Apart from relaxing, your holiday is the ideal time to exercise everyday, and find new and exciting ways to stay in shape. If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to surf on the water standing on a board using nothing but wind and your own bodies strength and balance, then its time to try windsurfing. To windsurf you essentially sail a surf board over the water. Using your body weight to push or pull the sail, you set your course to catch both waves and wind.
Windsurfing can be one of the most effective exercises you can do–burning up to 500 calories an hour. In fact, converts claim it is so enjoyable you don’t even realize that it’s giving you a total body workout. Windsurfing works your core muscles as you balance on the board. You use your entire body to maneuver the sail rigging and steer, so you work your arms, back and legs as you sail. And, travelling up to 20 miles per hour on your windsurf is so exhilarating you hardly know you’re exercising.
Windsurfing at Bitter End
The North Sound is recognized as one of the best places in the world to windsurf and Bitter End has boards and sails for all levels.
Statia Sound, in the lee of a large natural reef, features flat water to a mild chop. Near constant tradewinds, 250 days a year, help beginners get up and go and offer advanced windsurfers plenty of force to shred.
In addition to the windsurfing gear in the Club fleet, Bitter End offers courses and an intensive Learn to Windsurf Adventure Package at the Sailing School.
Windsurfing Fleet
As part of the Club Fleet, their sail inventory includes Aerotech Dacron sails ranging in size from 2.0m to 6.2m. These sails are great for kids, beginners and intermediate surfers. 
Beginners and Intermediates will enjoy the Hi Fly Primo Wide Style Boards, recognized as the standard in the teaching industry. They also have the popular Mistral Energizer, Flow 266, Malibu, Protege, and Bic Techno 283 windsurfers.
The high performance windsurfing fleet includes a selection of Monofilm Carnless sails featuring North booms and Fiberspar masts, sails ranging from 5.0m to 7.5m, top of the line Mistral Superlights IIs and Explosions, and the popular Bic Techno one design board.
Windsurfing Courses at the Sailing School
All of the courses are spent mostly on the water, with an instructor alongside.
- Boardsailing 150: Beginning Windsurfing: This basic boardsailing course will teach you to board sail in one intensive half-day session.
- Boardsailing 250: Advanced Windsurfing: This course teaches advanced techniques for the more proficient windsurfer.
- Learn to Windsurf Adventure Package: This package features a series of 7 sessions over the course of four days. You will achieve the basics of this exciting sport while on the protected waters of the North Sound.