"We refer all of our kiteboarding lessons to the Kiteboarding School of Maui (KSM). They offer professional, individual instruction at great rates."
Kevin Ozee
President-Neil Pryde Maui
Tell us what you think
We all had a great experience working with your team while we are there, the
kids are hooked on learning to kite surf and I hope when we come back next
year we will be needed more advance lessons and buys some cool kiteboarding
gear from you!!
Until then, very best regards and may you always have good windy days in
Maui!!
Claud R
Thanks Jennifer,
It was a great experience, although it does get a little dicey sometimes...
Paul was great! Excellent training, highly recommended!
Thanks for the information. I'll definitely see you guys again when I get back to
Maui.
Steve O
I had a blast and Brett was great.I will work on my skills over the summer and
see you next March for some fine tuning
Don B.
Trying to learn Kitesurfing as a German on Maui is like trying to learn skiing
on a steep, icy wall with a lot of bumps. So I was honestly pretty scared when I
took my first lesson with Brett. But he did great! He showed me everything
what I needed to know. How to build up the Kite, how to fix the lines, how to
steer the kite and so on and so on.
He did this with passion and patience and - what has been most important for
me - with a good structure and a perfect teaching method. He repeated all the
things we have been gone through in the previous lesson and gave me safety
with this. So everything went smooth! The service he offered was also very
good! All in all I really can recommend KSM to everybody because I can
compare it with a kiteboarding school in Egypt where I made no good
experiences. So I would like to say "Thank you" to Jennifer and Brett.
Viele Grüße from Germany and see you, Thilo
PS: I almost forgot to mention that the equipment you gave me for the kite
lessons has been very good and technically perfect. No comparison to the
"junk" they gave me in Egypt.
Thilo Höpfl
Hi Jennifer;
Yes, we had a great time. Brett and Patrick really hit it off. Patrick really liked
how he instructed and had great success. And me, well, I'll keep trying. Just
spent a few days in the snow in Montreal and Calgary. Now back in the rain in
Vancouver. We sure miss the sun on the island.
Please pass on our thanks to Brett for a great experience. I'll be sure to post
some positive comments for you and hopefully we'll be back for more kite
boarding soon.
Aloha
Jim
Jim R
Cody was fantastic! I really had a great time and love the sport thanks to him ...
after my not so good experience with another school.
Felix L
It was great. Safe fun and informative. Charles and Paul were excellent.
Mike M
I thought Cody was an exceptional instructor, I'm sure at times he wanted to
punch me.
With out a doubt, I will recommend KSM and Cody to all my friends
Kaulin M
I thought Cody was an exceptional instructor, I'm sure at times he wanted to
punch me.
With out a doubt, I will recommend KSM and Cody to all my friends
Kaulin M
Hi Jennifer
It was a great experience and Rick is such a great teacher! I did lessons back in
Canada and at the Gorge in Hood River and by far Rick was the best instructor.
You have a great group of people working for you. Charles was always helpful
on the beach. We will always recommend KSM to anyone we know who wants to
learn how to kiteboard.
All the best
Nikki
Nikki T
Aloha Jennifer,
We’ve had unbelievable experience and enjoyed every moment of our lessons…
Thank you very much for facilitating our lessons…we did not miss even one
day…!!!
We are planning our next trip to Maui this December and will be in touch to
arrange further lessons…
Please say “Hi” to Tim, Brad , Charles and Raquel…
Regards…
Alexander and Elena.
Alexander L
Aloha Jenn,
Thank you SO much! That was a blast! I faced fears, the unknown, found out
that I was dyslectic and just let go and had fun with it all! The lesson was great
and I loved that Brett was so patient with me.
Amy W
Dear Jennifer:
I enjoyed my lesson on Friday and Sunday with Rick!
I progressed pretty well I think :) I hope to get up on the Board next lesson :)
Rick is very thorough and patient and courteous!
Kurt W
Hi Jen,
I just wanted to drop a note to mention that I just had a blast during
those 4days of classes with Brett.
Michael
Michael D
Kind regards and thanks again for the perfect organization. I had a great time
on kitebeach Maui and a very skilled, patient and expert instructor with Brett.
Really enjoyed my time and hope I will be back!
Alesk S
Thanks, Jennifer. Had an amazing time. I really progressed a lot thanks to
Natasha, who is an awesome teacher! Very happy the weather cooperated. All
around great trip. Thanks, Christine
Christine P
Brett, Thanks again for the lessons. I had a blast and plan on keeping with it.
Good times and I'll be sure to pass on your info to any of my friends heading
that way that are interested in learning. I know a few of them are headed to
Maui in November for the basketball tournament.
Keith K
Thank you so much for your help, your willingness to work with me, and for
your kind consideration.
My best to you and please give my many, many thanks to Charles. I will see
you all next time!
Much aloha,
Scott
Scott B.
Jen,
I had an amazing experience a per Cody I am not a kiteboarder. This has
been a goal of mine for quite some time and I couldn't be happier! You are
lucky to have Cody as he is a patient and amazing teacher.
I will be back again in Nov. I will probably want one more lesson and then
either rent or buy gear depending on how much I kite between now and then.
Thanks for your help as well.
Have a great day!
Rick S
Hi Jennifer;
Thanks for the kite boarding intro...My son Jyah and I had a great time with
John....we're just heading back to Vancouver, Canada for the summer, be back
on Maui in November to continue with some more kiting...
Thanks again and talk with you soon, aloha...Jordy
Jordy S
Tim did a great job instructing yesterday.
Thanks
Bill
Bill H
Aloha Jennifer,
thanks for the great time. We really enjoyed it!
Now we are working again, hope we see us next year again.
Greetings from Germany.
Dimi + Peter
Peter W
Hi Jennifer,
Thank you SO much for getting back to me! This information is awesome and
so helpful! I can't wait to get to Maui, we'll definitely stop in and say hi!
Gillian E
Thanks! Going back home tomorrow. Just wanted to say thank you for helping
us organize the kite surfing lessons and being extremely understanding. May
come back to Maui this June - will definitely take lessons from KSM again.
Thanks!
Ankush S
I had a great time and will both point my friends to you and put 5 stars in
Yelp!
thanks,
Bob
Bob T
Just got off the water with Cody. If your instructor is not in the water with
you, run away. I have a long ways to go butngotmusmand rode after a few
hours IN THE WATER, with Cody. I saw a lot of struggling students with
instructors yelling from the shore. Not fun. KSMaui does it right.
Bill Lauer
Thank you so much Jennifer, I could not ask for a better
Instructor than Cody, he is a true asset to your company, (I
wish I was a better student) J
He was always encouraging a true blessing!!! I learned a lot.
Keep up the good work.
Kelly Hola
Jennifer, the 13m Crossbow was delivered today. Thanks for the great service.
– Dee
Dee Robertson
Hi Jennifer,
Just wanted to say thank you for the great experience, even
though the wind was not very consistent. Tim is an excellent
instructor, we were able to get only 3.5 hours total but he
kept in touch with me the whole time even till last day (we
fly back this afternoon).
I will recommend KSM to everyone I know.
Thanks again and happy holidays!
Iliyan Dobrev
Cody was an excellent instructor great attitude. Deffinetly
recommend to everyone.
Nick Clowes
Raquel was awesome! Great to learn from her and really
enjoyed the lessons
Nicole Newman
Excellant advice for the technique and great fun!
Magnus Bergman
Aloha Jennifer
Thank you we're enjoying the time here in the paradies very much!
Unfortunately we're going back home on Thursday therefore I can't take any
additional lessions expect today! I have really learned a lot and John is a
perfect teacher.
Jennifer I would like to thank you for the perfect service and again the
lessions together with John was perfect and I benefit very much based on his
knowledge and experience!
Best wishes
Christoph
Christoph B.
Thanks so much for your flexibility last week.
I had a great experience with Cody (save for my nasty kitemare) and I look
forward to seeing you all again soon. KSM is a great operation and your
customer service and attentiveness was outstanding.
Thanks again,
Scott
Scott Bonz
Hey Jen- I just wanted to thank you, Cody and John for an excellent day. I'm
hooked. Everyone there was fantastic and patient with me and the weather. I
hope John felt appreciated. I'm a little strapped for cash right now but wanted
him to know that he as a great teaching style and got the optimal use of the
time we had to learn. I look forward to my next kiteboarding experience
whether its on snow, ice or back here in Maui. Thanks again. Have a great
winter. Tim
Tim Lebling
Hi Jen,
Our lessons today were awesome. Cody is a great teacher and
I had a great time.
Joel Werier
Jennifer,
Just wanted to send a quick note to thank you for all the great arrangements.
You were so helpful. The lessons were fantastic and now I am hooked. I will
make sure to come back again soon.
Owen Mahoney
Paul Franco is a top notch instructor with unparalleled
passion for the sport of kitesurfing. He understands the
need for graduated instruction and development of skills and
safety. This is a rare art in a sport that is complicated
yet so incredibly fun and addictive. I have had instruction
all over the world and Paul is the most competent and fun
teacher i have met!
Trevor Born
Jennifer,
Thanks for your help getting me signed up for the kiteboarding lessons a
couple weeks ago. I want to let you know what a great job Aaron did with the
instruction. He was the highest quality instructor I could imagine. He was
extremely thorough and seemed to let the lesson progress at my ability.
Anyway it was great and I will recommend your operation to any of my friends
who go to Maui. Thanks.
Steve Tripp
many thanks to the team at KS Maui for all their help over my 5 days of
lessons. Jennifer was very helpful in organizing the trip, hotel and lessons.
Aaron was an excellent instructor who took me from complete beginner to
being able to get up and go within 5 days. I will definitely be back in three
months and would highly recommend KS Maui to anyone going to Maui to
learn.
Carter Burns
Hi Monte,
Thanks again for a great experience in my efforts to learn the beginnings of
kite surfing. I really wish that I could have had a 2 day break and then
returned to work with you for an additional 3 days. I think that may have
launched me to a significantly new level. But I am thrilled with where I get to
with all thanks to you. I like your style and what you said sunk in. I wrote down
everything I retained from our time...from walking out the kite strings while
facing the ocean (staying alert for tother kiters) to allowing my arms to release
when the kite pulls me up at 2 o'clock (rather than "pull" myself up for a bad
ending!).
I hope to return within the year to get some more days in.
Rick
Rick Champman
Hi Jennifer
My days in paradise are over. Back in Toronto again. I would
like to thank you for being so helpful to me. Monte was very
good to me too.
I wish you all the best . I will give you a shout when I
come to Maui next time
So long,
Alex Rozgoni
Alex Rozgoni
Thank you so much Jennifer! We had a really incredible time
and as I told Aaron, I am now kinda obsessed with my next
"fix" of kiting. And that's from one who really doesn't have
an obsessive drive.
Cannot WAIT to come back. We're saving our miles, and hope
that we are fortunate to return next year.
Aloha,
Kristina
Kristina Miller Olsen
I have really appreciated the lessons that Aaron has given
this week. I don't think I could have advanced as well
without his patient and very insightful teaching.
Kristina Miller Olsen
Thank you Jennifer. It was a great experience. Monte was the
right teacher for me and he guided me to wherever I was
going to go in 3 lessons. He kept me focused on the
fundamentals rather than the goal of cruising across the
water...and my hope is that I will retain it and find
someplace to practice and eventually master the sport. It's
wonderful to see others doing it so beautifully.
Please give my best to Monte and thank you again for running
a great school.
Rick Chapman
Rick Chapman
"I am just back from Maui and what a week it has been. The staff at the Neil
Pryde center was friendly and receptive. The equipment was excellent.
Excellence is the word that also fits KSM. Jennifer was very patient talking to
me (which is not always easy on account of my english) and my two sons had
the chance to get their lessons from two of the best sports teachers I have
ever met (Monty and Raquel).
Actually I am so pleased with my Maui vacation that I need some more time to
confirm Jeri. I may go back to Maui in October. I will think about it for a week
and let you know.
Thank you."
Guy Vaillancourt
Jennifer!
My time with monte and KSM was great. I definitely plan on coming back!
Thanks again,
Veda
Veda Partalo
Hi Marcus
Thank you for the email and the credit back to me.
I would like to compliment you and your wife on a fantastic two days I had
with your instructor Raquel.
She is truly amazing and patient. A true asset to your company.
I am off to Honolulu tomorrow where I will continue my training and would
surly come back to Maui in the future to continue at your school.
Kind Regards
Ettiene
Ettiene Jelliman
I had an amazing 3 days kiting with Aaron. He is an incredible instructor. I had
lots of fun and will definitely be back. Aaron is very knowledgeable, patient,
and gives great feedback. Please thank him again for me...I had a great time.
Jen
Jen Casto
Dear Jen,
Thank you so much for the lessons and the introduction to kiteboarding. We
had a blast. We will definitely look you guys up when we are back in Maui.
Best wishes, Paco and Carmen
Paco Furlan
Thanks again Jen, was super grateful for Monte's help. Will be back in touch
when I come back to Maui.....the coaching was indispensable.
thom
Thom Holder
I just wanted to thank you and KSM for allowing me to leave Maui a
kiteboarder. I wasn't really a kiteboarder when I got here. But I am now, and I
look forward to going back to Vancouver and continuing to improve so when I
get back here I'm ready for more advanced lessons.
Aaron was a great instructor. He got me up and going quickly and continued
to refine my riding after each run. He has an easy going demeanor and is a
great coach and a great guy. I'm sorry he was sick for my last lesson. But Paul
was great as well.
Paul built on what Aaron had started and began adding more technical
direction. Again, a great guy and great coach.
The two guys I referred to you (shoemaker and Webster) also had a great
experience with their
lessons and instructors. You obviously have sone a great job recruiting the
best of the best.
I will continue to sing the praises of KSM (and Aaron and Paul) and I look
forward to more advanced lessons next time (now that I'm a kiteboarder).
Thanks for everything.
Greg
Greg Ashley
Thanks for everything and for pairing me up with Aaron. I am involved in
medical education so am always curious about how people learn and what
makes an effective teacher good. Aaron has all the cognitive skills of a gifted
teacher as well as the obvious talents of a seasoned kite boarder so sure he is
a great asset to your wonderful school.
All the best to you and your husband with your school and I am certain it will
continue to be a growing enterprise for years to come.
Marshall
Marshall Dial
Aloha Jennifer, i received the kites today and am so stoked. thank you so
much for the great deal and for making it an easy transaction. much mahalo
to Jon McCabe for helping me at the beach getting set up and going and for
answering all my questions. you have a good employee in Jon. i wish you and
your company and the Ohana's a very merry christmas season. Aloha Greg.
Greg Danley
Hi Jen,
Thank you for all of your effort to make my kitesurfing holiday so memorable.
I had a fantastic session today on the s-quad.
Look me up if you are ever in Christchurch.
Aloha!
James Scheiwe
Hi Jennifer,
I just wanted to let you know that I had an awesome time kiteboarding and
Aaron did a great job. Thanks again!
Stefan
Stefan Budac
thank you again and we will definitely recommend your school to others
looking for some fun, outdoor adventuring here in maui. the staff has been
very professional, well informed, and friendly, which makes the school an
extremely welcoming environment to learn in. also, everyone's so cool and
hardcore, it makes learning the sport so appealing!!
Laura Budac
Dear KSM. I had my first 2/3 hours of lessons with John today at Kite Beach. I
want to express my complete satisfaction with John and his expertise. I would
highly recommend KSM and John for lessons to anyone interested in
kiteboarding.
Bruce S. Orisek, MD
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Bruce Orisek, MD
I had 6 hours of instruction. My instructor Monte was
Great!! Jennifer was also awesom to work with. They worked
around my schedule with no problems. KSM is a first class
operation. I recommend KSM to anyone in Maui looking for
kiteboarding lessons. I'll be back!! I'm Hooked!! ... Phil
in Minnesota
Phillip Vickers
Martin,
I had a wonderful trip to Hawaii. Thank you for everything. Niccolo was the
perfect instructor for me. I am sure I will be out to Maui very soon.
Thank you a million times,
balinda
Balinda Huang
Hi Martin,
Christian and I thoroughly enjoyed our lesson with Aaron and appreciate all
your help. Tell Aaron hello for us. He is very patient.
Thanks,
Mark
Mark Garon
Hi Martin,
I am back in CA and sitting in the office, missing the wind and water... :)
I wanted to let you know I had a great kiting experience in Maui. Darian was
a very professional and experienced teacher.
Thanks Darian!!!!
Cheers
Carl
Carl Thom



