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Windy City Kite Sports
Works with local lifeguard corps and park districts on launch-site preservation, suggesting an established, community-integrated operation
IKO-certified kitesurf school in Chicago, Lake Michigan, USA — lessons, shop, foil, downwinders, rental and 2 more.
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What they teach
on the IKO system
What they sell
- lessons
- shop
- foil
- downwinders
- rental
- wing
- camp
This school doesn't list its courses by level. Ask them which course fits you. Which water suits which level: see When to come.
- IKO-certified instruction;
- year-round program across water, land and snow disciplines;
- organizes trips along ~300 miles of Great Lakes coastline
What it costs
No price published
No figure for them is on record here. Ask them for a current one when you write.
When to come
the water this school teaches on: Montrose Beach
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- Feb, no figure
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- May, riders' month, no figure
- Jun, riders' month, no figure
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- Nov, no figure
- Dec, no figure
Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
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
cross-onshore when it works.
- The usable sectors are NW above about 320 degrees, N, NE, E and SE up to about 135 degrees; those come onto the beach side-onshore or side-onshore.
- The statistically most common wind is west, which is straight offshore here and not ridden.
What the spot record warns about
- cold water in shoulder seasonSwimmers and heavy beach traffic during the official beach season
- other beachgoers/swimmers
- gusty building-affected wind close to shore
- Lake Michigan chop
- Dog beach and pedestrian traffic near the local rigging area
Where you will ride
1 spot
The school's base
Chicago, IL (Montrose Beach); also operates at Miller Beach, IN and Sheboygan, WI
Chicago, Lake Michigan · USA · Map pin: 41.9636, -87.6358 — 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