Learning to Windsurf at Polkerris
There is no sport quite like windsurfing; the thrill, freedom, challenge, versatility, fitness, travel and people. Riding an ever-changing sea you can forget your worries and feel exhilarated.
The waters of the sheltered cove and bay of Polkerris are an excellent training ground for first-time and more experienced windsurfers. The bay is a perfect spot to find out if windsurfing is for you, windsurf with the family as well as progress your skills.
Polkerris Beach is an RYA recognised training centre: your assurance that we are equipped and managed to provide you with quality and safe experiences.
We provide all equipment, including a full wetsuit and buoyancy aid, and have changing room facilities with showers, a cafe and shop all on site.
Windsurfing Taster Lesson
An introduction to windsurfing and the perfect way to find out if windsurfing is for you. The lesson will get you out on the water quickly and can be tailored to suit your needs.
Duration: 1.5hr
Requirements: No experience necessary
Age: 8+
Price: £40 per person or 1:1 lesson £60
Windsurfing One to One Clinic
A one to one tailored session to allow you to achieve your personal goals. Ideal for those who want to focus on perfecting a new move such as gybes, tacks or earlier planing, or for improving all round skills, such as better upwind performance or water starts.
Duration: 1.5hr
Requirements: Some windsurfing experience
Age: 8+
Price: £60
RYA Stage 1 Youth Windsurfing Course
An ideal introduction to windsurfing, teaching you the basics of getting on the water and sailing the board across the wind and back. It’s all about fun.
Duration: Typically 3 half days
Requirements: No experience necessary
Age: 8 - 15
Price: £160 per person (minimum two people)
1:1 £260
RYA Stage 2 Youth Windsurfing Course
These sessions will teach you the practical skills to get you sailing around a course practising tacking and gybing, enabling you to make progression towards and away from the wind.
Duration: Typically 3 half days
Requirements: Stage 1 Standard
Age: 8 - 15
Price: £160 per person (minimum two people)
1:1 £260
RYA Adult Start Windsurfing Course
This course teaches you the basics of windsurfing; using the right equipment, sailing to where you want to go and back to where you started. The course is predominantly water-based coaching but includes theory and practical sessions ashore, such as rigging and de-rigging a sail.
Duration: 8 - 10 hours
Requirements: No experience necessary
Age: 16+
Price: £160 per person (minimum two people)
1:1 £260
