Kitesurf and wingfoil school
Le Spot Kitecenter Almanarre
Le Spot KiteCenter: Kitesurf and Wingfoil School in Hyères (Almanarre)
The school is open all year round! Our kitesurf and wingfoil school in Almanarre, Le Spot Kite & Wing Center Kitecenter, is located in Hyères in the Var department (83) in the middle of the Giens peninsula in Almanarre. Renowned for its idyllic weather conditions (see our kitesurf weather page), our sports center provides 90% of kite lessons, wing lessons, and camps offshore in complete safety to benefit from flat water, thus facilitating your learning.
Beginners or experienced riders? Learn at your own pace, no age limit!
We are strategically located in the heart of the most beautiful spots (practice areas) in our region. The Bay of Almanarre and Bergerie beach, in Hyères, are an ideal playground for kitesurfing and wingfoiling. You will sail in the center of a nature reserve, with its tombolo, the Giens peninsula, its Golden Islands, from Porquerolles to Levant, not forgetting the Port Cros reserve.
4 participants per instructor
90% of our lessons take place in ideal offshore wind conditions
Safety first with Le Spot
Safety first with Le Spot
Our school is FFV-certified!
Personalized kitesurf lessons and courses in Hyères
The teaching team of our kitesurf school is at your disposal at our KiteCenter spot. Our kite instructors are BPJEPS certified and offer quality instruction. Two of our five experts are also state-certified as kiteboard coaches, including Ariane Imbert, who coaches the French Foil team.
Come practice in an exceptional setting and discover the content of our courses and kitesurf camps designed for your learning and progression, including weekend, flexible, and week-long camps for the most motivated.
Beginners & children: kite lessons adapted for everyone
Thanks to our kite school, we will introduce kiteboarding to children and adult beginners, whether FFVL licensed or not, by teaching them beach starts on directional boards. We will help intermediate levels progress with jibes, jumps, passes, and other rotations, and we will enable experienced and expert riders to continue improving with personalized kitesurf lessons such as our freestyle coaching to perfect the kiteloop, or new disciplines like foil or strapless surfing. We also offer specific programs for youth and teenagers, with beginner camps (to learn to become an autonomous kiter), advanced training, and even competition preparation. Our kitesurf club also offers sea drops and supervised navigation.
A unique experience: sea drop-off for maximum glide
For autonomous kiters who wish to practice kitesurfing away from the crowds, we offer sea drop-offs. After preparing your own equipment or renting gear from our school, you are taken by boat to an area defined by the instructor offshore. Sea drop-offs must be booked in advance with the Kitecenter.
High-end equipment: ride with pro gear
Of course, to practice this sport in the best conditions, good equipment is essential. In the shop at our training center, you’ll find sales and rental of high-end kite equipment such as boards, kites, wetsuits, and harnesses.
Discover our water activities: kitesurf, wingfoil & more!
Our kitesurf school also welcomes associations, groups, and corporate committees that organize professional seminars for incentive or informational purposes, aiming to re-motivate teams in the relaxed and stimulating setting of a kitesurf initiation. In addition, we offer water activities such as windsurfing, diving, paddleboarding, jet skiing, towed tubing, sea scootering, and water skiing. And also land activities like karting, cycling, and golf for those who don’t want to get wet J.
Ariane Imbert’s kitesurf school
Our kitesurf and wing foil spots
The famous Almanarre beach, located on the Giens peninsula, is renowned for its waves with westerly winds, but especially for its offshore flat water with easterly winds.
Because the westerly wind is the dominant wind here in summer, we chose to base ourselves at La Bergerie to escape the waves of Almanarre in the west. Indeed, it is very difficult to start kiting in swell.
What people think of us
Après mon commentaire ils ont fait un retour constructif tout en remboursant la différence avec une navigation surveillée
Un merci tout particulier à Ariane, toujours souriante, positive et de bonne humeur !
Ce n’est pas toujours évident de s’adapter à toutes les situations ou demandes, mais elle a su rester disponible et bienveillante tout au long du projet.
Merci encore de nous avoir donné l’opportunité de faire rayonner nos couleurs au Kitecenter — un vrai plaisir pour toute l’équipe !
À très bientôt ! 🙏
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