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Workum – Makkum, IJsselmeer · Netherlands

IKOSince 2015

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IKO-certified kitesurf school in Workum – Makkum, IJsselmeer, Netherlands — lessons, rental, foil and camp.

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What they teach

on the IKO system

What they sell

This school doesn't list its courses by level. Ask them which course fits you. Which water suits which level: see When to come.

Taught inEnglish · Dutch

How they teach
  • Primarily 1-on-1 or duo lessons;
  • BbTalkin bluetooth intercom helmets from 2nd/3rd lesson with live video (GoPro) coaching

What it costs

Prices as the school quotes them

  • Private lesson (2h) EUR 165;
  • 3-day course EUR 480;
  • 5-day course EUR 775 (duo pricing per person lower)

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: Workum

  1. Jan, no figure
  2. Feb, no figure
  3. Mar, riders' month, no figure
  4. Apr, riders' month, no figure
  5. May, riders' month, no figure
  6. Jun, no figure
  7. Jul, no figure
  8. Aug, no figure
  9. Sep, riders' month, no figure
  10. Oct, riders' month, no figure
  11. Nov, riders' month, no figure
  12. Dec, no figure

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.

Wind data:
riders' months

Riders and schools name these months. The model reads lower here, and both are shown rather than averaged.

Water5–19 °Cwater type: flat, at Workum
Windiest monthnothing modelled here

Wind on the beach

onshore to cross-shore for the published S-SW-W-NW-N range

What the spot record warns about

  • Very crowded lesson zone in peak seasonHigh summer crowding with lesson kites, free riders and bathers sharing a relatively small beach area.
  • Must stay 60m+ from shore when riding or jumpingRide and jump at least 60 m from shore under the NKV/local rule set.
  • Sudden deep water beyond the sandbank
  • Swim zone on the southern part of It Soal beach; kites must not enter it.

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Where you will ride

2 spots

The school's base

Sotterumerdijk 5, 8753 JA Cornwerd, Friesland (also teaches at Mirns, Hindeloopen, Kornwerderzand)

Directions

Workum – Makkum, IJsselmeer · Netherlands · Map pin: 52.9900, 5.4200 — 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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