“Experience windsurfing in Turkey”
7 Day Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Windsurfing Holiday in Gökçeada
Sardunya Surfing Lodge, 17760 Eşelek / Gökçeada / Çanakkale, Turkey
Windsurfing Holiday in Turkey
All difficulty levels
Instruction in English
Maximum 2 participants
Breakfast included
Airport transfer available
The package includes accommodation with breakfast and unlimited weekly windsurf equipment rental / private course or course in a group of two. You are going to stay in a wooden lodge nestled in a nice garden right by the beach. There are restaurants, cafes, a beach, and beach bars. Gökçeada is located in the Aegean sea across the Dardanelles. It is the largest island in Turkey, part of Canakkale province. The island is known for the wind and the beauty of its nature. Here, you will have a week of great sports activities, fun, and relaxation.
Highlights
- Unlimited equipment rental for advanced-level guests
- 6-hour windsurf course in a group of 2 for beginners
- All necessary equipment is included
- Have fun and relax on the biggest island in Turkey
- 6 nights accommodation
- Daily breakfast will be provided
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Styles
6 days with instruction in English
The organizer also speaks: Bulgarian, Turkish
Group size: Maximum of 2 participants
Airport transfer available:
Istanbul New Airport (US$ 205 per person)
Istanbul New Airport (US$ 205 per person)
Accommodation
Check-in Time:
14:00
Check-out Time:
11:00
Facilities
- Air-conditioned rooms
- Bar
- Barbeque facilities
- Café
- Garden
- Meditation garden
- Restaurant
- Terrace
- Bicycle rental
- Board rental
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Parking lot
- Tour assistance
- Outdoor shower
Crazy Island Center offers accommodation on the beach, 8 nice wooden lodges with a modern cozy interior, and 4 glamping tents. Each bungalow is equipped with air-conditioning, a private bathroom, towels, and a balcony.
All lodges are nested in a beautiful garden. The glamping tents are 4 meters in diameter and 2.5 meters high with a cozy interior and comfortable beds arranged for 2 guests. The tent guests need to use a shared bathroom.
They have a restaurant, private parking, a kite/windsurf station, and a beach bar. Wi-Fi is available in most areas. Breakfast is included. Being surfers themselves, they tried to develop the best surfing accommodation in Gokceada. It is on the spot and the price of your room is included kite / windsurf equipment storage at the station right in front.
Program
Beginner's windsurf course (6 hours)
The beginners windsurf course gives guidance from start to free sailing, steering, and performing slow turns in light wind. Within this course, you will have 4 windsurf lessons with an instructor and 2 hours of self-practice under the supervision of your instructor.
In the beginning, you will start with a big 230-liter board and a small easy-to-handle sail. Later, you will start using a smaller 180-liter windsurf board and a bigger sail.
During this intensive windsurf course, you will become independent on the water and light winds and you will be able to rent equipment on your own.
Intermediate windsurf lessons
- Using the harness
- Beach start
- Planing
- Into the straps
- Water start
Advanced windsurf lessons
- Duck jibe / Slam jibe / Back Wind Jibe / Speed Fast Tack
- 360 carving / 360 upwind
- Body-drag
- Vulcano / Spock / Flaka / Grubby
Тhe lessons are held in English, Bulgarian, and Turkish.
Location
Crazy Island Center is located on Gokceada island, Aegean Sea, Turkey. The wind is North-East. This is the same well-known Meltemi that works in all the islands in the Aegean.
The wind in Gokceada is accelerated by thermal and venturi effects. During the summer there is a constant wind of 22 to 25 knots in the morning, which slowly falls to 6-12 knots in the late afternoon. Fronts come with strong winds around 28-35 knots or stronger.
There are 2 main spots in Gokceada island with mirror flat water (off-shore wind) and spot with waves up to 1.5-2 meters (on shore, side onshore). The active season in Gokceada is from May to October. From June to mid-September, wet suit is not necessary. At the beginning of May and in October, long 3/4/5mm wet suit is recommended as the water is chilly, after mid-May and the second half of September shorty or 1-2 mm wet suit is okay.
Getting to Gokceada island is easy. You can get here by car and or by plane. The island is located in the Aegean sea across the Dardanelles. Gokceada is only 17 miles (31 kilometers) from the mainland and takes about one and a half hours to get on the island with a ferry from Kabatepe port. During the summer the ferries are at every 2 hours.
Flat water Aydincik beach (offshore)
It is a mirror flat water spot, which offers perfect conditions for advancing in freestyle and race every morning, and for beginners in the afternoon when the windfalls. The sea bed is sandy and safe. Crazy Island is located on this beach. The center is equipped with 2 rescue boats for assistance.
Wave spot / Kite beach (onshore)
Great jumping conditions for wave riders at all levels. Big bay with a sandy bed, safe for the riders and the gear. The wave spot is 2 kilometers far from the center, they arrange a transfer to the wave spot for the riders and the equipment.
Secret sports (side shore)
The island is big and undiscovered. There are other great places except for the main spots, the secret spots are side shore spots with waves up to 2 meters.
If you are looking for a new adventure and want to stay out of the crowd they can arrange a trip upon request, the spots are reachable in half hour from Crazy Island center at Aydincik beach.
Downwind
It is a great experience and fun. The downwind distance is about 15 kilometers and the final stop is at the wave spot, the starting point is a 1/2-hour drive from the center, trips could be arranged upon request.
Where you are
Crazy Island kite and windsurfing is at Aydincik beach (the flat water spot). The center is a part of a beach complex with wooden villas, a restaurant, a coffee bar, and a garden, with Wi-Fi access everywhere.
More about Gokceada
It is the largest island in Turkey, part of Canakkale province. The island is with an area of 279 square kilometers, located across the Dardanelles. Gokceada island is a part of Cittaslow town's international network. Cittaslow towns aim to be great places to live, work, and visit. The main source of income is agriculture, tourism, and fishing.
Distances
- Mainland, 17 miles, 31 kilometers - 1.5 hours by ferry
Features
General
- Air-conditioned rooms
- Bar
- Barbeque facilities
- Café
- Garden
- Meditation garden
- Restaurant
- Terrace
Services
- Bicycle rental
- Board rental
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Parking lot
- Tour assistance
Food
The package includes daily breakfast.
Restaurant
The restaurant and garden with a sea view is the place where you can chill and chat with friends under the thick shadow while enjoying healthy Mediterranean food. The menu also includes:
- Traditional breakfast
- “Gosleme”
- Soup and home-style dish every day
- Fresh salads
- Appetizers (traditional Turkish “meze”)
- Different types of fish
- Grill, pasta, and other ala-minutes
- Special selection of wines
- Yeni raki and summer cocktails
and more from Mediterranean cuisine. They believe seasonal and local products are best for health, nature, and the community. In addition, they do not use disposable plastic cutlery.
The garden restaurant with a sea view offers fresh fish every day. You can find Sea bream, Sea bass, Red mullet, Tuna fish, Swordfish, John Dory, squids, octopus, and shrimp. They offer different appetizers and fresh salads, pasta, and more from Mediterranean and traditional cuisine and a selection of good wines.
The products used like meat, vegetables, olive oil, and more are locally grown on the island or in the region of Canakkale.
Salads and starters
- Greek
- Green salad with chicken
- Arugula salad
- Vegetable starters
- Starters with sea products
Fish
- Sea bream
- Sea bass
- Red Mullet
- Red porgy
- Tuna fish
- Swordfish
- John Dory
Sea products
- Squid
- Octopus
- Shrimps
Pasta
- Spaghetti with sea products
- Spaghetti with chicken and cream
- Manti
Burgers and fast
- Hamburger
- Burger with chicken
- Gozleme
- Sigara borek
- Homemade fried potatoes
Meat
- Meat balls
- Chicken spit
- Hindi
- Lamb spit
- Lamb steak
- Veal fillet
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
Things to do (optional)
Places to see in Gokceada
A round trip will help you to discover the diversity and hidden beauty of the island. You can explore the small bays, chill in the shadow of 700 years old trees, watch the sea and visit different small villages. Favorite villages in Gokceada are the following:
Zeytinli köy
Small village with narrow stone streets and old Greek houses, with several small but famous cafés for their Caramel and Mohalebi cream and Turkish coffee.
Bademli köy
Another small village located to the northeast of the island on a high hill with narrow stone streets and spectacular view to the sea and Samothrace island.
Dereköy
A large kind of abandoned old Greek village which gives you a feel of visiting different age.
Tepeköy
It is located in the north of the island near an existing volcano which is the highest point of Gokceada island.
Kaleköy
Kaleköy is on the north-eastern coast of the island across Samothrace island. You can easily reach it heading straight north from the center of Gokceada. Kaleköy has a small port for fishing boats and yachts, an open marketplace for souvenirs, fish restaurants cafés, and clubs near the port alley. There is a hill with ancient remains of a castle and spectacular view to Samothrace, especially on sunset.
Gokceada center
It is a pretty eclectic town with different small shops, restaurants for traditional Turkish food, pastry shops, barber shops, and open Sunday marketplace for all kinds of vegetables, fruits, cheese, olives, spices and anything you can imagine. Gokceada is 6 km far from the port to the mainland (Kuzuliman) and 12 km from Aydincik beach.
What's included
- 6-hour windsurf course in a group of 2 for beginners
- Unlimited equipment rental for advanced-level guests
- 6 nights accommodation
- Daily breakfast
What's not included
- Airfare
- Airport transfers
- All other meals
How to get there
Recommended Airports
ISL
Istanbul New Airport
268 km
Transfer available for additional US$ 205 per person
Driving directions from Kuzulimani port
- Follow the main road for 4 kilometers to get to Gokceda town
- In the town, continue to the same main road (Ataturk Blvd), through the very center of the town to the exit of the town
- There is a T-crossroad at the exit, turn left to Aydincik, the beach with flat water
- Follow this road for 8 kilometers, where you will see a small village, Eselek
- Right after the village, there is a crossroad, turn right
- After 2 kilometers on the first T-crossroad, turn left and you are at Aydincik beach. You will find the center easily. By the road is the Sarduniya complex, blue-green wooden chalets. Near the beach is Crazy Island Center. See you on the water!
Arrival by car
You can get to Gokceada by traveling through Greece or Bulgaria. Through Greece, Gokceada is 170 kilometers far from the Greek / Turkish border. The distance from Ipsala (the town at the border) to Kabatepe port is about 140 kilometers. The road is very good most on the motorway, takes less than 2 hours.
Through Bulgaria, the distance to Gokceada from the Bulgarian / Turkish border near Edirne is 250 kilometers, the road is mostly on motorways and takes about 2 to 3 hours.
If you are going to travel with a leased or company car, get your authorization translated into Turkish or English. The speed limit is 130 kilometers per hour on motorways, 110 kilometers per hour on speedways, 90 kilometers per hour on the normal road, and 50 kilometers per hour in the towns.
Arrival by ferry
This is the ferry boat schedule from Gokceada and Kabatepe
- 07:00
- 09:00
- 11:00
- 13:00
- 15:00
- 17:00
- 19:00
- 21:00
The cost is about 9 EUR.
Airport: Istanbul New Airport
Airport transfer available:
Istanbul New Airport (US$ 205 per person)
Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 30% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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