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Sailing in Lake Garda
An alpine fjord of a lake with a double daily wind engine: the dawn Peler from the north, the afternoon Ora from the south, and 2,000-meter walls dropping into the water.
Why here
Wassersport Center Gardasurf & Kite-Guru is a VDWS member center (member 14458) at Via Benaco 14 in Brenzone sul Garda, and its VDWS directory entry lists Sailing and Catamaran among its sports with a season of April to October. The center's own site runs a sailing school on Lake Garda since 2008 with a basic course, an advanced course and private lessons, taught by VDWS sailing instructors on catamarans and classic sailing boats, with boat rental for independent sailors. The operator names May to September as the best sailing window, when the Ora south wind blows reliably, and describes flat water at Brenzone with stronger afternoon wind across the lake at Campione.
Best months
VDWS lists the season as April to October; the operator's own site names May to September as the best sailing months, with the Ora south wind as the reliable driver.
Getting there & around
Schools & guides (2)
Stickl Sport-Camps
SchoolVDWS member water-sports center at Via Gardesana 144b, Malcesine, on Lake Garda. Its site lists catamaran and dinghy sailing courses from beginner to advanced, plus kitesurfing, windsurfing and foiling programs.
Wassersport Center Gardasurf & Kite-Guru
SchoolVDWS member water-sports center at Via Benaco 14, Brenzone sul Garda, open mid-April to mid-October. Runs a sailing school on Lake Garda since 2008 with basic and advanced courses and private lessons on catamarans and classic sailing boats, plus boat rental.
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