# Océan Vagabond

School en Essaouira

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/companies/ocean-vagabond

A school and beach club on Boulevard Mohamed V, on Essaouira beach. It gives lessons and hires kitesurfing, surfing and windsurfing equipment.

## Who they are

Océan Vagabond was born in 1995 in Essaouira, as a board-sports club with a restaurant on the beach. The website does not give the founders' names. Since then it has opened a second base in Dakhla, in the south, beside the lagoon, with an ecolodge of bungalows and villas on stilts on Lassarga beach. In Essaouira it is still in the same place, right on the sand on Boulevard Mohamed V, facing the bay and the Mogador islands. The base is open every day from 10:00 to 18:00.

## What it offers in Essaouira

In Essaouira it gives lessons and equipment hire in five disciplines: kitesurfing, surfing, windsurfing, wingfoiling and stand-up paddleboarding. The bay is sheltered by the Mogador islands. According to the school, it has no strong currents or rocks and the waves are good for learning, which makes it a good place to start.

Kitesurfing: 2-hour lessons, private or semi-private with two students at most, each with their own equipment. Each session begins with a safety talk. The instructors are qualified, according to the school, although the website does not say by which body. Hire is of Duotone equipment, by the hour or by the day.

Surfing: one-hour lessons, in a group, semi-private or private. You always start on the sand before going into the water. They have more than 60 boards, from shortboards to longboards, and foam boards for learning. The wetsuit, vest and wax are included, and boards can be stored at the base.

Windsurfing and wingfoiling, with lessons and hire.

The prices of each lesson are in the listings on this page.

## Season and wind

For kitesurfing, the school says the strong wind comes into the bay from April to October. It is a side-on wind to the beach, steady and predictable. For surfing it speaks of stable conditions all year. Outside the windy months it is better to think of surfing rather than kiting.

## Bookings, ages and languages

Each lesson and hire is booked online from its page, or by phone and WhatsApp on +212 618 168 472. The beach restaurant, serving Mediterranean cooking with sea views, has its own booking. The website does not publish cancellation terms, what happens if there is no wind one day or a minimum age for the lessons. Nor does it detail the insurance included. All of that has to be asked before paying, especially if you are going with children. The website is in French, English, German and Spanish, but does not say which languages the instructors speak.

In its general terms the company is listed as based in Lassarga, Dakhla. If you are looking for a long kite stay with accommodation, the Dakhla base is the one with an ecolodge; for Essaouira the website does not advertise its own accommodation, so the usual thing is to sleep in the medina or in the new town.

## What they run

- [Essaouira Beach](https://www.geocalia.com/en/morocco/essaouira/things-to-do/beach), in Essaouira. Surf lesson on Essaouira beach. Desde 22 € per person, in a group. 1 h. All year. Semi-private from €29; private for adults from €42. Kitesurfing lesson in Essaouira bay. Desde 95 € per person, semi-private. 2 h. Strong wind from April to October. Private lesson from €123. Starts with a safety talk

Independent companies: you book with them, on their terms. Prices are as they publish them and may change.

## Practical details

- Phone: +212 618 168 472

## Contact

- Web: https://www.oceanvagabond.com/
- Coordenadas: 31.507, -9.766