REAL Surfing

Since the Beginning
REAL is known around the world as the leader in high-end watersports instruction. Our professional staff, custom programs, state of the art teaching facility, and instructional DVDs, make REAL the ultimate source for learning the best sports on the water.

Custom Designed Programs
The REAL Lesson and Camp programs have been custom designed to maximize learning, fun and safety over the past 9 seasons. Our top level professional staff, the use of the best gear, and our discerning selection of the best locations, have lead to a comprehensive instructional program that is unmatched by any other training facility in the world.

Dedicated Booking Office
REAL is the only watersports center to operate a dedicated booking office for our Lesson and Camp Programs. Our toll free number is 866-REAL-KITE. This number works throughout North America and the Caribbean. Outside of this area you can reach us at 252-987-6000. You can also contact us by email at info@realwatersports.com. All of our staff answering your calls is on the water everyday and has learned to kiteboard, surf, or standup either through our programs or has been involved in the design of our programs. This means that they are highly qualified and insightful in designing the perfect instructional program for your stay with us. Due to the growth of the sport and worldwide interest in our programs, we often completely book out our Lesson and Camp capacity months in advance. We therefore recommend booking your instruction as far in advance as possible to guarantee space is available during the dates you would like to visit us.

20 Full Time Coaches
Our coaches are the reason so many people speak highly of REAL Watersports. From the beginning, we have developed a working environment where riders can devote their lives to standup paddleboarding and teaching standup paddleboarding, much like skiing and snowboard coaches in the snow industry. When we precede their names with "Full Time", this means that we teach 7 days a week, 2 sessions a day. Teaching YOU how to standup paddleboard is their PRIORITY. You will not find egos, nor will find people trying to cancel your lesson. What you will find are 20 of the best coaches in the world who are the friendliest, most professional people you will ever work with in an instructional environment.

Lesson Center
Our REAL Flagship Store and Lesson Center is located in the town of Waves in Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. This state of the art facility has been built from scratch for the sole purpose of being the best watersports center in the world, fully stocked with all the best kiteboarding, surfing and standup gear in the industry. The REAL Lesson Center is a private facility for the sole use of our Lesson and Camp clients. This keeps crowds and clutter to an absolute minimum and allows you fully enjoy this truly spectacular location.

Exclusive Terrain
Learning to paddleboard in a crowd is not fun and definitely not safe. When you learn with REAL, you are guaranteed to be paddling the best location for your skill level. In Cape Hatteras, our teaching grounds are miles of beach and sound. REAL is also the exclusive holder of a permit to use National Park Lands for the purpose of teaching. Not only does this permit indicate the level of professionalism and dedication to our programs, it also grants us access to beaches and waters populated by absolutely no riders whatsoever. When you ride at REAL, the only thing in front or behind you is an empty horizon…

Ride the Latest Equipment
All the best 2008 Standup Paddleboard equipment from Jimmy Lewis, Surftech, Naish, Laird Hamilton and many more is yours to use FREE of charge while you ride with REAL. For 2008, we have just re-stocked our inventory with hundreds of new standup paddleboards, exclusively for your use. We stock all of this gear in both of our shops, so when you find something you like, it's easy to take it home with you !

Two Full Service Watersports Shops
We have two REAL Watersports Shops in Cape Hatteras to serve our clients. Both of these are completely stocked with the best kiteboarding, surfing and standup gear on the planet and are staffed entirely by stoked riders who hit the water every ride-able day. The REAL Flagship Store is located on-site at our REAL Lesson Center in the town of Waves and the 2nd (and original) shop is located in the town of Buxton, 25 minutes to the south of Waves. Our Waves Shop serves as a meeting place for our Lesson and Camp clients as well a perfect place for them to purchase gear to ride at home when they return as self-sufficient kiteboarders, surfers or standup paddle boarders. Our Buxton Shop is conveniently located near the popular riding venue of "KP" or Kite Point, and the "Southside" riding locations of Buxton, Frisco and Hatteras. All gear purchases from REAL carry a 30 day price guarantee to assure you of the lowest prices. They also carry a 30 day satisfaction guarantee, assuring you that our gear recommendations are 100% accurate. All equipment is available 7 days a week, shipped via Fed Ex to anywhere in the world by calling us toll free at 866-REAL-KITE.

Advanced reservations are required to guarantee a coach and spot availability. For more information or to book your instruction, please contact our booking office toll free at 866-REAL-KITE.