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Santa Kite

An operating school in Santa Maria, Sal; no website or social channel is on record, so it is here as a name only.

Santa Maria, Sal · Cape Verde

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IKO-certified kitesurf school in Santa Maria, Sal, Cape Verde — lessons, rental, downwinders, wing and accommodation.

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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 inGerman · EnglishAnother source lists 2: German · and several others (per site claim) — no English — adds and several others (per site claim)

How they teach
  • beach, Zona Tanquinho;
  • instructor Ricardo Bettencourt ("the International") teaches wave/strapless

From the school's site and listings

Head instructorRicardo Bettencourt ("the International"), IKO certified, born in Hamburg, moved to Cape Verde as a child, speaks German plus several other languages
Camps & packagesrooms/apartments available in same building as school (accommodation on-site)

What it costs

Prices as the school quotes them

  • 2026: downwind group €25/person (max 2) or €50 private;
  • extended downwind €55/person (max 4) or €250 private;
  • surf board rental €40/full day

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: Ponta Leme

  1. Jan, riders' month, no figure
  2. Feb, riders' month, 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, no figure
  10. Oct, no figure
  11. Nov, riders' month, no figure
  12. Dec, riders' month, no figure

Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Nov, Dec.

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.

Water23.1–24.6 °Cwater type: mixed, at Ponta Leme
Windiest monthnothing modelled here

Wind on the beach

cross-offshore

What the spot record warns about

  • rocky launch area
  • gusty windGusty or irregular wind close in.
  • cross-offshore direction requires self-rescue ability
  • side-off to cross-off wind with downwind exposure offshore
  • sandy-rocky or rock-scattered launch/shoreline

More on Ponta Leme, the spot itself →

Where you will ride

4 spots

The school's base

Zona Tanquinho 1°, Santa Maria (Pensão Alcinda Bettencourt, on-site rooms/apartments)

Directions

Also given as: Santa Maria, Sal Island (no street pin found)

Santa Maria, Sal · Cape Verde · Map pin: 16.6000, -22.9000 — the school's own location

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Checked so far for Cape Verde:Cabo Verde Airlines (TACV)TAP Air Portugal

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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

Santa Kite2026: downwind group €25/person (max 2) or €50 private
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