Moledo beach - KITE CONTROL PORTUGAL kitesurf spot Moledo and its surrounding area is a beautiful place full of both exciting and leisurely activities, adequate for all kinds of people, from the most die-hard watersport fans to any couple or family looking to spend a relaxing time near gorgeous bodies of water. A landscape of natural amazement, as well as excellent infrastructures, such as wooden walkways, restaurants, parking and sanitary facilities, offer not only conditions for a nice wavy bath, but also give the most adventurous people the ability to practice watersports, such as surfing ..read more

For starters, you have to figure out your budget. You can aim for the lower end of the spectrum and go for second-hand equipment or you can go premium and buy new equipment. First of all, you should keep in mind that buying second-hand kite surfing equipment is like buying a second-hand version of basically everything else. The prices usually depend on the product’s condition and also how much people are willing to pay for it and how much the owner is willing to sell it for. It’s only logical, brand new equipment has a lot of different price ranges, for that reason the second-hand versions pri ..read more

Why learn to kitesurf? If you’re thinking about learning to kitesurf, you’re definitely making a wise decision. Why, you may ask? Well, you’ve certainly noticed how fun and exciting it seems and regarding that, there’s one thing most kitesurfers will tell you. “You’re absolutely right”. Not only is it an adrenaline-charged sport, but it provides you with a myriad of experiences including a gut puncturing feeling of freedom. Kitesurfing seems fun because it is fun. The sport can be enjoyed in a multitude of ways, whether you’re just looking to cruise through the crystal-clear waters or making t ..read more

We want to give you a comprehensive list of the best kitesurf spots in Europe we have ourselves experienced over the years. The idea is not to give you a bucket list of dream kite spots, but rather, to let you know how we would rank the kite spots we actually have the first-hand experience of riding. After all, they say to write about what you know so... here we go! Portugal Why Portugal? Well, first of all, it's affordable and beautiful. Second of all, the people and the culture are amazing, with a fantastic sense of hospitality. The food is fresh, the wine is fairly cheap (not to mention l ..read more

Hello dear reader, we at Kite Control figured we should compile a list of spots with the best waves for kitesurfing Portugal, in order to serve as a guide to any potential travellers. We will present to you a brief description of a handful of spots going from northern to southern Portugal. Praia de Moledo The first spot in our list is praia de Moledo. A mesmerizing long sandy beach able to attract all type of tourists, close to the local river « Rio Minho » estuary. It’s an amazing break featuring the northern Portuguese wind; called “Nortada”, reinforced by local effects. It’s usually a foolp ..read more

Kitesurfing is a water sport that, using a board and a kite, makes use of the wind to soar the waters. Despite having surf in its name, kitesurfing does not need to be done with the presence of waves. You can either practice the sport on flat water and in a sea with little or bigger waves. Bottom line is that all you absolutely need is wind and water. The fun and progression of kitesurfing is immense. From the moment you have mastered the basics, you can start riding faster, jumping, learning freestyle tricks, surfing waves or taking long trips along the coast. Kitesurfing is a sport that can ..read more

Many people spend their free time resting from hard days of work. However, there’s always that time of the year when they decide to put a pause on their “nine to fives” and go on a holiday. While some people take this chance to go to a five-star resort and drink coconut water by the pools, others are more adventurous and prefer to pass their time doing something more energetic and out of the box. This is where kitesurfing holidays come into play. Obviously, the main purpose of such holidays is to learn kitesurfing and to actually kitesurf, therefore, one of the main concerns when making this ..read more

The wonderful Óbidos Lagoon in Portugal has many things to offer, spearheaded, of course, by our Kitesurf School. Our school right next to this awe-inspiring mass of water, where we practice and teach kitesurfing to all kinds of people from varying degrees of experience. If you want to know more details about our main attraction and our school in general, visit our home page. In this incredible location you can explore kitesurfing with consistent winds between April and October. While the winds are more intermittent during the winter, it still delivers good days and all year round our experien ..read more

Kitesurfing is a water sport that uses a kite and a board with foot support the goal being to “fly” and glide over the water, pulled by the kite. It is a mix of windsurfing, surfing and wakeboarding. This sport is recent and is becoming popular in Portugal and worldwide. The kitesurf we know today was created by two French brothers, Bruno and Dominique Legaignoux, in 1985. The name came from the junction of the two English words: kite and surf, which means gliding over the water using a kite. But long before that, we had already heard of the kite itself. About 2,000 years ago, the Chinese were ..read more

Here at Kite Control we offer you an amazing way to improve your kite skills while having an amazing time. Our trips. We take people traveling with us to kite abroad for a variety of reasons. We would like our clients to know that the primary reason as to why we organize trips is not to make money, but rather because we love travelling and we put together these activities so that we can do what we love while sharing such an enriching experience with them. Our goal is to create and develop the community around the school and with these trips we are able to convey the sense of partnership that ..read more