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Dive Shops and Surf Schools in 217 Places

2,364 dive shops, surf schools and kite centers in 217 places. Search by sport, open a place, and every school shows what a register confirms, what the school says about itself, and the date it was checked.

Know the business by name? The A to Z list of all 2,364 operators goes straight to any record. Want a lesson in a language other than English? The language directory has the schools that say which.

Places

217 places, the same ones plotted on the atlas, searchable by sport. For 18 of them there is an operator list and no guide.

Operator lists

2,364 businesses in 134 places. Where a school names its training agency on its own site, the record shows it and links to the page it was read on - 398 of them do. Where a register answers the same question, that answer sits above it and is marked as the stronger source.

Amed, Bali, Indonesia

35 operators · compiled 2026-09-13

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 13 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 3 of the 35 are Green Fins members, read from that register on 14 August 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and every one of them was assessed in person. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 33 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 13 September 2026, 1 of them also a Green Fins member. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 33 of the 35 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Amed. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Andaman Islands, India

6 operators · compiled 2026-09-24

Every watersports business in and around the Andaman Islands that SSI publishes in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 24 September 2026. 6 in total: 6 by SSI. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 6 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Andaman Islands. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Anilao, Philippines

9 operators · compiled 2026-08-21

Every watersports business in and around Anilao that SSI publishes in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 21 August 2026. 9 in total: 9 by SSI. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 6 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Anilao. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Antalya, Turkey

9 operators · compiled 2026-09-04

Every watersports business in and around Antalya that SSI publishes in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 4 September 2026. 9 in total: 9 by SSI. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 6 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Antalya. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Aqaba, Jordan

11 operators · compiled 2026-09-21

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 21 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 4 of the 11 are Green Fins members, read from that register between 15 August 2026 and 21 September 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and 3 of them were assessed in person and the other 1 self-evaluated. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 7 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 21 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 9 of the 11 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Aqaba. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka

6 operators · compiled 2026-08-14

Schools teaching surfing in Arugam Bay, read from their own sites. This list is not drawn from a register, because no register of these schools can be enumerated. Absence from this page therefore says the list is incomplete, not that a school is missing from any register. Five of the six name the ISA, the highest rate of any surf destination here, and three of those five narrow the claim themselves: “all coaches”, “head coaches”, “several instructors”. Read which one you are being told.

Athens, Greece

18 operators · compiled 2026-09-13

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 13 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 4 of the 18 are Green Fins members, read from that register on 14 August 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and none of them was assessed in person and all of them are self-evaluated. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 14 are published by SSI or VDWS in their own registers of affiliated centres, read on 13 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 16 of the 18 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Athens. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Azores, Portugal

20 operators · compiled 2026-09-23

Every dive centre in the Azores that SSI publishes in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 23 September 2026: 20 of them, on seven of the nine islands. Sao Miguel carries 7, Terceira and Faial 4 each, Pico 2, and Sao Jorge, Graciosa and Santa Maria one each; Flores and Corvo carry none in any register this directory reads. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 19 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and here that sentence carries more weight than usual. The other Portuguese pages in this directory rest on the RNAAT, the state register a business must be in to trade, where absence is a fact about the business. That register is mainland Portugal only: it holds no Azorean establishment at all, and the licence numbers Azorean operators print carry the regional suffix RAA and belong to a different series, one that collides with the mainland numbers. So this page carries no licence column, and what is left is a membership register: a centre that is not in it may simply not have joined, or may teach under PADI, CMAS or NAUI, none of which publishes a list that can be read entry by entry. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the centre is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Bali, Indonesia

1 operators · compiled 2026-08-14

One operator, and the reason it is here rather than on a town page is that it does not publish a town. Seatrek Sailing Adventures is a Green Fins Digital Member sailing out of Bali; its own site names no shore address, and putting it in a town would be a guess rather than its statement. Every other Green Fins member on Bali is on the page for the town it works from: Amed, Sanur, Candidasa, Pemuteran, and Nusa Penida, which has had its own page all along.

Bodrum, Turkey

4 operators · compiled 2026-09-04

Every watersports business in and around Bodrum that SSI publishes in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 4 September 2026. 4 in total: 4 by SSI. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 3 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Bodrum. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Bohol, Philippines

18 operators · compiled 2026-09-21

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 21 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 5 of the 18 are Green Fins members, read from that register on 18 August 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and every one of them was assessed in person. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 13 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 21 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 15 of the 18 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Panglao. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands

12 operators · compiled 2026-09-21

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 21 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 8 of the 12 are Green Fins members, read from that register on 13 August 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and none of them was assessed in person and all of them self-evaluated. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 4 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 21 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 12 of the 12 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Bonaire. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page. Both registers file every business here under Kralendijk.

Boracay, Philippines

8 operators · compiled 2026-09-13

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 13 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 8 are published by SSI or IKO in their own registers of affiliated centres, read on 13 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 3 of the 8 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. IKO's own site claims more than 350 affiliated schools against the 306 its feed carries, which is the size of that gap. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Boracay. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Cabarete, Dominican Republic

7 operators · compiled 2026-09-21

Kite and wing schools in Cabarete, from two kinds of source at once: three listed by IKO or VDWS, whose directories were read on 21 September 2026, and four found and read on their own sites on 19 August 2026. That is every school the two directories list here but one. IKO also carries a profile called “school tiffany”, with no address, no website and no contact, and nothing on it identifies a business a reader could book with, so it is not on this page. Both bodies publish their directories, so a school appearing in one has its affiliation from the body rather than from its own website, and that is all the directory settles: it says nothing about teaching, languages, insurance or safety cover, and nobody assessed anybody. Absence means less here than on the dive pages. IKO lists 306 affiliated centres in 64 countries and VDWS 427 stations in 26 countries, both read on 21 September 2026, and IKO's own site says it affiliates more centres than its directory carries, so a school missing from this page may be affiliated and absent from the list, or teaching under a body neither register covers. It is not a judgement about the school.

Cairns, Australia

7 operators · compiled 2026-09-13

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 13 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 3 of the 7 are Green Fins members, read from that register on 15 August 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and none of them was assessed in person and all of them are self-evaluated. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 4 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 13 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 7 of the 7 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Cairns. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Cancun, Mexico

15 operators · compiled 2026-09-21

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 21 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 1 of the 15 is a Green Fins member, read from that register on 21 September 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and that one self-evaluated rather than being assessed in person. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 14 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 21 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 14 of the 15 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Cancun. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Candidasa, Bali, Indonesia

7 operators · compiled 2026-09-13

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 13 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 1 of the 7 is a Green Fins member, read from that register on 14 August 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and that one was assessed in person. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 6 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 13 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 7 of the 7 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Candidasa. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Cape Town, South Africa

5 operators · compiled 2026-09-20

Every watersports business in and around Cape Town that SSI or IKO publishes in their own register of affiliated centres, read on 20 September 2026. 5 in total: 3 by SSI, 2 by IKO. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 3 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. IKO's own site claims more than 350 affiliated schools against the 306 its feed carries, which is the size of the gap. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Cape Town. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Cebu, Philippines

33 operators · compiled 2026-09-01

Every watersports business in and around Mactan that SSI publishes in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 1 September 2026. 33 in total: 33 by SSI. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 25 publish a website in the register. Two of the 33 are boats rather than shops: SSI lists Philippines Aggressor and Philippines Aggressor II with a town and an address exactly as it lists a dive centre, both under Lapu-Lapu City. They are kept, because a liveaboard registered here is a business operating from here, and they are named because the register does not distinguish them and a reader cannot tell from a row. One of the two shows how little the coordinates are worth on their own: the register places Philippines Aggressor 21,437 km from Mactan, and it is on this page only because its city field names Lapu-Lapu City. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Mactan. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Corfu, Greece

11 operators · compiled 2026-09-04

Every watersports business in and around Corfu that SSI or VDWS publishes in their own register of affiliated centres, read on 4 September 2026. 11 in total: 9 by SSI, 2 by VDWS; one SSI entry was added on 25 September 2026. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 11 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Corfu. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Cornwall, United Kingdom

6 operators · compiled 2026-09-25

Every watersports business in and around Cornwall that SSI publishes in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 25 September 2026. 6 in total: 6 by SSI. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 6 publish a website in the register, and one of those addresses now serves an unrelated site, so 5 are linked. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Cornwall. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Coron, Philippines

16 operators · compiled 2026-09-13

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 13 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 8 of the 16 are Green Fins members, read from that register on 12 August 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and every one of them was assessed in person. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 8 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 13 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 13 of the 16 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Coron. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Corralejo, Spain

7 operators · compiled 2026-09-03

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 3 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 7 are published by SSI or IKO or VDWS in their own registers of affiliated centres, read on 3 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 3 of the 7 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. IKO's own site claims more than 350 affiliated schools against the 306 its feed carries, which is the size of that gap. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Corralejo. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Costa Brava, Spain

21 operators · compiled 2026-09-13

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 13 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 5 of the 21 are Green Fins members, read from that register on 14 August 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and none of them was assessed in person and all of them are self-evaluated. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 18 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 13 September 2026, 2 of them also Green Fins members. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 21 of the 21 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Costa Brava. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Costa da Caparica, Portugal

78 operators · compiled 2026-09-13

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 13 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 9 are published by SSI or IKO in their own registers of affiliated centres, read on 13 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 49 of the 78 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. IKO's own site claims more than 350 affiliated schools against the 306 its feed carries, which is the size of that gap. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Costa da Caparica. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Cozumel, Mexico

31 operators · compiled 2026-09-13

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 13 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 5 of the 31 are Green Fins members, read from that register on 13 August 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and none of them was assessed in person and all of them are self-evaluated. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 27 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 13 September 2026, 1 of them also a Green Fins member. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 30 of the 31 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Cozumel. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Crete, Greece

20 operators · compiled 2026-09-21

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 21 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 1 of the 20 is a Green Fins member, read from that register on 21 September 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and that one self-evaluated rather than being assessed in person. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 19 are published by SSI or IKO or VDWS in their own registers of affiliated centres, read on 21 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 16 of the 20 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. IKO's own site claims more than 350 affiliated schools against the 306 its feed carries, which is the size of that gap. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Crete. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Cumbuco, Brazil

7 operators · compiled 2026-09-21

Kite schools in Cumbuco, from two kinds of source. Five were found and read on their own sites; two more are listed in IKO's directory of affiliated centres, read on 21 September 2026, and are on this page because of that listing. One of the two, Kitesurf Adventure, dropped out of that directory between 20 and 21 August 2026 and is listed in it again on 21 September 2026; neither change says anything about the school, so nothing was written here about why. The listing settles one fact, that IKO lists the school, and nothing about teaching, languages, insurance or safety cover. Absence from this page therefore says the list is incomplete, not that a school is missing from any register. Three of the five found schools state IKO on their own sites and are quoted saying it, two of those naming ABK beside it and one AAK, and all three of those claims stand exactly as they did: IKO lists 306 affiliated centres in 64 countries and its own site says it affiliates more than its directory carries, so a school absent from the directory may be affiliated and unlisted. None of the five publishes the languages it teaches in.

Curaçao, Curaçao

25 operators · compiled 2026-09-21

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 21 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 7 of the 25 are Green Fins members, read from that register between 14 August 2026 and 21 September 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and none of them was assessed in person and all of them self-evaluated. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 19 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 21 September 2026, 1 of them also a Green Fins member. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 24 of the 25 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Curaçao. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Dahab, Egypt

51 operators · compiled 2026-09-21

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 21 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 2 of the 51 are Green Fins members, read from that register between 15 August 2026 and 21 September 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and every one of them was assessed in person. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 15 are published by SSI or VDWS in their own registers of affiliated centres, read on 21 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 14 of the 51 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Dahab. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Dakhla, Morocco

14 operators · compiled 2026-09-21

Kite and wing schools in Dakhla, from two kinds of source at once: every school IKO and VDWS list here, 12 of them, from directories read on 21 September 2026, and two more found and read on their own sites on 19 August 2026. Both bodies publish their directories, so a school appearing in one has its affiliation from the body rather than from its own website, and that is all the directory settles: it says nothing about teaching, languages, insurance or safety cover, and nobody assessed anybody. Absence means less here than on the dive pages. IKO lists 306 affiliated centres in 64 countries and VDWS 427 stations in 26 countries, both read on 21 September 2026, and IKO's own site says it affiliates more centres than its directory carries, so a school missing from this page may be affiliated and absent from the list, or teaching under a body neither register covers. It is not a judgement about the school.

Dauin, Philippines

15 operators · compiled 2026-09-23

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 23 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 4 of the 15 are Green Fins members, read from that register on 14 August 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and none of them was assessed in person and all of them self-evaluated. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 11 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 23 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 15 of the 15 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Dauin. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Diani Beach, Kenya

7 operators · compiled 2026-09-21

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 21 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 1 of the 7 is a Green Fins member, read from that register on 21 September 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and that one self-evaluated rather than being assessed in person. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 6 are published by SSI or IKO in their own registers of affiliated centres, read on 21 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 3 of the 7 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. IKO's own site claims more than 350 affiliated schools against the 306 its feed carries, which is the size of that gap. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Diani Beach. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

5 operators · compiled 2026-09-21

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 21 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 1 of the 5 is a Green Fins member, read from that register on 21 September 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and that one self-evaluated rather than being assessed in person. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 4 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 21 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 4 of the 5 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Dubai. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

El Gouna, Egypt

14 operators · compiled 2026-09-13

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 13 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 1 of the 14 is a Green Fins member, read from that register on 15 August 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and that one was assessed in person. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 9 are published by SSI or IKO or VDWS in their own registers of affiliated centres, read on 13 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 5 of the 14 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. IKO's own site claims more than 350 affiliated schools against the 306 its feed carries, which is the size of that gap. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of El Gouna. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

El Nido, Philippines

8 operators · compiled 2026-09-21

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 21 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 7 of the 8 are Green Fins members, read from that register on 20 September 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and every one of them was assessed in person. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 1 is published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 21 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 8 of the 8 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of El Nido. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page. Most of the Green Fins members here also sell island-hopping tours, which sit outside the Green Fins dive assessment entirely.

El Quseir, Egypt

17 operators · compiled 2026-09-13

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 13 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 8 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 13 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 8 of the 17 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of El Qusier. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Elba, Italy

20 operators · compiled 2026-09-01

Every watersports business in and around Elba that SSI or VDWS publishes in their own register of affiliated centres, read on 1 September 2026. 20 in total: 15 by SSI, 5 by VDWS. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 17 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Elba. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Ericeira, Portugal

42 operators · compiled 2026-08-19

Every business the Portuguese state licenses to run board sports or diving in the freguesia of Ericeira, read on 19 August 2026, plus the schools found outside those lists before the register was reachable. 39 of the 42 carry an RNAAT number, the licence a business must hold to trade in these activities, and the register that issues it is public, so any number here can be looked up in that source. Absence means less here than on the Peniche page, and the reason is a boundary rather than a gap in the source. Ericeira is one freguesia inside the concelho of Mafra, and the register is kept by concelho, so a school licensed a few kilometres up the coast is licensed by the same authority and is not on this page. Within Ericeira itself, a business missing from the list is one the register does not license for these activities. What the licence never says is which sport. Surf, bodyboard, windsurf, kitesurf, skim and stand up paddle are a single item in it, held by 1,300 businesses across Portugal, so the state licenses board sports and says nothing about which of them a school teaches. Every sport shown here is the school's own word, and nobody assessed any of them.

Essaouira, Morocco

10 operators · compiled 2026-08-19

Kite and surf schools in Essaouira, from two kinds of source at once, read on 19 August 2026. Every school IKO lists here, 3 of them. IKO publishes its directory, so a school appearing in it has its affiliation from the body rather than from its own website, and that is all the directory settles: it says nothing about teaching, languages, insurance or safety cover, and nobody assessed anybody. Absence means less here than on the dive pages. IKO lists 306 affiliated centres in 64 countries, and IKO's own site says it affiliates more centres than its directory carries, so a school missing from this page may be affiliated and absent from the list, or teaching under a body neither register covers. It is not a judgement about the school.

Fehmarn, Germany

15 operators · compiled 2026-09-01

Every watersports business in and around Fehmarn that VDWS publishes in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 1 September 2026 and checked again on 22 September 2026. 15 in total: 15 by VDWS. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 12 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Fehmarn. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Fethiye, Turkey

9 operators · compiled 2026-09-04

Every watersports business in and around Fethiye that SSI or VDWS publishes in their own register of affiliated centres, read on 4 September 2026. 9 in total: 8 by SSI, 1 by VDWS. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 7 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Fethiye. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Prerow, Germany

13 operators · compiled 2026-09-01

Every watersports business in and around Prerow that VDWS publishes in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 1 September 2026. 13 in total: 13 by VDWS. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 13 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Prerow. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Fort Lauderdale, United States

8 operators · compiled 2026-09-01

Every watersports business in and around Fort Lauderdale that SSI publishes in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 1 September 2026. 8 in total: 8 by SSI. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 8 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Fort Lauderdale. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Gili Trawangan, Indonesia

22 operators · compiled 2026-09-21

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 21 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 2 of the 22 are Green Fins members, read from that register on 21 September 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and every one of them was assessed in person. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 20 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 21 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 21 of the 22 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Gili Trawangan. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Goa, India

7 operators · compiled 2026-09-24

Every watersports business in and around Goa that SSI or IKO publishes in their own register of affiliated centres, read on 24 September 2026. 7 in total: 6 by SSI, 1 by IKO. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 4 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. IKO's own site claims more than 350 affiliated schools against the 306 its feed carries, which is the size of the gap. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Goa. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Gozo, Malta

21 operators · compiled 2026-09-14

Two sources in one place, read on 14 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 19 of the 21 businesses here hold a diving-operations licence from the Malta Tourism Authority, which licenses recreational diving under Chapter 409 of the Travel and Tourism Services Act and S.L. 409.13; the register is public and each entry carries its reference. 9 appear in the SSI register of affiliated centres, and those entries link to the register page they were read from. A business missing from the licence register is not necessarily unlicensed, and one missing from SSI may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. One more thing the licence itself says: the Authority issues it for “diving operations”, and some holders are beach concessions and watersports centres rather than dedicated dive schools. What a licence proves is that the business was licensed on the day the register was read. It says nothing about the diving, the boat or the equipment.

Gran Canaria, Spain

11 operators · compiled 2026-09-20

Every watersports business in and around Gran Canaria that SSI or IKO or VDWS publishes in their own register of affiliated centres, read on 20 September 2026. 11 in total: 9 by SSI, 1 by IKO, 1 by VDWS. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 10 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. IKO's own site claims more than 350 affiliated schools against the 306 its feed carries, which is the size of the gap. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Gran Canaria. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

9 operators · compiled 2026-09-21

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 21 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 2 of the 9 are Green Fins members, read from that register on 21 September 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and none of them was assessed in person and all of them self-evaluated. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 9 are published by SSI or IKO in their own registers of affiliated centres, read on 21 September 2026, 2 of them also Green Fins members. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 7 of the 9 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. IKO's own site claims more than 350 affiliated schools against the 306 its feed carries, which is the size of that gap. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Grand Cayman. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Roses, Spain

12 operators · compiled 2026-09-01

Every watersports business in and around Roses that SSI or IKO or VDWS publishes in their own register of affiliated centres, read on 1 September 2026. 12 in total: 10 by SSI, 1 by IKO, 2 by VDWS, and 1 appear in more than one. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 12 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. IKO's own site claims more than 350 affiliated schools against the 306 its feed carries, which is the size of the gap. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Roses. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Hood River, United States

5 operators · compiled 2026-08-19

Kite and windsurf schools in Hood River, from two kinds of source at once, read on 19 August 2026. Every school IKO lists here, 2 of them. IKO publishes its directory, so a school appearing in it has its affiliation from the body rather than from its own website, and that is all the directory settles: it says nothing about teaching, languages, insurance or safety cover, and nobody assessed anybody. Absence means less here than on the dive pages. IKO lists 306 affiliated centres in 64 countries, and IKO's own site says it affiliates more centres than its directory carries, so a school missing from this page may be affiliated and absent from the list, or teaching under a body neither register covers. It is not a judgement about the school.

Hossegor, France

5 operators · compiled 2026-08-14

Schools teaching surfing in Hossegor, read from their own sites. This list is not drawn from a register. Absence from this page therefore says the list is incomplete, not that a school is missing from any register. Read the blanks here backwards. Three of the five hold the FFS school label. The other two name no federation and instead state that their instructors hold the French brevet d'Etat, a state teaching diploma that is harder to obtain than any membership on this page. A diploma is held by a person and is not an affiliation, so the column stays empty and the sentence sits in the note. Two of the five teach these beaches from Seignosse and Capbreton, which is where they say they are.

Hurghada, Egypt

90 operators · compiled 2026-09-13

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 13 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 29 are published by SSI or IKO or VDWS in their own registers of affiliated centres, read on 13 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 26 of the 90 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. IKO's own site claims more than 350 affiliated schools against the 306 its feed carries, which is the size of that gap. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Hurghada. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Ibiza, Spain

7 operators · compiled 2026-09-21

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 21 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 1 of the 7 is a Green Fins member, read from that register on 21 September 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and that one self-evaluated rather than being assessed in person. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 6 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 21 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 7 of the 7 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Ibiza. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Ishigaki, Japan

4 operators · compiled 2026-09-20

Every watersports business in and around Ishigaki that SSI publishes in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 20 September 2026. 4 in total: 4 by SSI. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 3 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Ishigaki. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Ito, Japan

15 operators · compiled 2026-09-01

Every watersports business in and around Ito that SSI publishes in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 1 September 2026. 15 in total: 15 by SSI. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 13 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Ito. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

11 operators · compiled 2026-09-20

Every watersports business in and around Jeddah that SSI publishes in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 20 September 2026. 11 in total: 11 by SSI. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 9 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Jeddah. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Jeju, South Korea

9 operators · compiled 2026-09-20

Every watersports business in and around Jeju that SSI or IKO publishes in their own register of affiliated centres, read on 20 September 2026. 9 in total: 8 by SSI, 1 by IKO. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 5 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. IKO's own site claims more than 350 affiliated schools against the 306 its feed carries, which is the size of the gap. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Jeju. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Jericoacoara, Brazil

7 operators · compiled 2026-08-19

Kite schools in Jericoacoara, from two kinds of source at once, read on 19 August 2026. Every school IKO lists here, 1 of them. IKO publishes its directory, so a school appearing in it has its affiliation from the body rather than from its own website, and that is all the directory settles: it says nothing about teaching, languages, insurance or safety cover, and nobody assessed anybody. Absence means less here than on the dive pages. IKO lists 306 affiliated centres in 64 countries, and IKO's own site says it affiliates more centres than its directory carries, so a school missing from this page may be affiliated and absent from the list, or teaching under a body neither register covers. It is not a judgement about the school.

Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka

10 operators · compiled 2026-09-21

Kite schools in and around Kalpitiya, from two kinds of source at once: every school IKO and VDWS list here, 6 of them, from directories read on 21 September 2026, and four more found and read on their own sites on 19 August 2026. IKO files the lagoon's schools under their villages as well as under Kalpitiya, and Kappalady, Kandakuliya and Kudawa, up to 14 km from the town, are counted as here. Both bodies publish their directories, so a school appearing in one has its affiliation from the body rather than from its own website, and that is all the directory settles: it says nothing about teaching, languages, insurance or safety cover, and nobody assessed anybody. Absence means less here than on the dive pages. IKO lists 306 affiliated centres in 64 countries and VDWS 427 stations in 26 countries, both read on 21 September 2026, and IKO's own site says it affiliates more centres than its directory carries, so a school missing from this page may be affiliated and absent from the list, or teaching under a body neither register covers. It is not a judgement about the school.

Kaş, Turkey

11 operators · compiled 2026-09-01

Every watersports business in and around Kaş that SSI publishes in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 1 September 2026. 11 in total: 11 by SSI. A twelfth was harvested and removed by hand, because the register places it here on a coordinate while its own register address names Istanbul; the reason is recorded with this page's data. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 10 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Kaş. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Kenting, Taiwan

14 operators · compiled 2026-09-21

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 21 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 1 of the 14 is a Green Fins member, read from that register on 21 September 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and that one self-evaluated rather than being assessed in person. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 13 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 21 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 8 of the 14 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Kenting. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Key Largo, United States

7 operators · compiled 2026-09-20

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 20 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 2 of the 7 are Green Fins members, read from that register on 14 August 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and none of them was assessed in person and all of them self-evaluated. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 6 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 20 September 2026, 1 of them also a Green Fins member. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 7 of the 7 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Key Largo. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Key West, United States

6 operators · compiled 2026-09-20

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 20 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 1 of the 6 is a Green Fins member, read from that register on 14 August 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and that one self-evaluated rather than being assessed in person. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 5 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 20 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 6 of the 6 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Key West. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Koh Lanta, Thailand

13 operators · compiled 2026-09-13

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 13 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 6 of the 13 are Green Fins members, read from that register on 14 August 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and every one of them was assessed in person. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 9 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 13 September 2026, 2 of them also Green Fins members. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 13 of the 13 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Koh Lanta. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Koh Lipe, Thailand

3 operators · compiled 2026-09-25

Every watersports business in and around Koh Lipe that SSI publishes in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 25 September 2026. 3 in total: 3 by SSI. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 3 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Koh Lipe. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Koh Phangan, Thailand

8 operators · compiled 2026-09-05

Every watersports business in and around Koh Phangan that SSI or IKO publishes in their own register of affiliated centres, read on 5 September 2026. 8 in total: 7 by SSI, 1 by IKO. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 6 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. IKO's own site claims more than 350 affiliated schools against the 306 its feed carries, which is the size of the gap. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Koh Phangan. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Koh Samui, Thailand

3 operators · compiled 2026-09-24

Every watersports business in and around Koh Samui that SSI publishes in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 24 September 2026. 3 in total: 3 by SSI. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 3 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Koh Samui. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Koh Tao, Thailand

60 operators · compiled 2026-09-24

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 24 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 28 of the 60 are Green Fins members, read from that register on 18 August 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and 24 of them were assessed in person and the other 4 self-evaluated. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 43 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 24 September 2026, 12 of them also Green Fins members. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 56 of the 60 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Koh Tao. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page. Dive Wishes & More was published by SSI until September 2026 and is not any more; it stays on this page on its own website, which still names SSI, and that claim is not shown until it has been reviewed.

Komodo, Indonesia

29 operators · compiled 2026-09-13

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 13 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 13 of the 29 are Green Fins members, read from that register on 12 August 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and 12 of them were assessed in person and the other 1 self-evaluated. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 18 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 13 September 2026, 2 of them also Green Fins members. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 27 of the 29 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Labuan Bajo. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Kos, Greece

11 operators · compiled 2026-09-03

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 3 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 11 are published by SSI or IKO or VDWS in their own registers of affiliated centres, read on 3 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 7 of the 11 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. IKO's own site claims more than 350 affiliated schools against the 306 its feed carries, which is the size of that gap. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Kos. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

12 operators · compiled 2026-09-13

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 13 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 3 of the 12 are Green Fins members, read from that register on 15 August 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and every one of them was assessed in person. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 9 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 13 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 9 of the 12 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Kota Kinabalu. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Krk, Kvarner, Croatia

12 operators · compiled 2026-09-01

Every watersports business in and around Krk that SSI publishes in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 1 September 2026. 12 in total: 12 by SSI. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 12 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Krk. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

6 operators · compiled 2026-09-24

Every watersports business in and around La Paz that SSI publishes in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 24 September 2026. 6 in total: 6 by SSI. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 6 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of La Paz. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Lagos, Portugal

67 operators · compiled 2026-09-13

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 13 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 8 are published by SSI or IKO or VDWS in their own registers of affiliated centres, read on 13 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 30 of the 67 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. IKO's own site claims more than 350 affiliated schools against the 306 its feed carries, which is the size of that gap. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Lagos. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Lake Garda, Italy

25 operators · compiled 2026-09-23

Every school IKO or VDWS publishes on Lake Garda, read on 23 September 2026: 25 of them, 24 in the VDWS station register, 2 in IKO's centre directory, one of them in both. Where those businesses sit is worth saying plainly, because the lake is 50 km long: all 25 are in the northern half, between Riva del Garda, Tignale and Limone on the west shore and Torbole, Malcesine and Brenzone on the east. The southern half holds exactly one entry in the registers this page reads, and it is a dive centre, which is not what this page carries. 20 of the 25 publish a website in the register, and one of those addresses did not answer when it was read; where the register carries no address for a school, its entry is all there is. Absence means nothing on this page. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. IKO's own site claims more than 350 affiliated schools against the 301 its feed carried when it was read, which is the size of that gap. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Lanzarote, Spain

22 operators · compiled 2026-09-20

Every watersports business in and around Lanzarote that SSI or IKO publishes in their own register of affiliated centres, read on 20 September 2026. 22 in total: 21 by SSI, 1 by IKO. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 21 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. IKO's own site claims more than 350 affiliated schools against the 306 its feed carries, which is the size of the gap. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Lanzarote. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Los Cabos, Mexico

6 operators · compiled 2026-09-21

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 21 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 2 of the 6 are Green Fins members, read from that register on 21 September 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and none of them was assessed in person and all of them self-evaluated. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 4 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 21 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 5 of the 6 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Los Cabos. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Madeira, Portugal

12 operators · compiled 2026-09-03

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 3 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 12 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 3 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 10 of the 12 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Madeira. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Makadi Bay, Egypt

6 operators · compiled 2026-09-13

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 13 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 1 is published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 13 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 2 of the 6 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Makadi Bay. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Malapascua, Philippines

16 operators · compiled 2026-09-13

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 13 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 6 of the 16 are Green Fins members, read from that register on 13 August 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and every one of them was assessed in person. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 11 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 13 September 2026, 1 of them also a Green Fins member. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 13 of the 16 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Malapascua. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Maldives, Maldives

89 operators · compiled 2026-09-13

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 13 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 11 of the 89 are Green Fins members, read from that register on 13 August 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and none of them was assessed in person and all of them are self-evaluated. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 79 are published by SSI or VDWS in their own registers of affiliated centres, read on 13 September 2026, 1 of them also a Green Fins member. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 75 of the 89 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Maldives. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page. Members here are spread across eight atolls rather than one town, so this page is the country rather than a single island: Malé to Addu is 500 km, and no radius around the capital would answer the question this page asks.

Mallorca, Spain

27 operators · compiled 2026-09-21

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 21 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 1 of the 27 is a Green Fins member, read from that register on 21 September 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and that one self-evaluated rather than being assessed in person. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 26 are published by SSI or VDWS in their own registers of affiliated centres, read on 21 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 26 of the 27 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Mallorca. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Malta, Malta

61 operators · compiled 2026-09-21

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 21 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 2 of the 61 are Green Fins members, read from that register on 21 September 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and none of them was assessed in person and all of them self-evaluated. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 19 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 21 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 19 of the 61 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Malta. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Marsa Alam, Egypt

58 operators · compiled 2026-09-13

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 13 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 8 of the 58 are Green Fins members, read from that register on 12 August 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and every one of them was assessed in person. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 18 are published by SSI or IKO or VDWS in their own registers of affiliated centres, read on 13 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 28 of the 58 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. IKO's own site claims more than 350 affiliated schools against the 306 its feed carries, which is the size of that gap. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Marsa Alam. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Marsala, Italy

12 operators · compiled 2026-09-23

Every watersports business in and around Marsala that SSI or IKO or VDWS publishes in their own register of affiliated centres, read on 23 September 2026. 12 in total: 10 by IKO, 2 by VDWS, none by SSI. The SSI register returned exactly one centre inside the radius and it was removed by hand, because it is a dive centre on Favignana rather than a Marsala watersports business; the reason is recorded with this page's data. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 2 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. IKO's own site claims more than 350 affiliated schools against the 306 its feed carries, which is the size of the gap. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Marsala. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Mauritius, Mauritius

17 operators · compiled 2026-09-24

Of the 17 businesses on this page, 12 are published by SSI or IKO or VDWS in their own registers of affiliated centres, read on 24 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 17 of the 17 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. IKO's own site claims more than 350 affiliated schools against the 306 its feed carries, which is the size of that gap. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Mauritius. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Miami, United States

6 operators · compiled 2026-09-20

Every watersports business in and around Miami that SSI or IKO publishes in their own register of affiliated centres, read on 20 September 2026. 6 in total: 4 by SSI, 2 by IKO; the second IKO entry was added on 25 September 2026. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 4 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. IKO's own site claims more than 350 affiliated schools against the 306 its feed carries, which is the size of the gap. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Miami. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Moalboal, Philippines

11 operators · compiled 2026-09-21

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 21 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 8 of the 11 are Green Fins members, read from that register between 13 August 2026 and 21 September 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and every one of them was assessed in person. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 3 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 21 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 11 of the 11 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Moalboal. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Mui Ne, Vietnam

6 operators · compiled 2026-08-21

Kite schools in Mui Ne read on their own sites, and what IKO's own directory says about them, read on 21 August 2026. Of the six, IKO lists one: C2Sky Kitecenter, whose entry is linked from its row and can be opened at the source. Two of the other five state IKO on their own sites and are not in that directory, which settles nothing about them. IKO's own site says it affiliates more centres than its list carries, so absent from the list means absent from a list and nothing more, and their claims stand here unchanged and quoted. Everything else on this page is still the schools' own word, opened on the date shown, and absence from the page is not a statement that a body does not list the school. KITENAM's IKO sentence is about its instructors and not about the school, which is a different claim, because IKO certifies both. Two of the six state the languages they teach in. Nobody assessed any of them.

Naxos, Greece

13 operators · compiled 2026-09-21

All 13 businesses on this page are published by SSI or IKO or VDWS in their own registers of affiliated centres, read on 21 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 5 of the 13 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. IKO's own site claims more than 350 affiliated schools against the 306 its feed carries, which is the size of that gap. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Naxos. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Nazaré, Portugal

11 operators · compiled 2026-08-19

Every business the Portuguese state licenses to run board sports in the concelho of Nazaré, read on 19 August 2026. All 12 carry an RNAAT number, the licence a business must hold to trade in these activities, and the register that issues it is public, so any number here can be looked up in that source. 9 of them publish a website in the register. Absence means something on this page. A business missing from it is one the register does not license for these activities in this concelho, which is a fact about the business rather than about the completeness of a list. What the licence never says is which sport. Surf, bodyboard, windsurf, kitesurf, skim and stand up paddle are a single item in it, held by 1,300 businesses across Portugal, so the state licenses board sports and says nothing about which of them a school teaches. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body, no languages and no quotes, and nobody assessed any of them.

Nha Trang, Vietnam

6 operators · compiled 2026-08-21

Every watersports business in and around Nha Trang that SSI publishes in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 21 August 2026. 6 in total: 6 by SSI. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 6 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Nha Trang. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Nosy Be, Madagascar

12 operators · compiled 2026-09-21

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 21 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 1 of the 12 is a Green Fins member, read from that register on 21 September 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and that one self-evaluated rather than being assessed in person. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 11 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 21 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 8 of the 12 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Nosy Be. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Nusa Penida, Indonesia

18 operators · compiled 2026-09-13

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 13 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 4 of the 18 are Green Fins members, read from that register on 13 August 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and 3 of them were assessed in person and the other 1 self-evaluated. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 14 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 13 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 17 of the 18 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Nusa Penida. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Oahu, United States

7 operators · compiled 2026-09-20

Every watersports business in and around Oahu that SSI publishes in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 20 September 2026. 7 in total: 7 by SSI. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 7 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Oahu. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Okinawa, Japan

37 operators · compiled 2026-09-21

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 21 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 16 of the 37 are Green Fins members, read from that register between 14 August 2026 and 21 September 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and 15 of them were assessed in person and the other 1 self-evaluated. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 22 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 21 September 2026, 1 of them also a Green Fins member. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 35 of the 37 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Okinawa. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Orlando, United States

4 operators · compiled 2026-09-20

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 20 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 1 of the 4 is a Green Fins member, read from that register on 14 August 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and that one self-evaluated rather than being assessed in person. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 3 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 20 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 4 of the 4 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Orlando. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Palau, Palau

3 operators · compiled 2026-09-20

Every watersports business in and around Palau that SSI publishes in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 20 September 2026. 3 in total: 3 by SSI. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 3 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Palau. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Pemuteran, Bali, Indonesia

8 operators · compiled 2026-09-13

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 13 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 2 of the 8 are Green Fins members, read from that register on 14 August 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and every one of them was assessed in person. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 6 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 13 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 8 of the 8 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Pemuteran. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Peniche, Portugal

69 operators · compiled 2026-08-19

Every business the Portuguese state licenses to run board sports or diving in the concelho of Peniche, read on 19 August 2026, plus the schools found outside those lists before the register was reachable. 67 of the 69 carry an RNAAT number, which is the licence a business must hold to trade in these activities, and the register that issues it is public, so any number here can be looked up in that source. Absence means more on this page than on the kite pages. A school missing from it is a school the register does not license for these activities in this concelho, which is a fact about the business rather than about the completeness of a list. What the licence does not say is which sport. Surf, bodyboard, windsurf, kitesurf, skim and stand up paddle are a single item in it, held by 1,300 businesses in Portugal, so the state licenses board sports and says nothing about which of them a school teaches. Diving is a separate item. Every sport shown here is still the school's own word, and nobody assessed any of them.

Perhentian Islands, Malaysia

9 operators · compiled 2026-09-13

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 13 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 4 of the 9 are Green Fins members, read from that register on 19 August 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and every one of them was assessed in person. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 6 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 13 September 2026, 1 of them also a Green Fins member. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 6 of the 9 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Perhentian Islands. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Phi Phi, Thailand

7 operators · compiled 2026-09-21

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 21 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 1 of the 7 is a Green Fins member, read from that register on 21 September 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and that one self-evaluated rather than being assessed in person. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 6 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 21 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 6 of the 7 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Phi Phi. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Phuket, Thailand

61 operators · compiled 2026-09-13

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 13 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 8 of the 61 are Green Fins members, read from that register on 14 August 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and every one of them was assessed in person. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 54 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 13 September 2026, 1 of them also a Green Fins member. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 54 of the 61 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Phuket. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Playa del Carmen, Mexico

15 operators · compiled 2026-09-21

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 21 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 1 of the 15 is a Green Fins member, read from that register on 21 September 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and that one self-evaluated rather than being assessed in person. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 14 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 21 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 13 of the 15 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Playa del Carmen. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Porto Pollo, Italy

11 operators · compiled 2026-09-01

Every watersports business in and around Porto Pollo that SSI or IKO or VDWS publishes in their own register of affiliated centres, read on 1 September 2026. 11 in total: 6 by SSI, 1 by IKO, 4 by VDWS. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 10 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. IKO's own site claims more than 350 affiliated schools against the 306 its feed carries, which is the size of the gap. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Porto Pollo. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Protaras, Cyprus

12 operators · compiled 2026-09-21

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 21 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 2 of the 12 are Green Fins members, read from that register on 21 September 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and none of them was assessed in person and all of them self-evaluated. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 10 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 21 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 12 of the 12 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Protaras. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands

4 operators · compiled 2026-09-21

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 21 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 1 of the 4 is a Green Fins member, read from that register on 21 September 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and that one self-evaluated rather than being assessed in person. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 3 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 21 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 4 of the 4 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Providenciales. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Jastarnia, Poland

10 operators · compiled 2026-09-01

Every watersports business in and around Jastarnia that SSI or IKO or VDWS publishes in their own register of affiliated centres, read on 1 September 2026. 10 in total: 4 by SSI, 4 by IKO, 3 by VDWS, and 1 appear in more than one. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 6 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. IKO's own site claims more than 350 affiliated schools against the 306 its feed carries, which is the size of the gap. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Jastarnia. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Puerto Galera, Philippines

22 operators · compiled 2026-09-13

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 13 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 16 of the 22 are Green Fins members, read from that register on 14 August 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and every one of them was assessed in person. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 8 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 13 September 2026, 2 of them also Green Fins members. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 21 of the 22 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Puerto Galera. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Pula, Croatia

10 operators · compiled 2026-09-01

Every watersports business in and around Pula that SSI publishes in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 1 September 2026. 10 in total: 10 by SSI. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 10 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Pula. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Raja Ampat, Indonesia

16 operators · compiled 2026-09-21

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 21 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 3 of the 16 are Green Fins members, read from that register on 18 August 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and none of them was assessed in person and all of them self-evaluated. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 13 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 21 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 14 of the 16 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Raja Ampat. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page. Green Fins files this area as Sorong and Raja Ampat together, Sorong being the mainland port everyone leaves from. Twelve of the thirteen SSI centres sit 70 to 79 km west of it around the Dampier Strait; the thirteenth, Raja Ampat Aggressor, is a liveaboard registered at Sorong.

Rhodes, Greece

10 operators · compiled 2026-09-21

Every watersports business in and around Rhodes that SSI or IKO or VDWS publishes in their own register of affiliated centres. 10 in total: 2 by IKO and 6 by VDWS, read on 21 September 2026, and 3 by SSI, read on 21 August 2026. One school is in both IKO and VDWS, which is why those three numbers add up to one more than the total. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 9 of the 10 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. IKO's own site claims more than 350 affiliated schools against the 301 its feed carried on 21 September 2026, which is the size of the gap. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Rhodes. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Eight of the nine websites have been read, and none of them has yet given this page a training body beyond the register's own, a language or a quote.

Roatán, Honduras

23 operators · compiled 2026-09-21

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 21 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 1 of the 23 is a Green Fins member, read from that register on 21 September 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and that one self-evaluated rather than being assessed in person. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 22 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 21 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 23 of the 23 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Roatán. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Safaga, Egypt

36 operators · compiled 2026-09-13

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 13 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 19 are published by SSI or IKO or VDWS in their own registers of affiliated centres, read on 13 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 15 of the 36 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. IKO's own site claims more than 350 affiliated schools against the 306 its feed carries, which is the size of that gap. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Safaga. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Sagres, Portugal

31 operators · compiled 2026-08-20

Every business the Portuguese state licenses to run board sports or diving in the concelho of Vila do Bispo, which is the municipality Sagres belongs to, read on 20 August 2026. All 34 carry an RNAAT number, the licence a business must hold to trade in these activities, and the register that issues it is public, so any number here can be looked up in that source. 30 hold the board-sport item and 6 the diving one; 16 publish a website in the register. Absence means something on this page. A business missing from it is one the register does not license for these activities in this concelho, which is a fact about the business rather than about the completeness of a list. The boundary is municipal, so a school a few kilometres along the coast is licensed by the same authority and appears on its own page or on none. What the licence never says is which sport. Surf, bodyboard, windsurf, kitesurf, skim and stand up paddle are a single item in it, held by 1,300 businesses across Portugal, so the state licenses board sports and says nothing about which of them a school teaches. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body, no languages and no quotes, and nobody assessed any of them.

Santa Maria, Cape Verde

10 operators · compiled 2026-08-21

Every watersports business in and around Santa Maria that SSI or IKO or VDWS publishes in their own register of affiliated centres, read on 21 August 2026. 10 in total: 6 by SSI, 3 by IKO, 2 by VDWS, and 1 appear in more than one. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 7 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. IKO's own site claims more than 350 affiliated schools against the 306 its feed carries, which is the size of the gap. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Santa Maria. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Sanur, Bali, Indonesia

13 operators · compiled 2026-09-13

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 13 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 2 of the 13 are Green Fins members, read from that register on 14 August 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and every one of them was assessed in person. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 11 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 13 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 11 of the 13 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Sanur. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Sesimbra, Portugal

34 operators · compiled 2026-09-13

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 13 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 8 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 13 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 24 of the 34 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Sesimbra. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt

110 operators · compiled 2026-09-21

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 21 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 4 of the 110 are Green Fins members, read from that register between 15 August 2026 and 21 September 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and every one of them was assessed in person. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 16 are published by SSI or IKO in their own registers of affiliated centres, read on 21 September 2026, 1 of them also a Green Fins member. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 19 of the 110 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. IKO's own site claims more than 350 affiliated schools against the 306 its feed carries, which is the size of that gap. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Sharm El-Sheikh. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Similan Islands and Khao Lak, Thailand

8 operators · compiled 2026-08-25

Every watersports business in and around Khao Lak that SSI publishes in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 25 August 2026. 8 in total: 8 by SSI. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 7 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Khao Lak. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Sipadan and Semporna, Malaysia

19 operators · compiled 2026-09-13

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 13 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 13 of the 19 are Green Fins members, read from that register on 12 August 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and 12 of them were assessed in person and the other 1 self-evaluated. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 6 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 13 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 17 of the 19 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Semporna. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

South Africa, South Africa

3 operators · compiled 2026-08-20

Every dive or snorkel operator in South Africa carried in the Green Fins member register on 20 August 2026. Operators outside that register are not listed, which is a limit of the source and not a judgement about them. This one is a country rather than a town: the members sit at Sodwana Bay, Plettenberg Bay and Cape Town, which are hundreds of kilometres apart on two different coasts. Read the addresses before planning around it.

Split, Croatia

4 operators · compiled 2026-09-20

Every watersports business in and around Split that SSI publishes in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 20 September 2026. 4 in total: 4 by SSI. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 4 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Split. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Sylt, Germany

6 operators · compiled 2026-09-02

Every watersports business in and around Sylt that IKO or VDWS publishes in their own register of affiliated centres, read on 2 September 2026. 6 in total: 1 by IKO, 5 by VDWS. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 5 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. IKO's own site claims more than 350 affiliated schools against the 306 its feed carries, which is the size of the gap. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Sylt. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Taghazout, Morocco

4 operators · compiled 2026-08-14

Kite, wing and surf schools in Taghazout, read from their own sites. This list is not drawn from a register, because no register of these schools can be enumerated. IKO and VDWS each publish one, and this page has not been rebuilt from them yet: IKO answers with 306 centres in 64 countries and VDWS with 427 stations in 26 countries, both in a single request, behind finders that show nothing in the page source. Being in one of those lists confirms a school's affiliation. Not being in one confirms nothing, because IKO says it affiliates more centres than its list carries. Absence from this page therefore says the list is incomplete, not that a school is missing from any register. Three of the four name ISA. Two publish the languages they teach in, which is a better rate than any kite destination in this directory.

Tahiti, French Polynesia

5 operators · compiled 2026-09-24

Every watersports business in and around Tahiti that SSI publishes in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 24 September 2026. 5 in total: 5 by SSI. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 4 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Tahiti. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Tarifa, Spain

21 operators · compiled 2026-09-23

Kite, wing, windsurf and surf schools in Tarifa, from three sources at once: the IKO and VDWS directories, read on 23 September 2026, and the schools found on their own sites on 19 August 2026, before either directory was reachable. Every school IKO lists as an affiliated centre for Tarifa is here, and every station VDWS lists. Both bodies publish their directories, so a school appearing in one has its affiliation from the body rather than from its own website, and that is the only thing the directory settles: neither IKO nor VDWS says anything about teaching, languages, insurance or safety cover. Absence means less here than on the dive pages. IKO's own site says it affiliates more than 350 centres and its directory carries 301, so a school missing from this page may be affiliated and absent from the list, or teaching under a body neither register covers. It is not a judgement about the school.

Tenerife, Spain

28 operators · compiled 2026-09-21

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 21 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 2 of the 28 are Green Fins members, read from that register on 21 September 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and none of them was assessed in person and all of them self-evaluated. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 26 are published by SSI or IKO or VDWS in their own registers of affiliated centres, read on 21 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 22 of the 28 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. IKO's own site claims more than 350 affiliated schools against the 306 its feed carries, which is the size of that gap. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Tenerife. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Tioman, Malaysia

11 operators · compiled 2026-09-21

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 21 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 2 of the 11 are Green Fins members, read from that register between 20 August 2026 and 21 September 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and every one of them was assessed in person. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 10 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 21 September 2026, 1 of them also a Green Fins member. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 8 of the 11 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Tioman. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Tulum, Mexico

10 operators · compiled 2026-08-21

Every watersports business in and around Tulum that SSI publishes in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 21 August 2026. 10 in total: 10 by SSI. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 10 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Tulum. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

West Palm Beach, United States

4 operators · compiled 2026-09-20

Two kinds of source in one place, read on 20 September 2026, and absence means something different in each. 1 of the 4 is a Green Fins member, read from that register on 14 August 2026. Green Fins is the one source in this directory where somebody went and looked, and that one self-evaluated rather than being assessed in person. It is voluntary, so a business outside it is outside a scheme rather than below a standard. 3 are published by SSI in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 20 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 4 of the 4 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers and a voluntary scheme, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of West Palm Beach. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Xiaoliuqiu, Taiwan

14 operators · compiled 2026-09-02

Every watersports business in and around Xiaoliuqiu that SSI publishes in its own register of affiliated centres, read on 2 September 2026. 14 in total: 14 by SSI. Each entry links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 4 publish a website in the register. Absence means nothing on this page, and that is the important sentence on it. These are membership registers, not licences: a school that is not in them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Xiaoliuqiu. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and none of these businesses was assessed by anybody for this page. Nothing here was read on the operators' own sites yet, so this page carries no training body beyond the register's own, no languages and no quotes.

Zanzibar, Tanzania

13 operators · compiled 2026-09-24

Of the 13 businesses on this page, 11 are published by SSI or IKO in their own registers of affiliated centres, read on 24 September 2026. Each of those entries links to the register page it was read from, so the affiliation can be checked at the source rather than taken from here. 10 of the 13 publish a website. Absence still means nothing on this page. These are membership registers, not licences: a business in none of them may simply not have joined, or may teach under a body that publishes no list at all. IKO's own site claims more than 350 affiliated schools against the 306 its feed carries, which is the size of that gap. So this page is what these bodies list here and never the schools of Zanzibar. What a listing proves is narrow. It says the body registers this business, on the date given. It says nothing about the teaching, the equipment, the boats or whether the school is open this season, and nobody was assessed for the purpose of this page.

Why the places list is so much longer than the operator list. A place gets a guide when there is enough checkable material to write one. An operator list needs a register that publishes something checkable, and outside diving most sports have none: the kite, surf and coasteering bodies run member lookups you can read in a browser but nothing that can be verified in bulk. Those locations will arrive with more fields marked as the operator's own claim, dated and labelled as such, and that is said plainly rather than dressed up as the same evidence.
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