Adult Windsurfing Courses at Oxford Sail Training Trust
Start Your Journey with Adult Windsurfing Courses
Windsurfing offers a thrilling, hands-on way to explore the water using both balance and technique. Our adult windsurfing courses provide expert instruction in a safe, supportive environment, ideal for beginners and improvers alike. Whether you’re stepping on a board for the first time or looking to enhance your stance and control, these courses help you build confidence and ability at every stage.
FREE Windsurf Taster
A qualified instructor will guide you through this short, free session so you can try windsurfing for the first time. You’ll handle the board and sail, learn early tips, and experience the unique balance and movement that make windsurfing so rewarding.
- Previous experience required: None
- Course duration: 1.5 hours
- Course times: Varies (morning or afternoon)
- Teaching ratio: 6:1
- RYA Logbook: Not provided
Start Windsurf
This beginner-friendly course introduces the fundamentals of windsurfing in calm, sheltered waters. You’ll learn how to balance on the board, steer and control the sail with hands-on coaching from qualified instructors. It’s the perfect starting point for building water confidence while learning a new sport. This course marks the ideal entry into our adult windsurfing courses.
- Previous experience required: None
- Course duration: 2 days
- Course times: 09.30am–4.30pm
- Teaching ratio: 6:1
- RYA Logbook: Logbook will be provided
Adult Intermediate Windsurf
This course helps adults who already understand the basics progress further. You’ll improve your stance and turning, practise harness use, and learn how to beach start. It’s the ideal course for those ready to build new techniques and sail more confidently in open water.
- Previous experience required: Start Windsurf or equivalent
- Course duration: 2 days
- Course times: 09.30am–4.30pm
- Teaching ratio: 6:1
- RYA Logbook: Logbook to be brought to the session
Windsurf Intermediate Clinics
These focused, single-day clinics help adults troubleshoot specific techniques or rebuild confidence. Whether you’re returning after time away or working on a new skill, these sessions provide responsive coaching tailored to your needs. You’ll leave with a clearer technique and stronger control.
- Previous experience required: Confident with Start Windsurf level skills
- Course duration: 1 day
- Course times: 09.30am–4.30pm
- Teaching ratio: 6:1
- RYA Logbook: Logbook to be brought to the session
FAQs for Adult Windsurfing Courses
No previous experience is needed. Our Start Windsurf and FREE Windsurf Taster sessions are designed for complete beginners and include all the support you need to get going safely.
Yes. We provide all windsurfing equipment, including boards, sails and buoyancy aids. You’ll just need to bring suitable clothing, footwear and a towel.
Sessions are tailored to conditions. If the wind is too light or strong, instructors may adjust the session, postpone it or focus on off-water coaching to ensure safety and value.
We recommend wearing a swimsuit or base layer under a wetsuit, which we can provide. Bring a towel, soft-soled shoes (that can get wet) and warm layers for before and after.
