Windsurfing

Beginners enjoy the sensation of skimming across the open water on a lake, then the challenge of turning round and getting back! It is then time to learn how to tack and gybe. Light winds are better for learning and you’ll be on wide style boards to help you progress quickly.

The experienced windsurfers go out in the surf and carve the wave face, getting big air from massive jumps and loops off the back of the wave. The speeds they reach are incredible and the feeling of exposure of being out in the Atlantic Ocean is awesome. In the waves you need higher winds to power you up for the jumps. At this level the boards are much smaller and look more like surfboards. We are lucky and get more than our fair share of good wind in Cornwall.

Outdoor Adventure has been an RYA recognised centre since 1981 approved to deliver RYA levels 1-3
RYA Level 1 Learn to windsurf
RYA Level 2 Improving techniques
RYA Level 3 Introduction to planing

Windsurfing location

Tamar Lake
With stunning open, natural surroundings Tamar Lake catches great wind. An 81 acre windsurfing Mecca for beginners and intermediates. Fifteen minutes from the centre with an extensive sailing area and clean South Westerly prevailing winds it is perfect. Outdoor Adventure is the only commercial Centre using this uncrowded lake. Picnic sites, a lake walk, Café, shop, toilets, showers & changing facilities. It also has rescue boats which are manned by our instructors.