ADVANCED
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ADVANCED WINDSURFING COACHING

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Take your windsurfing to the next level with advanced windsurfing coaching from Windwise. Designed for experienced windsurfers who want to refine their technique, improve consistency and progress beyond their current level, our coaching gives you a structured approach to becoming a better windsurfer.

Using Simon Bornhoft’s proven Windwise Skills Training System, you’ll work on the techniques that make the biggest difference to your sailing – from gybing, stance and control to speed, freeride skills and sailing in more challenging conditions.

Whether you’ve hit a plateau or have a specific skill you want to master, Windwise advanced coaching is designed to help you understand what to change, how to practise it and how to make genuine progress on the water. For concentrated coaching in world-class destinations, explore our 2027 windsurfing clinics.

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YOUR PROGRESSION IS OUR MISSION

With over 25 years of coaching experience, Simon Bornhoft’s proven approach has helped windsurfers progress from intermediate sailing towards advanced freeride, freewave and wave skills. Discover advanced windsurfing coaching designed to push your sailing further. We have courses from intermediate to riding your first waves. 

ADVANCED WINDSURFING COURSES & COACHING

Sat 1 May - Sat 25 Sep 2027
Gwithian 2027
Style: Freewave + Multi-sport
Level: Intermediate, Advanced
Sat 1 May - Sun 26 Sep 2027
Daymer Bay 2027
Style: Freeride + Freewave
Level: Intermediate

WHY CHOOSE ADVANCED WINDSURFING COACHING?

Spending more time on the water doesn’t always guarantee progression. Experienced windsurfers can reach a point where small technical habits begin to limit speed, consistency and control. Advanced windsurfing coaching and pro windsurfing coaching helps identify those areas and gives you a structured way to improve them.

With over 25 years of coaching experience, Simon Bornhoft has developed the Windwise Skills Training System to make windsurfing technique easier to understand, practise and apply on the water.

Windwise coaching is about more than simply telling you what went wrong. The aim is to help you understand the movements, positioning and techniques behind better windsurfing so you can continue developing long after the coaching session.

Whether you’re refining your gybes, improving blasting control, developing your freeride technique or progressing towards stronger winds and waves, advanced coaching can help you break through a plateau and take your sailing further.

 

Find the right windsurf course for you:

Beginner -New to windsurfing or returning after a long break. Build solid foundations from the start.

Freeride – Sailing but feeling stuck. Break through the plateau and get more consistent on the water.

Freewave – Ready for stronger winds and more demanding conditions. Take your sailing somewhere new.

Foilwise – Curious about foiling. Get your first flights right with proper coaching behind you.

Cornwall – Want more time on the water? Join us in one of the UK’s best windsurfing locations.

Not sure where you fit? Find out what level of windsurfer you are.

Can’t find a course date? 

Get in touch for first shout on new dates:  info@windwise.net

THE WINDWISE APPROACH TO ADVANCED COACHING

Advanced windsurfing coaching isn’t about learning a collection of isolated tricks. Developing as a windsurfer means understanding how your stance, movements, vision, rig control and board control work together.

The Windwise Skills Training System provides a structured approach to that progression. By breaking windsurfing down into understandable and repeatable skills, coaching can help you recognise what’s limiting your sailing and focus your practice where it matters most.

The objective is simple: give you the understanding and technique to become a more confident, capable and independent windsurfer.

ADVANCED WINDSURFING COACHING IN THE UK & ABROAD

 

Windwise offers opportunities to progress your windsurfing both through UK windsurfing courses and international coaching experiences.

UK coaching provides the opportunity to develop your skills closer to home, including courses on the South Coast and in Cornwall. For windsurfers looking for concentrated coaching overseas, Windwise also runs clinics and holidays in carefully selected international windsurfing destinations.

Choose the environment, conditions and coaching experience that best matches where you want to take your windsurfing next.

ADVANCED WINDSURFING COACHING FAQs

What is advanced windsurfing coaching?

Advanced windsurfing coaching is structured tuition for experienced windsurfers who want to refine their technique, overcome weaknesses and progress beyond their current level. Coaching can focus on areas including gybing, freeride technique, speed, control, waterstarts and sailing in more challenging conditions.

What level do I need for advanced windsurfing coaching?

Advanced coaching is aimed at windsurfers who already have experience on the water and want to develop their existing skills. The exact ability required varies between courses, so check the individual course level before booking.

Can advanced windsurfing coaching help improve my gybes?

Yes. Gybing is an important area of progression for many experienced windsurfers. Structured coaching can help identify technical issues and give you specific techniques to practise to improve control, consistency and confidence through your gybes.

Where does Windwise advanced windsurfing coaching take place?

Windwise offers coaching through UK courses as well as international clinics and holidays. UK courses include opportunities on the South Coast and in Cornwall, while overseas coaching takes place in selected international windsurfing destinations.

Can advanced coaching help if my windsurfing has plateaued?

Yes. Reaching a plateau is one of the reasons experienced windsurfers seek coaching. Advanced windsurfing coaching can help identify technical habits that may be limiting your progression and give you a clearer structure for developing your sailing.

What windsurfing skills can I work on?

Depending on the course and conditions, coaching can focus on areas including gybing, stance, blasting, board and rig control, freeride technique, waterstarts, freewave skills and progression towards more challenging conditions.

How do I choose the right Windwise coaching course?

Consider your current ability, the skills you want to improve and the type of conditions you want to sail in. Check the level and description of each Windwise course, or contact Windwise if you’re unsure which coaching option is most suitable. If advanced is not for you the see our intermediate courses

Windwise offers opportunities to progress your windsurfing through UK courses and international coaching experiences. Windsurfing is supported across the UK by organisations such as the Royal Yachting Association (RYA), while Windwise provides specialist coaching focused on developing your technique and progression.

About Windwise

You get an unparalleled experience

You’re getting the knowledge, expertise and enthusiasm of one of the worlds most experienced coaches, Simon Bornhoft.

Simon has personally coached well over 6,000 windsurfers. He’s seen, tried and coached just about every single windsurfing style, tip and technique out there.

His intuitive ability to instantly identify where things are going wrong, is matched by the ability and desire to give you the exact solution, skill set and the quickest progression path to match your level, style and aspirations.

The Windwise system has been published in articles all over the world. But there’s nothing better than getting it live on the water with Simon and his team.

Check out more about Simon and his team here.

 

Which course is right for you?

Beginners to Improver

If you’re new to the sport or you’re looking to lock down the real basics, these courses are perfect for you. 

Run by our trained Windwise coaches, they can assist you through the beginning and early stages of the sport using proven Windwise windsurfing coaching techniques to speed up your learning curve. We have 1 to 2 day windsurfing courses and our very popular overseas windsurfing holidays.

  • Good Locations: Bonaire / Alacati
  • UK Course: Any Hayling Beginner-Improver Courses 
 

Improvers to Intermediate Freeride Courses

Introducing, explaining and building the essential windsurfing skills using the Windwise coaching system. 

Simon Bornhoft we’ll help you develop and improve all areas of your windsurfing.  Quick beach and waterstarts, relaxed stances, quality control, the earliest of planing, controlled harnessing and blasting in the straps, better upwind sailing, quicker tacking and learning how to gybe.

  • Good Locations: Bonaire / Alacati / Prasonisi
  • UK Course: Any Hayling Improver – Intermediate Courses 

 

Intermediate to Advanced Freeride Courses

Want to break that plateau, extend your wind range, increase speed and consistency in those gybes and learn other achievable short board skills and moves? Then this is the course for you.

Simon Bornhoft will guide you through sailing smaller boards, tacking in stronger winds/lower volume boards, cranking up those carve gybes, control-jumping over chop, or having some fun with optional feasible freestyle like flat water wave riding, duck gybes, helitacks, up and downwind 360’s etc.

  • Good Locations: Bonaire / Alacati
  • UK Course: Any Hayling Intermeediate – Advanced  Courses 

 

Freewave, Wave & Loop Courses

If you’re looking to get into waves or develop existing wave sailing skills you wave then our Freewave & Wave courses are the perfect environment to take you to the next level – which is far more accessible than you might think.

We run through high wind control, sailing sub 100L boards, uphauling, tacking and hovering on semi submerged boards.

  • Good Locations: FeelViana / Mauritius & Prasonisi (has optional wave beach)
  • UK Course: Any Hayling  Freewave Courses or our West Cornwall Daymer & Gwithian Experiences

Common questions

If you’re new to the sport or you’re looking to lock down the real basics, these courses are perfect for you. Run by our trained WINDWISE coaches, they can assist you through the beginning and early stages of the sport using proven WINDWISE windsurfing coaching techniques to speed up your learning curve. We have 1-2 day windsurfing courses and our very popular overseas windsurfing holidays.

Booking conditions

Terms & Conditions

Windwise will do their best to ensure your safety and enjoyment on the water. There will be times when you’re being coached individually and in a group. There will also be times when you are freesailng by yourself, just like a regular windsurfing holiday-resort.

Windsurfing is, potentially, a dangerous sport and you must agree to sail in a responsible manner and in the designated areas outlined to you in resort.

In the event that Simon Bornhoft is not able to make the clinic/holiday or course due to illness or unforeseen circumstances, your Windwise booking and holiday are still valid and the course/holiday/adventure will still go ahead and another Windwise coach will be provided for you.

  • It is compulsory that you have third party windsurfing insurance
  • It is highly recommended to take out holiday insurance in case you have to cancel your holiday for any reason
  • Any disputes between Simon Bornhoft Windwise and it’s clients will be governed by UK law
  • Windwise balance payments for all holidays must be made 12 weeks prior to your holiday date.

Holiday Cancellation & Refund Policy

Being a small operation we have to pre-pay hotels and centres to get rates, plus there are associated costs for putting these courses on overseas.

So if for any unforeseen reason you’re unable to attend the clinic or experience holiday cancellation, airline cancellation, personal health issues, injury or any other personal reason or unforeseen circumstances that prevent you from joining the course, you will still be required to pay for your holiday. You can transfer your place to another person, but if you need to cancel and cannot find a replacement we will offer compensation under the following guidelines.

  • If Holiday is cancelled 3 months before departure a full refund is possible.
    (If we have pre-paid for a particular hotel or centre in your name and we cannot get a refund from them, then this amount will still be due)
  • Loss of full deposit if holiday is cancelled 2 months prior to departure.
  • 75% of holiday cost is still due if holiday is cancelled within 8-4 weeks before departure.
  • 100% of holiday cost is due if holiday is cancelled within 4 weeks before departure.