Learn to Windsurf on the Aegean — Alacatı Bay, Women's Session

The Meltem wind in Alacatı blows from the northwest every afternoon between June and October with a consistency that makes this bay one of the most reliable learning environments for windsurfing anywhere in the Mediterranean. The water inside the bay is flat, the depth is knee-to-waist for the first 200 metres, and the wind drops you back toward shore if you fall — which you will, because everyone does, and falling is how you learn. I teach complete beginners and intermediates. For beginners: the theory of wind direction and how a sail catches it, balancing on the board on land first, then in the water. Most students are standing and moving directionally within 90 minutes. For intermediates: carving gybes, harness technique, and reading the wind shifts that Alacatı sailors use to navigate the bay. I teach in small groups of maximum 4 and I do not rush anyone. All equipment is included. Alacatı's stone village — 19th-century Greek houses, bougainvillea, the best mezes in the Aegean — is ten minutes from the beach.