Europa Holidays RYA windsurf courses on Lake Garda
Windsurfing courses
RYA windsurfing courses
– for beginners, improvers and experts
We can offer formal RYA windsurfing courses from beginner to expert, wind conditions permitting, over a period of days or weeks. Our 8-hour rapid course is based upon two hours a day at a time agreed with your instructor and includes a free hour’s rental upon completion. We can provide courses over longer periods for regular visitors or those on longer holidays. For customers who prefer a VDWS certificate we run similar courses to the RYA syllabus.
We aim to fit our training to your holiday – not your holiday to our training!
RYA windsurfing school
– instructor-led, small groups
We have boards and rigs suitable to all sizes, ages, weights and abilities as well as beginner and advanced simulator rigs. The location is perfect for your first venture onto a board or for perfecting your waterstarts, carve-gybe or freestyle skills. Most of our instruction is personal with one instructor teaching a family or small group who have booked together. When we have large numbers of clients we sometimes group together windsurfers of similar standards and requirements but group sizes do not exceed 6 people per instructor.
Try lessons, RYA and ESS courses
Try lesson 1
Windsurf taster- The chance to experience windsurf with the focus on practice, not theory. An instructor will demonstrate the basics and allow you to try the on the simulator and then for a short time, on the water.
- All equipment included
- Suits those nervous of the water
- no experience necessary
Try lesson 2
Windsurf taster- The chance to experience windsurf with the focus on practice, not theory. An instructor will demonstrate the basics and allow you to try the on the simulator and then on the water.
- Cost can be set against a full course
- All equipment included
- Best for those who are prepared to try for 2 hours in total
- no experience necessary
ESS Intro
Learn the basics- Four 2-hour sessions and an hour’s free rental, this course is ideal for those wanting to learn but not requiring a certificate.
- all equipment is provided
- no experience necessary
- ! students should be confident in and around water
RYA Start
Start windsurfing- A course designed for complete beginners. A great way to learn the basics of windsurfing, with the perfect conditions and great beginner kit with the focus of the time on the water.
- Price includes the certificate and all personal equipment.
- Six 2-hour sessions over an agreed period. Some very active windsurfers will be able to manage two sessions in a day, most will only want one!
- all equipment is provided
- no experience necessary
- ! students should be confident in and around water
RYA Intermediate
Non-planing- Sail on all points of sailing in stronger winds, use beach starts and learn faster tacking and gybing. Basics of harness use.
- Six 2-hour sessions over an agreed period. Some very active windsurfers will be able to manage two sessions in a day, most will only want one!
- all equipment is provided
- Requires RYA Start Windsurfing certificate
- ! students should be confident in and around water
RYA Intermediate
Planing- This is the second part of the intermediate course. Now this is where windsurfing gets really exciting, it’s all about using your non-planning skills whilst planning.
- You will learn skills such as: Carve Gybing, foot straps and faster tacks on much smaller boards.
- Six 2-hour sessions over an agreed period.
- Some very active windsurfers will be able to manage two sessions in a day, most will only want one!
- all equipment is provided
- Requires RYA Intermediate Non-planing certificate
- ! students should be confident in and around water
Junior, advanced and VDWS courses
RYA Start
Junior windsurfing- A course designed for complete beginners. A great way to learn the basics of windsurfing, with the perfect conditions and great beginner kit with the focus of the time on the water.
- Price includes the certificate and all personal equipment.
- Six 2-hour sessions over an agreed period.
- Course materials and equipment designed for juniors
- all equipment is provided
- no experience necessary
- ! students should be confident in and around water
ESS Advanced
Non-planing- A two day course to master advanced planning techniques, such as; water starts, bump and jump and the infamous Carve Gybe
- all equipment is provided
- students must be at an intermediate level
- no certificate
VDWS
German Windsurf Federation- A twelve hour course which will teach you how to windsurf and provide you with a VDWS certificate of competence
- Four 3-hour sessions over an agreed period.
- All equipment is provided
- No experience necessary
- ! students should be confident in and around water
Our instructors are English, German or Italian but all speak excellent English. They are trained by the RYA (Royal Yachting Association), the Italian FIV (Federazione Italiana Vela) or the German VDWS.
