Watersports Schools by the Language They Teach In
Every school here states in its own words which languages it teaches in. The languages are what each school states on its own site. 36 schools, 18 places, 18 languages, and no school paid to be listed.
Compiled 2026-08-14 · languages other than English named at least once: Arabic, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Mauritian Creole, Portuguese, Russian, Sinhala, Spanish, Tamazight, Tamil, Vietnamese.
Dahab, Egypt
4Shore diving and the deepest freediving scene in the Red Sea, which is why the language mix here runs to Japanese and Russian rather than the usual three. Read the guide
Bedouin Divers
Scuba diving
Teaches in
- Arabic
- English
- Japanese
Read for the language directory rather than from the register, which does not carry languages. The team page names people individually: "Ahmed speaks Arabic, English and basic German", of a Technical Operations Manager and Master Scuba Diver Trainer, and "Molo speaks Arabic, English and native Japanese fluently", of an Open Water Scuba Instructor. German is left off the chips because the page itself calls it basic.
German is left off the chips because the page itself calls it basic.
Dahab Freedivers
Freediving · Inside Red Sea Relax Resort
Teaches in
- English
- German
- Spanish
- Portuguese
Of one named team member: "He has 10 National Brazilian Records in all depth disciplines and he is AIDA Instructor Trainer and teaches in English, German, Spanish and Portuguese."
This is one instructor's page, not a statement about the school. If he is not working the week you book, none of it holds.
Liquid Adventures Dahab
Scuba diving
Teaches in
- Dutch
- French
- German
"Many of our instructors teach in other languages, including Dutch, French and German, so you'll feel at ease no matter where you're from."
Many and including are both open-ended, and English is implied by other rather than stated, so it is not chipped here.
Sea Dancer
Scuba diving
Teaches in
- English
- Arabic
- German
- French
- Spanish
Read for the language directory rather than from the register, which does not carry languages. "We offer diving courses in multiple languages, typically, English, Arabic, German, French and Spanish. Other languages are available on request." Their word is typically, so treat this as the usual roster and not a guarantee for your week.
Their word is typically, so treat this as the usual roster and not a guarantee for your week.
Tarifa, Spain
7Levante and poniente make this the busiest kite coast in Europe, and its schools are staffed largely by people who moved here from somewhere else. Read the guide
Adrenalin Kite Area
Kitesurfing
Teaches in
- German
- English
- Spanish
- French
- Dutch
The team section prints a languages line under each person, for example "Licences: VDWS, FAV Languages: German, English, Spanish, French" and "Languages: Deutsch, Dutch, English, Spanish" under a named IKO-licensed instructor.
The chips are the union of four named people. Also teaches wing foiling.
Bull Tarifa School
Kitesurfing
Teaches in
- English
- German
- Spanish
"We speak ENGLISH, GERMAN, SPANISH and more!"
And more is not a language. Only the three named ones are chipped.
Freeride Tarifa
Kitesurfing · In Hostal Africa
Teaches in
- French
- English
- Spanish
"Freeride Tarifa is a kitesurfing school located in Tarifa, Spain. Speaking French, English & Spanish."
Kite and Roll Tarifa
Kitesurfing
Teaches in
- English
- French
- Italian
- Spanish
"los instructores con mas experiencia que te explicaran como volar sobre las olas en diferentes idiomas: ingles, frances, italiano y, por supuesto, en espanol"
The English path of this site 404s; the claim is on the Spanish homepage.
Kite Fun Tarifa
Kitesurfing
Teaches in
- Spanish
- English
- Dutch
- French
- German
"Our team holds IKO, VDWS and RFEV certifications and speaks several languages to facilitate communication with students from all over the world. Our team speaks Spanish, English, Dutch, French and German."
Matos Tarifa
Kitesurfing
Teaches in
- French
- Spanish
- English
"you'll find tailored instruction suited to your level, with an engaged, always-smiling, tri-lingual instructor (French/Spanish/English)"
Written in the singular, about an instructor rather than the school.
Surf Center Tarifa
Kitesurfing · On the beach at Hotel Arte Vida
Teaches in
- French
- English
- Spanish
Under a heading of its own: "LANGUAGES All instructors speak native French, English, and Spanish".
The same page lists kitesurf, wingfoil, windsurf, surf, SUP and assisted foil, so the discipline shown here is only the one it leads with.
Torbole, Lake Garda, Italy
2A thermal wind on a schedule, and a teaching tradition old enough that the schools list their languages as a matter of course. Read the guide
Duotone Pro Center Torbole
Windsurfing
Teaches in
- Italian
- English
- German
- Spanish
- French
"Professional multi-lingual instructors able to teach in Italian, English, German, Spanish and French".
Surf Center Lido Blu
Windsurfing
Teaches in
- German
- English
- Italian
- Spanish
- Czech
"We teach in German, English, Italian, Spanish and Czech language."
The only Czech-language teaching claim anywhere in this list.
Canggu, Bali, Indonesia
2Beginner beach breaks with the highest instructor-to-visitor ratio in Asia, and the thinnest published language detail of any place here. Read the guide
Canggu Surf School
Surfing · Berawa, inside LV8 Resort
Teaches in
- English
- Japanese
"All of our instructors are certified by the Academy of Surfing Instructors [...] Furthermore, all of them are fluent in both English and Japanese."
WaveHouse Bali
Surfing
Teaches in
- English
"ISA and Lifeguard Certified Instructors. Multilingual coaches fluent in English."
Multilingual, then one language named. The site also offers itself in Russian, which is a fact about the website and is not counted here.
Split, Croatia
1Charter sailing rather than board sport, included because the sailing schools are unusually precise about the difference between the course language and support.
Ultra Sailing School
Sailing
Teaches in
- English
- Croatian
- French
- German
"Our sailing courses are held in English, however students can get support in other languages upon request (Croatian, French, German...)"
The course language is English. The other three are support on request, which is a different offer, and the ellipsis means the list is not closed.
Corralejo, Fuerteventura, Spain
1Year-round trade wind and the shallow lagoon at Flag Beach, where most of the wing teaching in the Canaries happens. Read the guide
Wing-Wing Fuerteventura
Wing foiling
Teaches in
- English
- French
- Spanish
Listed with the equipment included in a lesson: "Multilingual teacher Speaking: English, French, Spanish".
Singular teacher, so this is one person's languages rather than a rota.
Interlaken, Switzerland
1Glacier-fed gorges an hour from Bern, and the first whitewater operator anywhere in this list that publishes the languages its guides work in. Read the guide
Rafting.ch
Whitewater
Teaches in
- German
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Italian
- Hungarian
Under a heading of its own, "We speak your language": "German, English, French, Spanish, Italian and Hungarian." The crew section then tags each guide, for example a Rafting and Canyoning Guide as ENG and HUN.
The same page also says the crew is "fluent across nine languages" while naming six, so three are unaccounted for.
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
1A charter and sailing-school harbour where the difference between the course language and a language merely spoken at the desk is worth asking about. Read the guide
Vela Mayorca
Sailing
Teaches in
- Spanish
- English
- German
"Our instructors are fluent in Spanish, English, and German, so you can choose the language that best suits you."
Cascais, Portugal
1Guincho beach half an hour from Lisbon, one of the few beginner coasts within reach of a European city break.
Moana Surf School
Surfing · Guincho beach
Teaches in
- English
- Portuguese
- German
- French
"We teach in English, Portuguese, German and French, helping guests from around the world feel comfortable in the water."
The page adds "More instructors, more languages and more nationalities" without naming the others. It refuses a plain fetch and was read in a browser.
Knokke-Heist, Belgium
1A cable park on the Belgian coast, and the only wakeboarding entry here, because cable parks almost never say who can teach in what.
Lakeside Paradise
Wakeboarding
Teaches in
- Dutch
- French
- English
"To ensure that everyone can be served perfectly, the staff at the cable park speak three languages: Dutch, French, English."
Said of the staff at the park rather than of the instructors specifically.
Essaouira, Morocco
3The best place in this directory to be taught in your own language: three of its seven schools name theirs, and between them that is six, including the only Arabic on this page that a school states rather than assumes. Read the guide
AireKite
Kitesurfing
Teaches in
- English
- French
- Arabic
- Spanish
The page says: "Languages: English, French, Arabic and Spanish."
Ananas Kitesurfing
Kitesurfing
Teaches in
- English
- French
- German
The page says: "Our team is VDWS and IKO certified and offers lessons in English, French, and German" The same sentence continues “the only kitesurf school in Essaouira with native German-speaking instruction”.
Essaouira Watersports
Kitesurfing
Teaches in
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Arabic
The page says: "Lessons in English, French, Spanish & Arabic" The page also says “Multilingual instructors”, which on its own would have been worth nothing. The named list beside it is what counts.
Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka
2The only place here where a school names both of its country's national languages. Five of its six schools name the ISA, and three of those narrow the claim themselves. Read the guide
Arugam Bay Surf Center
Surfing
Teaches in
- English
- Sinhala
- Tamil
The page says: "English, Sinhala & Tamil speaking" The only school in this directory to name both of Sri Lanka's national languages alongside English.
Pappy's Surf School
Surfing
Teaches in
- English
The page says: "Expert Surf Coach Fluent English All Levels" One language, and it appears in a marketing strip rather than a sentence. Recorded because it names a language, which most do not, and flagged because that is all it does.
Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka
2Six of seven schools name IKO, the highest rate of any kite destination we have compiled, and the two that publish languages both include Sinhala alongside the European ones. Read the guide
Kite Center Sri Lanka
Kitesurfing
Teaches in
- English
- German
- Sinhala
The page says: "Our IKO instructors run the courses in English, German and Sinhala the local language in Sri Lanka."
Margarita Kite School
Kitesurfing
Teaches in
- Spanish
- French
- English
The page says: "Spanish, French and English as standard" The same page adds “German and Dutch instructors on certain dates”. Those two are conditional, so they are quoted here and not counted. The site also has a switcher offering eight languages, which is unrelated.
Mui Ne, Vietnam
2A Russian-speaking kite scene as much as an English-speaking one, which the schools say plainly. One of them names IKO and argues against its value in the same sentence. Read the guide
KITENAM
Kitesurfing
Teaches in
- English
- Russian
The page says: "Lessons in English and Russian. Other languages available on request during the season." Only the two named are counted. “On request” is not a language.
Mui Ne Kitesurf School
Kitesurfing
Teaches in
- English
- German
- Russian
- French
- Spanish
- Vietnamese
The page says: "WE TEACH IN: ENGLISH | DEUTSCH | RUSSIAN | FRANCAIS | ESPAÑOL | VIETNAMESE"
Hood River, Oregon, USA
1The only inland freshwater entry on this page. One school states that lessons are given in Spanish, which is the sole language claim in the Columbia River Gorge. Read the guide
Kite the Gorge
Kitesurfing
Teaches in
- Spanish
The page says: "se dan clases de kite en español" Only Spanish is recorded because only Spanish is stated. The site is written in English throughout, so English is near certain, but near certain is not stated.
Le Morne, Mauritius
2The richest single language claim anywhere here, five languages including Mauritian Creole, from a school that names a French state diploma rather than a membership body. Read the guide
Le Morne Kite School
Kitesurfing
Teaches in
- English
- French
The page says: "On parle couramment l'anglais et le français."
Son of Kite
Kitesurfing
Teaches in
- French
- English
- German
- Mauritian Creole
- Spanish
The page says: "We are teaching in french, english, german, creole, spanish"
Taghazout, Morocco
2Three of four schools name the ISA, and the two that publish languages are the only entries on this page listing Tamazight, the Amazigh language of the region. Read the guide
ProSurf Morocco
Surfing
Teaches in
- Arabic
- English
- French
- German
- Tamazight
The page says: "Our staff members speak Arabic, English, French, German and Tamazight."
Taghazout Surfing School
Surfing
Teaches in
- English
- Arabic
- French
The page says: "Language: English, Arabic, French."
Ericeira, Portugal
1Three of four schools name the Federacao Portuguesa de Surf, the highest rate of any surf town here, and Portugal is the only country in this directory whose national federation is named by schools at all. Read the guide
Progress Surf School
Surfing
Teaches in
- English
- Portuguese
- French
The page says: "He speaks over 5 languages, not only English and Portuguese, but also French and Danish/Swedish." The page writes “Danish/Swedish” as one item, which is two languages or a guess at either, so neither is recorded. It also says a second instructor speaks five languages without naming them.
Nothing matches that combination. That is usually the answer rather than a bug: outside the big three, a language is named by one school in a whole town. Widen the place, or clear the language and read what the schools do name.
How to read this: what the labels mean, and what we have not done
The school says so means we opened the page in the Source link on that date and it carried the wording quoted on the card. That is evidence of a claim, not of a fact.
Checked in a register is reserved for a register or authority. Not verified is printed rather than hidden. Every card on this page today is a claim: no register in any country we work in records instructor languages, so there is nothing to check them against, and we have not sat in a lesson to confirm one. Expect that column to stay empty.
A website language switcher is never evidence. A site being available in Russian is a fact about the site. It is the most common way a directory implies a language it was never told about, and rows that offered only that were left out.
We also left out schools whose only multilingual claim was unenumerated, such as “7 languages spoken” with none named, and schools where the claim turned out to sit inside a customer review rather than the school's own text.
Corrections
If your school is listed with the wrong languages, or you would like the wording updated, tell us and we will re-open the page, change it and re-date it.