I have been looking for a kite surfing school as well, but no luck so far in Geneva.  Let me know if you find anything!!!

Hey Ashley, I think i will be around the wakeboarding center this friday so i will look for Jean Marc guy. If i dig up something useful, I will let you know

haha, I should read the forums before I post...I just asked if anyone here is a kiteboarder....I am originally from Australia and my kiteboard equipment arrives today...I have been here two months and so far there has only been one or two days where there has been enough wind...I am happy to help out with beginners too !!

check this out guys....

http://www.kitebeaches.com/loc/lake_geneva___st__sulpice.html

st sulpice - on the way to lausanne - looks like not a bad spot...

karim-  sounds good... let me know what you find out.  i'm going wakebaording on thursday so i can ask around as well.

tomek-  looks like a nice spot!  all my gear is still in the US... still figuring out  a way to get it here that doesn't cost a fortune... so for the time being i am stuck finding places that will rent gear.  and i am a beginner so someone to watch out for me/make sure i don't die is always a good thing to have around :)

my equipment just arrived !!! today - oh my god - soooo stoked !!! and my skateboard is here toooooooo - yaaaaay...

well, i'd love to watch out for you and make sure you don't die !

Thanks tomek for the website, looks like we have a decent spot... we just need to figure out a place for equipment rental. again i will do some research this Friday and i will let you guys know. but man i have to warn you, i have never done this before.

hey guys, I love kite boarding as well. Am a beginner and would love some help. Have my own equipment here as well. Interested to meet up this week? Dijana

if we can find equipment rental i am so in!

i stumbled upon this website as well

http://www.airone.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=88&Itemid=125&

guys guys guys, the enthusiasm is great but your forgetting a major pre-requisite for kiteing - WIND !! although the beginners won't need much of that...

this site has some info on wind forecasts:

http://www.windguru.cz/int/

i will go for some wind and a big kite...good enough for learning!

Hi guys,

I've never tried kite surf but I do snowboard, surf and wakeboard. I believe the next step could be kite and I would love to try it. If you guys manage to organize something let me know. I have will and wheels :)

Cheers

i say bring on a good 25 knots of breeze for some crazy unhooking action...

or just a little wind so we can have a beer and get to know one another...

Hi

Did anyone find out if there is somewhere to get kitesuring lessons?

Thanks

Amanda

I'm also interested, but also don't have any gear.

I do have a week's worth of training in a kiteschool (and so, I'm still a beginner) and the certificate to go rent gear, if I can find somewhere to rent it. Would be great to kite with you guys.

Hi,

Would be good to hook up with you and get out on the water some day. I have been kitesurfing in Alameda, California... but not for a while., mostly wakeboarding and surfing lately. I have my own equipment and would be happy to help out with launching kites/helping others learning. Also have a (small) 1.8m trainer kite for messing about with on land : )

Btw, also check out the Windfinder widget and iPhone/Android app with sites for Geneva:

http://www.windfinder.com/

Jon

Hey everyone, I'm with alexmaro -  I haven't tried this before, so I don't have the equipment yet. But my last roommate was a passionate kite surfer and I've also wanted to give it a shot. So are there any places around Geneve that offer lessons?

Hey you guys,

i have checked with the people at the wakeboarding center and i was told that Kitesurfing is not "legal" @ the geneva Lake; the good news is that they pointed Hermance as the nearest option for kite surfing. they told me we should also be able to find equipment for rental overthere... i tried looking for a few websites, but my french is not that great, so if anybody has any info just shout out :)

If you're having trouble reading French (or any language websites actually) use Google Chrome as your browser, it automatically translates pages as they load.

Oh and if you do find anywhere to kitesurf, I'm in too. Complete beginner but have used traction kites, just not on water.

It is not allowed in Geneva lake? Huuuum :/ ... The other day I passed in Echenevex and I saw around 30 people doing Kite surfing, it was amazing!!! I don't know if it was a class, or a competition or just a meeting.... I would love also to learn, I am not sure but maybe there is a school in Echenevex, I can try to figure it out.

I can confirm, as ddxtra mentioned, that Excenevex in FR is THE place to do kitesurfing. About 30 m in. drive from GVA, nice beach, shallow water, ideal for beginners

I'm not a kitesurfer myself but when there's wind there are a lot of people gathered. I do not know if there's a club, but I suggest keep an eye on  the meteo and just drive overthere and inform yourself.

Good luck

Hi ,

I am interested in a 4 days kite trip to Beauduc ( FR )  or any windy place 9 to 12 Sept.

If some of you are interested in carsharing (and have a car  :-) ... )

Let me know: 078 878 34 82

Hi Matthieu and others,

I just arrived in Geneva and I am a beginner at kitesurfing. Unfortunatly Matthieu I have other plans for next weekend but I'll be happy to join any of you for another weekend of kitesurfing in September or October... It's great to see that we are several people here interested in this sport :)

Hope to meet you soon,

Claudie

Hi Claudie, Matthieu and others,

I am also new to Geneva and interested in taking some kitesurfing lessons.  I have been an avid windsufer for years, but I have done very little kitesurfing.  Just a few lessons on land...

The following website has some useful links to kitesurf schools and rentals:

http://www.swisskite.ch/index.php?page=liens

Let me know if anyone is interested in a day trip next weekend.

Geoff

Hi Geoff-

I would totally be down for a day trip next weekend if we can find a place close enough that will do equipment and lessons and all.  I have been kite surfing a few times, but am still a total beginner and would love a good lesson to get me going.  Let me know what you decide to do!

Ashley

Hi Geoff,

I'd be interested, too.

L

day trip sounds good...i have a fair bit of experience so can help out...

Hey guys,

I haven`t found anywhere that will privide rentals and lessons that is within striking distance for a day trip.  I will have another look tonight and let you all know.  If anyone has any suggestions please share.

Geoff

Hi guys !!!

I might can help you with french I am from Lausanne but live in Geneva... For the legal thing... Everyone who kites surf in Switzerland know than it is not legal but they still do it... You will see next summer ;-) Apparently the police is not too strong with them... 

I have not tried yet but I want to learn kitesurf !

What do you think about organising a meeting with everyone just first to meet and then to see the different levels and looking after informations all together ?

I have a friend who is kitsurfing, I will ask him where we can rent or buy some materials  and let you know.

Hey Guys,

I just landed here in Geneva.

I am kitesurfing since 2001 and been an instructor for several years. It is quite cold these days and I don't know (yet) good spots but am sure going to explore. Let me know if you are planing surfing sometimes or have any questions about the sport. I hope my equipment will arrive soon and we can go surfing!

Cheers,

Uzi.

late to the thread. just back in gva. Also a beginner, looking to get my own gear and prob do a couple long weekends in the tarifa and the basque country this summer.

How you all getting on kiting in geneva?

Would love to get involved, happy to help launch in exchange for help launching. 

Hope to be riding soon.

...even later to the thread, but would love to learn kite-surfing as well :-)!! has anyone found out anything about course (total beginner) & rentals close to GVA? would also be happy to go for a week-end course somewhere. 

cheers!

Also new here in GVA and done beginners level course. Interested in renting equipment and joining a group/taking lessons. Did you guys form group in the end. Give us a shout if you did - or you got suggestions for weekend trips and places to go for classes.

Merci!

Hello everyone,

I just arrived to GVA from living a couple of years in Spain, and while there I did a beginners course at Tarifa (kitesurfers mecca!). I really want to continue doing kitesurf, even during the autumn / Spring (with a wetsuit should be bearable)! I haven't bought equipment yet, but if I start going regularly, will do.

On the website:

http://www.airone.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=88&Itemid=125&

apparently there are a lot of places nearby. Has anybody tried this summer? Is there any glocals Kite group?

Cheers!

Hi, just reading all the posts, anyone been Snow kiting yet?

I kite surf but I am keen to try the same concept on snow!

Cheers