Sailing and Kitesurfing Camp in Sardinia and Corsica

Included:

• • Experienced, professional IKO instructors and crew members
  • 7-day sailing and kitesurfing camp in Sardinia OR 8-day sailing and kitesurfing camp in Greece
  • Accommodations aboard a catamaran (Lagoon 500 Fly Bridge in Greece, Nautitech 46 Fly Bridge in Sardinia)
  • Breakfast, lunch, and dinner during the adventure
  • Coaching and training on how to kite and wing from a sailing boat (including managing unconventional spots, kite/wing downwind, open sea passage, and IKO Safety Procedures)
  • 3 crew members managing the adventure & preparing food
  • Photos and videos (to improve kiting level through media analysis)
  • Wakefoil and wakeboard on light wind days
  • Wingfoil
  • SUP
  • Spot guidance and rescue
  • Tender for rescue and assistance

Add-ons (can be arranged in advance at an additional fee, contact us for more information):

• • Private kiting lessons (including beginner lessons, maximum one beginner on board per departure)
  • Assistance Plus Package (For independent riders who need help starting from onshore beaches/coming back to offshore beaches, or want to feel safer during days with challenging conditions or in technical spots. Assistance plus consists of 3 lifts per day.)
  • Kite & wing gear (available for intermediate/advanced kiters only)

Not included:

• • Transportation to and from the meeting point
  • 2-3 dinners on land
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Technical kitesurfing gear (can be rented from your guide)
  • Wetsuits 
  • Booties
  • Guide gratuities — optional, 2-10% of the trip price recommended
  • Travel and medical insurance

In order to join these kitesurfing camps in the Mediterranean, you need to be an intermediate or advanced kitesurfer.

You are expected to be able to ride upwind consistently in every wind condition, control the kite on the land, body drag upwind, relaunch the kite from water, body drag to their lost board, and self-land the kite with chicken loop quick release.

Kiters who aren’t confident with their previous skills will have to take Beginner’s Lessons or the Assistance Plus Package during the camp. Private lessons can be organized at an additional fee if you let us know in advance

If you have more beginners interested in participating, it’s certainly possible to book the whole catamaran and arrange a private camp! If that’s the case, please contact us and we’ll do our best to organize your dream adventure.

These camps are ideal for intermediate and advanced kitesurfers, but one beginner per group can join as well. Lessons for beginners are carried out by IKO instructors and the student is assisted and followed by a tender (safety boat) with radio communication. The lessons last for a maximum of 1h per day.

More lessons for beginners are possible in case of groups of kiters requesting a camp with the entire catamaran. If you have a beginner in your team, contact us prior to booking to make arrangements.

During the week of sailing and kitesrufing, you will learn:

• • IKO safety standards and procedures
  • Different techniques on how to launch and land from a sailing boat
  • How to define a spot to be suitable for anchoring the boat and kiting from the boat
  • Self-launching, Self-landing, Self-rescue
  • Safety procedures to manage unconventional spots like onshore, offshore, and tiny beaches
  • How to plan and run a kite-downwind in open sea
  • Safety procedures to rescue a kiter by the sailing boat in open sea
  • Effective upwind body drag in very low or strong wind

The complete kite gear set (kite set, bar, twintip board, and harness) can be rented from your guiding service for an additional fee on request and is available only for experienced kiters. 

When it comes to the equipment you need to bring, here’s what you’ll need:

• • Day pack large enough to carry all the items listed
  • Water bottle
  • Clothing for 7/8 days
  • Wetsuit (long, 3 or 4 mm wetsuit recommended for colder days)
  • Booties
  • Food you can eat on-the-go
  • Toiletries (sunscreen, bug spray, toilet paper, etc.)
  • Sunglasses
  • Swimsuits
  • Towels
  • Sweater
  • Camera — optional

Wetsuit and booties can be rented for an additional fee. Let us know if you need this gear as it is mandatory equipment for the camp.

You can rent complete gear (kite set, bar, twin-tip board, harness) from your guide for €500 for the duration of the camp. You can also rent separate equipment:

• • Complete wing gear (wing + board) for €400 / camp
  • Complete wing gear (wing + board) for €100 / day
  • Twintip board for  €150 / camp
  • Surfboard for €250 / camp
  • Foil board for €300 / camp
  • Kite set for €350 / camp
  • One kite size for €200 / camp
  • One kite size for €50 / day 

Gear is available only for experienced kiters. Damages or loss will be charged (reparation costs + devalue). Gear insurance is available on request, but it does not cover loss of the gear. If you need to rent gear, contact us prior to booking to make arrangements.

The ideal time to go kitesurfing in the Mediterranean is spring and autumn.

If you’re heading to Sardinia, the mistral wind is the dominant one in the area, blowing from the northwest with an intensity between 15 and 35 knots. Mistral is strong and reliable, providing endless days of kitesurfing opportunities. If mistral is off, east and southeast winds will step up and open up other secret spots. A 3-4 mm wetsuit is advised for colder days.

Greece, on the other hand, has the meltemi winds blowing from the north with an intensity between 12 and 30 knots. A long, 2-3 mm wetsuit is recommended for strong meltemi days.

Group sizes and prices:

• • For these kitesurfing adventures, the maximum group size is 7 for the Sardinia tour and 9 for the Greece tour.
  • The cost does not decrease as the group grows. 
  • Please note that there can be only one beginner kiter onboard, but if you have more beginners interested in participating, please let us know and we can arrange chartering the whole catamaran!

Kitesurfing in the Mediterranean can be arranged for larger groups. Contact us to make arrangements.

Min. age requirements:

• • If you are older than 18, you’re good to go.
  • While there is not necessarily a minimum age to kiteboard, there are minimum requirements, such as height and weight. Prior to booking, let us know the youngest ages in your party and we will let you know if it’s safe for them to get on the water. 

If your group has kiters under the age of 18, contact us prior to booking to make arrangements.

The starting point of the Sardinia kitesurfing adventure is  Cannigione. To get there, most people fly into Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB), about 35 minutes away from Cannigione. You can then rent a car, take a bus or a taxi to get to the marina.

• • Make sure to reach the catamaran in Cannigione by 9:30am on Day 1, as that’s when the catamaran will depart.
  • On the last day, you’ll check out between 9 and 10am, and the catamaran will arrive in the marina either the evening before the last day or the morning of the last day.

The starting point of the Greek kitesurfing adventure is on the Paros Island, Parikia Marina. To get there, most people fly into Paros National Airpot (PAS), 15 minutes away from Parikia Marina. It’s best to take a taxi to get to Parikia Marina. Other options include flying into Mykonos-Manto Mavrogenous Airport (JMK) and then taking a 1-hour ferry from Mykonos harbor to Parikia.

• • Make sure to reach the catamaran in Parikia Marina by 6:30pm on Day 1, and the catamaran will depart from the marina the next morning.
  • On the last day, you’ll check out between 9 and 10am. The catamaran will arrive in the marina either the evening before the last day or the morning of the last day.

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