5 Day Unforgettable Fun Windsurfing Camp in Brisbane, Queensland, in Australia
Australia Windsurf Camp
This camp is designed to make you fall in love with windsurfing and leave with new skills and unforgettable memories. Surf Connect specializes in providing outstanding experiences and some of the best and safest equipment on the market. Come visit them right on the waterfront in the near future!
Highlights
- 4 days of 4 hours of lessons / activities per day
- Professionally qualified instructors
- Accredited training centre in Brisbane
- Option to do other activities, depending on weather
- 4 nights of accommodation
- Local transfers each day
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Styles
Brisbane Airport (US$ 32 per person)
Accommodation
Facilities
- Air-conditioned rooms
- Bar
- Restaurant
- Meeting room
- Parking lot
You will be staying at Brighton Hotel or at a local bed and breakfast venue depending on the availability of the hotel. Brighton Hotel offers freshly renovated accommodation for the budget minded. It has free parking on site and location is five minutes to Sandgate Train Station and Bus Services, five minutes to Bruce Highway, 10 minutes to the Boondall Entertainment Center, 15 minutes to airport and 20 minutes to Brisbane.
Program
Windsurfing is a surface water sport that combines elements of surfing and sailing. It consists of a board usually two and a half to three meters long to three meters long, with displacements typically between 60 to 250 liters, powered by the wind on a sail. The rig is connected to the board by a free-rotating universal joint and consists of a mast, two-sided boom, and sail. The sail area generally ranges from two and a half square meters to twelve square meters depending on the conditions, the skill of the sailor, the type of windsurfing being undertaken, and the weight of the person windsurfing.
Surf Connect Wind and Kitesurfing School is the only accredited Windsurfing Training Centre of Yachting Australia in Brisbane. They have everything you need to improve your windsurfing skills. Whether you just want to try out the sport for the first time and windsurf for fun, or complete one of Yachting Australia certificated courses that are recognized nationally and internationally.
Most people gain basic sailing skills in a two-hour one-on-one lesson. Learning is the best in the early morning, when the breeze is gentle, where you focus more easily on the techniques and skills. It is important to take lessons only from professionally qualified instructors, who are not only insured to teach you but can give you the assurance that everything you need to learn is taught thoroughly and properly, and are able to give you qualifications that are recognized worldwide.
The first windsurf lesson
In your first lesson, you will spend about 30-45 minutes on land, going through all the safety, theory, setup and basic land drills, then the rest of your lesson is conducted on water.
Over the 2 hours, you should learn all the skills to know how to sail out, turn around and sail back to shore, together with the basic self-rescue skills.
Notes
- Lessons, rental or tours available 7 days a week
- All activities are subject to availability and weather conditions.
- All participants must be able to swim, of reasonable health and can fit in our safety apparatus. Sizes are from XXS to XXL.
- Alternative activities will be offered if the weather does not allow your chosen activity to take place. If the weather does not suit the chosen activity, you can choose any other listed activities including sight-seeing tours (subject to availability and weather conditions) for the same duration of time (4 hours per day including travel time).
Groups
During your stay, you will receive one-on-one lessons rather than group lessons. Surf Connect Watersports Centre is allowed to take up to 20 people per group, related or not. Plus they have over 20 staff so the team can run 20 private groups at the same time if required.
Location
Brisbane region
Sandgate Beach
- Best wind directions: Southeast, East, Northeast, and North
- Conditions: Flat shallow water
- Wind average: 13 - 18 kts
- Season: September to April
- Pros: Shallow, sand bottom, no current, safe, shop and rescue services on location, showers, toilets, free barbecues, cafes and restaurants, public transport - 30 minutes direct train ride from Brisbane City. It will also work on southerly winds at low tide. This is known as the safest and most popular kite beach in Brisbane with kite shop on location
- Cons: Limited launching area at high tide, gusty in southerly directions, not suitable for offshore directions (westerlies)
Features
Activities
- Boating
- Kayaking
- Kitesurfing
- Stand up paddle boarding
- Surfing
- Windsurfing
General
- Air-conditioned rooms
- Bar
- Restaurant
Services
- Meeting room
- Parking lot
Food
No meals are included in the package.
Things to do (optional)
You can rent windsurfing equipment complete rig with sail, harness, and board from Surf Connect Watersports Centre at these prices:
- 2 hours - 150 AUD
- 3 hours - 200 AUD
- 4 hours - 225 AUD
- 5 hours - 250 AUD
- 6 hours - 275 AUD
- Full Day - 300 AUD
- 7 days - 600 AUD
Other activities
- Windsurf
- Kitesurf
- Standup paddleboarding
- Kayaking
- Surfing
- Boating lessons and tours
- Local sightseeing tours
What's included
- 4 hours of activities included for four days (if the weather does not suit the chosen activity, client can choose any of the other activities including sight-seeing tours (subject to availability and weather conditions))
- 4 nights of accommodation
- Local transfers
What's not included
- Airfare
- Airport transfers
- Daily meals
- Extra activities
- Personal expenses
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Brisbane Airport
10 km
Transfer not provided
Driving directions from Brisbane City Central via Sandgate Road
- From the city, take the Inner City Bypass heading north.
- Join onto Abbotsford Road joining to Sandgate Road.
- Go past Clayfield, Toombul, Nundah, Northgate, Virginia, Boondall, North Boondall.
- Then join onto Braun Road to Deagon.
- Turn right at Board Street.
- At the roundabout, take the third exit onto Rainbow Street.
- Then your first left onto Lunn Street.
- At the end of road, turn right onto Keogh Street.
- At the end of Keogh Street, turn left onto Brighton Road.
- Then take you first right onto 5th Avenue.
- At the end of 5th, turn left onto Flinders Parade and the shop is located between 7th and 8th Avenue, neighboring Sandgate Swimming Pool.
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Brisbane Airport (BNE). Transfer from this airport may be arranged for an extra cost of 50 AUD.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 14% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.
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