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Long-established Maharees watersports operator; better documented for surf/dive than kitesurf specifically.

Brandon Bay (Kerry) · Ireland

Since 1963

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Kitesurf school in Brandon Bay (Kerry), Ireland — lessons, kids courses and rental.

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What they teach

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.

How they teach
  • Primarily a surf/watersports centre (sister company to Waterworld dive centre, est. 1963, 'Ireland's oldest family-run watersports centre');
  • Brandon Bay is marketed as offering swimming, surfing, windsurfing and kitesurfing, but kite-specific instruction is not detailed on their own site

From the school's site and listings

FoundedDescribed on site as operating 'over 30 years' (implies founded roughly early-mid 1990s)
Head instructorPhilip Fitzgibbon
Camps & packages5-day summer camp (EUR110/person)

What it costs

Prices as the school quotes them

Group surf lesson pricing on request; private surf lesson EUR 60/person (1h45) (2025/26, not kite-specific)

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: Brandon Bay

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  12. Dec, riders' month, no figure

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

Water9.4–15.2 °Cwater type: mixed, at Brandon Bay
Windiest monthnothing modelled here

Wind on the beach

cross-shore

What the spot record warns about

  • Exposed Atlantic beach break with rip currentslarge Atlantic waves and powerful shorebreak on exposed beaches
  • Cold water and weather, especially in the prime winter season
  • Remote sections with limited nearby facilities/rescue cover
  • rip currents and beach-break currents on the open bay
  • cold water and wind chill, especially in the main autumn-winter-spring season

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Where you will ride

1 spot

The school's base

Magherabeg, the Maharees Peninsula near Castlegregory /Scraggane Pier, Co. Kerry

Directions

Brandon Bay (Kerry) · Ireland · Map pin: 52.3032, -10.0410 — looked up from the destination, not from the school itself

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What riders say

reviews seen 2025-06

Red flags reported

  • Homepage content fetched emphasizes surf lessons, SUP, kayaking and an aquapark; kitesurfing instruction was not explicitly confirmed on the pages fetched despite the batch listing it as a kite school

What comes up as praise

  • Staff called very helpful, friendly and young; equipment in good order (Google review, Karl O'Neill, Aug 2024)
  • Facilities called fantastic with brand new wetsuits; staff polite, mannerly, helpful, patient (Facebook review, Aileen Sheehy, Jun 2025)
  • Two-day activity package called 'absolutely fantastic' (Google review, Marie P. O'Neill, May 2025)

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Open weeks, the team, and photographs

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Last updated: August 2026

Splash SportsAquapark EUR20 + EUR5 wetsuit
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