WING FOIL Kitesurf & FOIL Windsurf &FOIL Costa Calma - Costa Calma, Las Palmas

Frank Blettenberger

The conclusion first: Worst station I have visited in the last 10 years. The spot is on a dusty, rocky beach. Offshore wind gusty, but difficult conditions are not a problem if the service is right. I am an experienced kite surfer and wind surfer, recently a wing foiler, and have been traveling the US west coast, European Atlantic coast and Brazil's north coast for 30 years and have visited almost all of the surfing and kite destinations there, but I only had to write a negative report to at least one of them. I planned 2 days at this Matas Blancas station and booked 9 rescue service units immediately after arrival and rented 2 wings to test the material and service. Both are total failures. Lack of infrastructure may be excusable given the remote location, but poor service and unfriendly treatment of paying customers on two days in a row are not an excusable exception but underline the negative performance experienced. When the wind died down on the second day and there was no rescue service, station employees were asked about it and the excuse was that they had overlooked the fact that someone had to be fetched. With only 4 wing foilers in the bay, it's hard to believe, especially if you know the rescue service from Rene Eglis Station right next door, which also works in wind force 7 and surf waves of over 2m and no one is "overlooked".
The Google reviews found with a positive short statement about the station look like courtesy reviews to me, none of the reviews have been checked. In the next few weeks I will ask other colleagues there to check the service at the Matas Blancas station to ensure that my rating was a fair representation of reality.

Volker Boike

Der Inhaber ist extrem unfreundlich und arrogant. Erklärung: Ich war heute dort kiten und hatte zuvor für 50 € 3 Rescue bezahlt. Als ich den in Anspruch nehmen musste weil ich bei dem schwächer werdendem Wind und den extremen Böen keine Höhe mehr halten konnte brachte mich der freundliche Rescue bis 20 m zum Ufer weil er keine Zeit hatte mich an Land zu bringen. Ich sollte es versuchen alleine an Land zu kommen. Ich fuhr ein paar Meter da stützte mir der Kite ab weil kein Wind war und vedrehte sich.
Da musste ich wieder den Rescue in Anspruch nehmen obwohl ich ja beim ersten Mal an Land gebraucht werden wollte.
Dafür wurden dann 2 Rescue berechnet.
Als ich das ansprach, hat mich der Inhaber direkt der Station verwiesen und sagte solche Leute könne er nicht gebrauchen. Ob der Rescue mich hätte zum Parkplatz bringen sollen fragte er total arrogant. Ich habe nur freunlich nachgefragt ob das so richtig ist. Kann ich absolut nicht empfehle.

Der Spot ansich ist nicht schlecht aber extrem böhig und ablandiger Wind. Nichts für Anfänger.

Berndt Carstensen

Wir waren am 28.02. an der Kitestation mit eigenem Material zum kiten. Wir wurden freundlich empfangen und durften die Infrastruktur gratis nutzen. Der Strand besteht zum größten Teil aus Steinen, die aber rund und problemlos barfuß begehbar sind. Das Resque haben wir auch testen müssen und es hat zum Glück sehr gut funktioniert ?

Kevin Martin

Drove down from corralejo to matasbay on 13 October 2022 (day before my 70th birthday)
I'm a independent kitter but not very experienced I payed €20 for rescue if required, best €20 I've spent in my life !!!
It was blowing 25knots almost directly offshore, strongest wind I'd been out In, although l know it gets alot stronger.
I was shown where to rig up on a carpeted area , told where to kite and lunched.
As I went out and kept crashing ended up 300m offshore, struggling a bit. They had told me if I got to a white buoy they would rescue me ,which is what happened.
A real professional rescue cannot praise the whole team enough they were fantastic ? .
So I would say even if your a experienced kitter, if you have equipment failure your not going to be swimming in in those conditions.
Pay for a rescue package!!!
Many thanks guys your the best

Kevin

Hopefully get back on other holiday.

Christian Haas

Super nettes Team, tolles Equipment, super Lehrer.
Kann man auf jeden Fall weiterempfehlen

Albert Iljevič

Peaceful place, friendly stuff. I recommend!

Fuchs Ducati