UK Windsurfing Clinics
Fun, social windsurf coaching - Simon’s Weymouth coaching clinics in Portland Harbour run from April to November and offer a great chance to get away to the coast in a safe, flat, windy location with safety cover and support from the team at The Official Test Centre (The OTC). It’s all about friendly, supported, social windsurfing in a maximum group size of 6 (10 for Speed Week). The level is intermediate to advanced. 2024 prices have been held for 2025.
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2026 Regular Windsurfing Clinics
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21/22 March 2026 (Saturday/Sunday)
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23/24 March 2026 (Monday/Tuesday)
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25/26 April 2026 (Saturday/Sunday)
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27/28 April 2026 (Monday/Tuesday)
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27/28 June 2026 (Saturday/Sunday)
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29/30 June 2026 (Monday/Tuesday)
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24/25 October 2026 (Saturday/Sunday)
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26/27 October 2026 (Monday/Tuesday)
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21/22 November 2026 (Saturday/Sunday)
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23/24 November 2026 (Monday/Tuesday)
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2026 Speed Week Windsurfing Clinic
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Clinic not running in 2026
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2027 Speed Week Windsurfing Clinic
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9 - 15 October 2027 (Saturday - Friday)
BOOK NOW USING THE BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN
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"I have attended many clinics with Simon at Portland. With Simon’s clear and step by step tuition I have gained
in confidence on the water and made significant progress. I have also met many new like-minded friends
on the clinics and I have some great memories."
J. Wills​​​​​​​​​​​
The clinics are suitable for:
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Intermediate and advanced windsurfers from beach-starters and tackers to carve gybers and chop hoppers
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Shared experiences - enjoying our sport with others
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Regular windsurfers who have long-term goals
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Occasional windsurfers wanting to refresh their skills
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Those who want some professional guidance after periods of self-learning
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Those who want to get their season off to a positive start
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Windsurfers who want to try a new location
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Those who are looking at getting back into the sport after time away
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Advanced windsurfers who, despite using smaller freewave boards on the coast, would benefit from re-focusing on basics such as improved tacking, non-planing gybing, heli-tacks and other essentials
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Advanced windsurfers who would like the opportunity (subject to wind conditions) to obtain GoPro stills or footage of them windsurfing at full-speed from a mast or boom-mounted Flymount, K4 Harness Mount or a head-mount on Simon who can track closely from behind for a unique look at the action!
​The OTC, where Simon’s Weymouth windsurfing clinics are based, is in the South West of England on the Jurassic Coast. The area is designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of its unique geological portrait of 185 million years of the Earth’s history. The OTC is a premier RYA Training Centre for windsurfing and wingfoiling located right on the water’s edge within the grounds of the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy – the sailing venue for the 2012 Olympics.
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Flat water arenas don’t come much better than Portland Harbour. It has some of the best wind statistics in the South Coast of England and is accessible in all wind directions and states of tide. It can cater for all abilities from beginners to progressing intermediates and from advanced speed sailors to windfoilers and freestylers. The legacy of Weymouth Speed Week – one of the longest running annual windsurfing competitions in the world – is testament to just how special a stretch of water Portland Harbour is for watersports. This location has it all, making watersports easy!
The coaching is pitched at the level of each participant and thus avoids being formulaic. So you can turn up time and time again to keep discovering new and refreshing tips and ideas. It's all about small gains: absorbing bite-sized pieces of advice to keep your skill set moving forwards. It's also about having a lot of fun.
These clinics will generally always run whatever the weather. In high wind conditions activity will take place either on-water or ashore. In light wind conditions either non-planing exercises will take place to prepare and train for planing conditions or other learning will take place ashore such as rigging/tuning, theory or simulator work.
If courses are fully booked then please put your name forward for the reserve list in case of a cancellation.
Weymouth Speed Week Clinic: 11 - 17 October 2025 - FULLY BOOKED - NEXT SPEED WEEK CLINIC 2027
During this 7-day clinic Simon will assist a team of up to 6 people to enter Weymouth Speed Week whilst entering the event himself. This event has been running since 1972 and unites windsurfers and other water users in their goal to record their fastest average speed down a 500m course wearing GPS technology. We first offered this clinic in 2024 and it was a great success, with guest professionals giving advice to us and with one of our team taking the top award in the First Time Amateur Sailboard category!
As part of Simon's team you can expect support and encouragement, mentoring, strategy, kit selection and tuning - plus speed technique tips including stance, board trim and sail positioning. It will still be light-hearted as we will be going fast for fun! Participants need to be able to plane comfortably, going reasonably fast in the footstraps and harness and need to use their own freeride, freerace or slalom kit. Specialist slalom kit is not required. OTC kit will not be available for hire during this clinic. Participants will typically have little or no experience in speed events and will need to enter online as soon as booking opens on 6 September 2025.
The days will be relaxed and will make the best use of the conditions. The evening programme will see the team travel around the local area each night to different restaurants and pubs to hang out with the other competitors, play bar skittles and generally have a great time.
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"Joining Simon's team at Weymouth Speed Week this year was such a good time with loads of hints
and tips and even some instruction organised from the professionals added in. To improve your windsurfing
and meet loads of like minded really fun people I would recommend Simon's clinics,
I'll be booking more in 2025."
S. Barker​​​​​​​​​​
Pricing 2025
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£190 per 2-day clinic using all your own kit, payable at the time of booking. Booking 1 day of a 2-day clinic is not possible. Two adjacent clinics can be booked for a 4-day getaway.
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£75 per day for unlimited kit hire, if required, payable directly to The OTC at the end of the clinic. As soon as a piece of OTC kit is used then the day rate for kit hire is payable (with the exception of a large volume board for light wind technique - where necessary - which can be hired for only £10 per day, payable directly to The OTC at the end of the clinic).
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£399 for the 7-day Speed Week Special Clinic (this does not include the entry fee which should be around £250).
Where to stay
Candidates arrange their own transport and accommodation. Options include Hotel Aqua, RYA Portland House, Heights Hotel, Martleaves Farm Camp site (Weymouth Camping and Caravanning Park), local B+Bs or Airbnb. Social meals will be arranged locally for those who wish to participate.
