Gran Canaria has a reputation for wind, and most of that reputation belongs to Pozo Izquierdo on the east coast, where the trade wind funnels down the shoreline and where the island's competition windsurfing happens. Two disciplines, two coasts.
Which coast does each course run on?
Pozo is where the wingfoil course runs: Pozowinds, on the Avenida Las Bajas, sells five two-hour lessons for €198 per person with equipment included and a voucher valid for two years. The first kite lesson runs elsewhere — the Pro Surfing Company works the Maspalomas coast in the south and picks the spot on the day according to conditions.
Is Pozo a spot for a complete beginner?
Pozo is worth one honest caveat from the reviews. A two-star review says the spot is fantastic for people who already know windsurfing or foiling and hard for a complete beginner; a five-star review from a parent with two daughters describes flat, windy water where they were foiling by the second class. The centre also uses the calmer Bahía de Formas nearby.
What do two hours one-to-one actually cover?
Two hours one-to-one is not enough time to leave you riding independently, and no school promises that; it is enough to cover the theory, the safety systems, kite control on the beach and first contact with the water, with an instructor who is looking only at you.
- The transfer inside the San Agustín to Meloneras strip is included both ways, which removes the usual problem of getting kit and yourself to a windy beach.
- Outside that strip it is €25 per booking, not per person, so a couple staying further out pays it once.
- The photo service at €35 per person per day is optional.
- The kit, water, insurance and video theory are already inside the €145.
Important
kite progress depends on wind hours, not on lesson length, so people who intend to keep going book consecutive days rather than one long session.
