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MACkite Boardsports Center

Lake Michigan · USA · active · unclaimed

Kitesurf school in Lake Michigan, USA — lessons, foil, wing, shop and camp.

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What they teach

What they sell

lessonsfoilwingshopcamp

Levels are not a field any school record holds, so this page cannot group courses by level. Where a level is named it sits inside a value the page prints in full, in the words it was written in. What the water takes is under When to come.

How they teachdedicated MACShack lesson site, waterproof microphone helmets, wetsuits and supervised school gear included

What it costs

every figure in the words it was quoted in

  • 2026: beginner 1.5h $199;
  • kite lesson 3h $299;
  • water lesson 3h $299;
  • private water 3h $399

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: Grand Haven State Park

  1. Jan50
  2. Feb67
  3. Mar, riders' month58
  4. Apr, riders' month57
  5. May, riders' month37
  6. Jun30
  7. Jul29
  8. Aug35
  9. Sep, riders' month23
  10. Oct, riders' month65
  11. Nov, riders' month77
  12. Dec58

share of days with three consecutive daylight hours at 12 knots or more

Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov.

modelled

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.

Waternot measuredlake at Grand Haven State Park
Windiest monthNov77% of days at Grand Haven State Park

Wind on the beach

At this west-facing Lake Michigan beach, west-sector winds are onshore, north/south winds are side-shore, and east winds are offshore; east winds do not work.

What the spot record warns about

  • summer crowds
  • pier
  • swimmers
  • summer beach crowds
  • pier and harbor structures
  • dangerous Great Lakes currents

More on Grand Haven State Park, the spot itself →

Where you will ride

2 spots

Pinned at 43.2240, -86.3368 — the coordinates the record carries for the school itself.

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USA

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Open weeks, the team, and photographs

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Last updated: August 2026

MACkite Boardsports Center2026: beginner 1.5h $199; kite lesson 3h $299; water lesson 3h $299; private water 3h $399
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