NY Kite Center

Excellent service and shop, love to have this shop close to NYC with everything that you need for kiteboarding. New and pre-owned goods.

Before moving to Florida 3 years ago, I spent years going to the Kite Center. The instructors are top notch and their location next in the Great South Bay is fabulous for kiting. Smooth water and solid winds. Great people, well stocked shop and plenty of equipment. And for beginners plenty of Jet Ski's and shallow water to help you along.

The Crew at NY Kite center run a very good scene there with an excellent place to learn to kitesurf or wingsurf in pristine flat conditions on the great south bay in Long Island. I've kited there with them many times over many years and not only are they great for lessons but have great gear on hand and can get most anything you like at competitive pricing. Their the only full service kite center within the tri state area and I highly recommend them.
Harry

If you are reading this review, I'm pretty sure you are thinking about learning to kiteboard. Whenever I go someplace new, I generally read reviews first and see if that person's views are similar to mine. I'm 73 years old and my first concern was: "is it safe?" From the owner to the instructors, they go out of their way to always make sure you are in a safe environment. Five stars for safety. Secondly is it hard to learn? I guess that depends on a lot of factors but one thing that makes it much easier is where they teach you in the "Great South Bay". There are many places out there that you can stand up so you're not always treading water. I recommend that you do a two-person lesson because you do need breaks not only to catch your breath, but also to observe other students. That is how they teach at NY Kite Center.

I learned to Kite here. Everyone is top shelf. John the owner has mad skills and he’s always around supervising and giving riding tips. Marietta helps coordinate (always smiling) and the instructors are great. Steve was Awesome. He really helped me progress