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La Torche Kite Surf
Run by former competitive kitesurfer Yvan Quilfen, well known locally ('bonne humeur') for beginner-through-advanced coaching around La Torche.
BPJEPS-certified kitesurf school in La Torche (Bretagne), France — lessons and freestyle coaching.
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What they teach
on the BPJEPS system
What they sell
- lessons
- freestyle coaching
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.
Taught inFrench · English
- Head instructor Yvan Quilfen, BPJEPS Kitesurf, former competitive kitesurfer;
- itinerant teaching adapted to level/objectives;
- operates March-November
From the school's site and listings
What it costs
Prices as the school quotes them
Group (3h) EUR 110-380 per package; private (2h) EUR 220-480 per package (via BookAndMoove, 2025/26)
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: La Torche (Pointe de la Torche, Penmarc'h)
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Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov.
Nothing has been measured or modelled for this place: twelve months and no figure in any of them. The months riders name are all there is.
riders' months
Riders and schools name these months. The model reads lower here, and both are shown rather than averaged.
Wind on the beach
What the spot record warns about
- Rocks, especially around the point ('le rocher du corbeau')Rocks close to the point and exposed rocks and reefs around Pors Carn, including the Les Mechants area, where the suction at low tide is reportedly dangerous
- Strong currents
- Land-yachters and other users sharing the beach
- Strong lateral currents and baïnes/rip currents
- Heavy shorebreak and powerful Atlantic surf, especially around high tide and during winter lows
More on La Torche (Pointe de la Torche, Penmarc'h), the spot itself →
Where you will ride
1 spot
The school's base
48bis Route de Saint-Julien, 29720 Plonéour-Lanvern; itinerant school using spots around Finistère Sud depending on weather
Also given as: 48bis Route de Saint-Julien, 29720 Plonéour-Lanvern
La Torche (Bretagne) · France · Map pin: 47.8371, -4.3533 — the school's own location
What riders say
What comes up as praise
- instructor Ronan praised in a review on Loisirs.fr
- instructor Yvan described as experienced (kitesurfing since 2001, competed at elite European/world level) and offering a calm, relaxed progression
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Listing status: active · unclaimed
Open weeks, the team, and photographs
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Last updated: August 2026