We're a small team on Kite Beach with one job: get you riding in the warmest, windiest water in the Caribbean — without the beachside chaos.
CKL started the way most good kite schools do — a handful of instructors tired of watching students get rushed through poorly run lessons by schools that cared more about volume than progress.
We opened in Cabarete because the conditions here are honestly unbeatable: 300+ wind days a year, side-onshore trades, bathtub-warm water, and a wide sandy bay that's forgiving when you're learning.
Years later, we've taught 600+ students from every continent, kept our 4.9-star average, and stayed small on purpose.
Cabarete sits on the north coast of the Dominican Republic, where Atlantic trade winds funnel into a wide protected bay. From November through August, side-onshore wind almost every afternoon — 18 to 25 knots, the perfect range to learn.
Every CKL instructor is IKO-certified, multilingual, and has logged thousands of hours on this exact bay.
Grew up on a windsurf board in Sardinia, moved to Cabarete in 2014, and never left.
Born in Santo Domingo, the calmest voice on the radio. Magic with nervous beginners and kids.
Munich-born, Cabarete-tested. The guy you want once you can stay upwind and need a new challenge.
Brazilian, two seasons in Jericoacoara before joining us. Specializes in upwind body drag drills.
Local from Sosúa, keeps every kite in the quiver tuned and rigged correctly. Big jump specialist.
From Montréal — came as a student, stayed as a coach. Most likely to remember your name three years later.
Three rules we don't bend. They're why most of our students ride upwind before the end of week one.
Real coaching means eyes on you, not on five other kites. We cap every group at 2:1. Always.
Live in-water feedback while you're riding. No more guessing what the instructor's yelling from shore.
The wind doesn't always cooperate. When it doesn't, you reschedule. No fees, no fuss, no fake lessons in 4 knots.
"Came as a complete beginner from Quebec and was riding upwind by day three. Marco's coaching on the radio felt like a cheat code — I knew exactly what to fix in real time."
"Booked the Kite Week with my partner. Sofía split us into the right pace from day one, the wind held all week, and we left with progress cards and tan lines. No notes."
"Did a 5-hour intermediate pack with Lukas to clean up my transitions. Walked away with my first proper toeside ride and a long list of drills. Worth every dollar."
Optional rest-day adventures we put together with friends we trust on this coast.
We're always looking for good people who love what they do — IKO Level 2+, multilingual, allergic to volume-over-quality teaching.
Most students stand up on the board within their first 6 hours. The Caribbean is waiting.