Description
Wing Surfing Lessons | Pere Marquette Beach in Muskegon, MI.
Please arrive 30 minutes prior to your lesson to allow time for parking and walking to the lesson center.
In order to ensure instructor availability weekday lessons must be booked 24 hours in advance and 48 hours for weekends.
Do you ever find yourself sitting on the beach, wishing there was something more fun you could do? Look no further, this lesson is designed to give you and your friends or family something great to do on a nice summer day.
This 1.5 hour Wing-surfing course is the perfect activity for both adults and children. It does not require much wind to have an awesome session!
The lesson will start on the beach setting up and becoming familiar with the wing. Then you will take to the water and learn how to control the wing in the water while sitting or kneeling on an inflatable tube. The lesson will then move to handling a wing on a inflatable paddleboard that is anchored in place. After mastering the wing on the paddleboard in place you will move to another inflatable paddleboard that will allow you to get your first rides with the wing.
Wing surf progression levels
1. Beach Board control- Posture and stance2. Beach wing control3. Wing control on tethered platform4. Wing control on tethered board5. Navigation & self rescue6. First ride- On knees back to shore7. Ride standing up back to shore8. Ride standing up - "switch stance"9. Ride out, stop, ride back10. Practice triangle- self rescue + riding both directions11. Riding upwind12. Board + wing management returning to beachLesson is limited to 4 people max. Group lessons are on shared boards/wings using the buddy system to assist and learn from each other.
One instructor can not supervise multiple beginner riders heading in different directions.
Resting between practice rides allows students to watch their friends and understand what works v what makes you fall.
At our center, we provide the wing and board you need for the lesson. As well as helmets and impact vests for safety. We also have helmet radios so you get direct feedback and advice while on the water.
You'll be surprised with just how much you can learn in light wind conditions. We are able to work on our board skills in the rare event the wind is too light for the wing
If you have any more questions, feel free to call or email us at any time. Remember, if you don't start this year, you will still be just watching next year, wishing you were on the water with us.
Lesson Cost
1.5hrs, $200/pp up to 3 people. This is a group lesson.
Suggested items to bring with you on the day of your lesson:
- Sunglasses
- Hat
- Sunscreen
- Water
- Wetsuit or Boardshorts (If you have them)
- Helmet (if you have one)
- Stoke
About MACkite Wing Lesson Center
MACkite has been offering lessons for over 15 seasons at the MAC SHACK, and we’re pumped to begin teaching the brand new sport of wing-surfing! We offer all of our summer wing-surf lessons at the new lesson center near the channel in Pere Marquette park. Our instructors have been teaching hundreds of students the sport of kiteboarding, and are passionate about the new sport of Wing-surfing! We hook up our students with the latest gear - after all, we are in the business of making kiteboarders, foilers, and wingers!
The Not-So Fine Print
Cancellation/Rescheduling Policy
You may cancel your lesson or camp up to 10 days prior to the camp for a full refund. We will do our best to reschedule lessons to accommodate yours and the instructor’s schedule. Any cancellations 24 - 48 hours before your lesson will result in no refund.
When rescheduling, please remember that we have a limited number of spaces available for each lesson. Any cancellations may result in another potential rider losing their spot for a lesson. Thank you for being considerate in this regard.
Whether you’re kiteboarding, wing-foiling, e-foiling, or snowkiting, MACkite will follow you through the entire process. Why? It’s our job, of course! We love getting people stoked about water sports!




