marshy bottom in places
Levees and riprap along parts of the shoreline - keep clear
Remote location with no lifeguards
Advanced public launch with little room for mistakes and directly onshore wind at the County Park launch

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Where you will ride

1 spot

Sherman Island

The school's base

4800 West Sherman Island Rd, Rio Vista, CA 94571 (upper Sherman Island, boat/kite-access-only site sometimes called 'Kitopia Island')

Directions

Also given as: 4800 West Sherman Island Rd, Rio Vista, CA 94571

San Francisco Bay · USA · Map pin: 38.0719, -121.7241 — the school's own location

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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

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