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Family Watersports Holiday Guide
About Watersports Holidays - Holiday Companies
Company Details
This section lists the companies that provide family watersports holidays along with a summary of what they offer. If you need more details, please click on the links to visit the company website or request their brochure.

Companies Listed
Neilson Beachplus Clubs, Simply Salema, Sudwindsports, Sunsail Clubs.

Neilson Beachplus Clubs
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Neilson offers mediterranean beach club holidays where you can be as active or relaxed as you want to be…windsurf, waterski or cycle in the morning, play tennis in the afternoon or simply relax by the pool. Neilson Beachplus Clubs offer a range of activities with top-notch equipment, free tuition and fun children's clubs. The flexible activity programme combined with the varied children's clubs, enables parents to enjoy the best of both worlds so nobody has to make any compromises. You can stick together and learn new skills or all do you own thing and meet up at mealtimes to chat over the day's achievements. When you are off doing you own thing, you can be assured your children are having just as good a time doing theirs.
Destinations	Greece: Halkidiki, Lemnos, Lesvos, Sivota.
Turkey: Ortakent.
Accommodation	Accommodation is in clubhotels located next to the beach with breakfast, lunch and four evening meals per week included in the price. The clubs are chosen primarily for their charm, relaxed ambiance, range of facilities, size and suitability for activities on and off the water. They are managed by and are exclusive to Neilson.
Activities	Watersports: Dinghy sailing, kayaking, wakeboarding, waterskiing and windsurfing are included in the holiday price. Free dinghy sailing and windsurfing tuition.
Other Activities: Mountain biking, swimming, table tennis, tennis, and volleyball.
Childcare	Crèche: Children aged 4 months - 2 years are supervised by qualified nannies during morning and afternoon sessions.
Daytime Kids Club: Supervised activities on and off the water for 2 - 4, 5 - 7 and 8 - 12 year olds.
Teenagers Club: Programme of activities for teenagers.
Babysitting: Free babysitting is provided on 2 nights a week.
Clubs run for 6 days of the week and are free of charge for children over 2 years.
Minimum Age	None.

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Simply Salema
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Simply Salema is the sister company to Simply Morzine, the luxury French alpine ski company. It offers family holidays based at a luxury beachfront villa in Salema on the Western Algarve. Salema is situated within the Costa Vincentina Natural Park, a protected area of outstanding natural beauty. There are an excellent range of activities for all ages available all year round. Simply Salema can arrange a programme of activities for your family or you can just do your own thing if you prefer.
Destinations	Portugal: Salema, Western Algarve.
Accommodation	The accommodation is in a luxury beachfront villa, ‘Casa das Estevas’, which combines traditional Portuguese style with modern comforts. The location is remarkable, one of the few beachfront properties along Portugal's Western Algarve, with all rooms and terraces having uninterrupted views of the sea and coastline. With the ocean just 50 metres away you can hear the waves lapping onto the shore. A footpath leads directly from the villa to a secluded cove, whilst Salema's village centre is a short 5-minute stroll. The villa is available for exclusive occupancy all year round on a self-catered basis. It will accommodate up to 10 guests in 5 ensuite bedrooms, all with balconies. There is a large open-plan lounge and dining room with log fire, flat-screen television, DVD and hi-fi. Outside there is a roof terrace, and in front of the villa a large terrace with private swimming pool, sun loungers, BBQ and dining area. An extensive games room features a table tennis table, full size pool table, darts board and table football. A range of baby equipment is available including cots, baby linen, stairgates, plastic crockery and cutlery. There are also indoor and outdoor games, videos, DVDs and freeview TV.
Activities	Should you wish, Simply Salema can personally design a programme of activities for your holiday which you can choose to suit your individual requirements and budget. There are a range of sports and other activities to choose from:
Watersports: Swimming, sea kayaking, snorkelling, surfing, scuba diving, reef fishing, windsurfing, kitesurfing, sailing.
Other Activities: Mountain biking, golf, boat trips to remote beaches, jeep safaris, walking, dolphin watching, climbing, horse riding, game fishing, tennis, blokarting.
Childcare	Children's Clubs: During the school holidays, daytime kids activity clubs are available at the nearby golf/holiday resort ‘Parque de Floresta’ for younger children and teenagers alike.
Babysitting: Simply Salema can recommend a local babysitter.
Minimum Age	There is no minimum age for the holiday. Some of the individual activities have minimum height, weight and/or age restrictions.

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Sudwindsports
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Sudwindsports organises kitesurfing, windsurfing and sailing holidays in St. Pierre-la-Mer, a small seaside resort in the Languedoc Roussillon region of France. We offer a range of watersports for adults and children of all ages and levels on a sheltered lake or the Mediterranean Sea. All activities are taught in English by fully qualified instructors. We can also arrange your holiday accommodation in the South of France.
Destinations	France: St. Pierre-la-Mer
Accommodation	A range of accommodation is available for families including a beachfront hotel with family rooms, a campsite with spacious pitches, mobile homes and a fun swimming pool and a beachfront holiday house just 30m from the beach (no roads to cross so safe for children to go to the beach by themselves!)
Activities	Windsurfing: All ages.
Optimist sailing: Children under 12 years.
Catamaran sailing: All ages.
Kitesurfing/Kitebuggying: Adults and children over 14 years
Kite flying: Children under 14 years.
Canoeing: All ages.
Childcare	An international Kids Club is available at one of the campsites - Camping 'La Nautique'.
Minimum Age	None for holiday. 14 years for kitebuggying and kitesurfing.

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Sunsail Clubs
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Sunsail Beach Clubs offer the best in family watersports and activity holidays. With four in the Med and one on the Caribbean island of Antigua, you can enjoy a wild time on the water, get active on shore or simply relax in beautifully unspoilt locations - it's totally up to you. You can benefit from the free use of the latest sailing and watersports kit, relax by the pool, pamper yourself at the health and beauty salon or keep active on shore with tennis or mountain biking, all while we look after the children in our Kids Clubs. The basic holiday price includes informal watersports tuition and use of tennis, mountain biking and watersports equipment. All day childcare and kids clubs are available for children from 4 months to 17 years - these are free of charge for children over 2 years.
Destinations	Antigua: Hodges Bay.
Greece: Paleros Bay.
Turkey: Bodrum, Datca, Foca.
Accommodation	Clubhotel accommodation with ensuite rooms. Price includes all breakfasts, afternoon tea and two lunches and four dinners per week.
Activities	Free Children's Sailing Scheme: Free sailing tuition by RYA qualified instructors for all children from the age of 5 years. Runs as part of the Kids' Club daily activities providing a minimum of an hour a day on the water.
Children's Watersports Courses: RYA Youth Sailing Scheme for 8 - 12 year olds. Children aged 13+ can join the adult training courses. An extra charge is made for all training courses.
Free Watersports Clinics: Free sailing and windsurfing clinics covering the basics.
Watersports Courses: RYA dinghy sailing, RYA windsurfing, RYA catamaran sailing, RYA powerboating, JBWA waterskiing, JBWA wakeboarding, 3 day flotilla training, PADI scuba diving. An additional charge is made for all training courses.
Free Activities: Day yacht sailing (Med), windsurfing, canoeing, mountain biking, swimming, tennis and volleyball.
Chargeable Activities: Wakeboarding sessions, waterskiing sessions, day yacht sailing (Antigua), powerboating, scuba diving, tennis coaching.
Childcare	Crèche: In -house crèche for children aged from 4 months - 2 years.
Kids Clubs: Free supervised activities for children aged 2 - 12 year olds. Children over 5 years can try sailing and windsurfing
Teenagers Club: Programme of activities for 13 - 17 year olds.
Video Club: Free evening supervision for children aged 3 years and over.
Babysitting: Babysitting is available in the guest's hotel room for an extra charge.
All childcare runs 6 days a week. Childcare is free of charge for children over 2 years.
Minimum Age	None for holiday. 5 years for windsurfing and sailing.

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About Watersports Holidays - Holiday Companies

Company Details

This section lists the companies that provide family watersports holidays along with a summary of what they offer. If you need more details, please click on the links to visit the company website or request their brochure.

Companies Listed

Neilson Beachplus Clubs, Simply Salema, Sudwindsports, Sunsail Clubs.

Neilson Beachplus Clubs

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Neilson offers mediterranean beach club holidays where you can be as active or relaxed as you want to be…windsurf, waterski or cycle in the morning, play tennis in the afternoon or simply relax by the pool. Neilson Beachplus Clubs offer a range of activities with top-notch equipment, free tuition and fun children's clubs. The flexible activity programme combined with the varied children's clubs, enables parents to enjoy the best of both worlds so nobody has to make any compromises. You can stick together and learn new skills or all do you own thing and meet up at mealtimes to chat over the day's achievements. When you are off doing you own thing, you can be assured your children are having just as good a time doing theirs.

Destinations

Greece: Halkidiki, Lemnos, Lesvos, Sivota.

Turkey: Ortakent.

Accommodation

Accommodation is in clubhotels located next to the beach with breakfast, lunch and four evening meals per week included in the price. The clubs are chosen primarily for their charm, relaxed ambiance, range of facilities, size and suitability for activities on and off the water. They are managed by and are exclusive to Neilson.

Activities

Watersports: Dinghy sailing, kayaking, wakeboarding, waterskiing and windsurfing are included in the holiday price. Free dinghy sailing and windsurfing tuition.

Other Activities: Mountain biking, swimming, table tennis, tennis, and volleyball.

Childcare

Crèche: Children aged 4 months - 2 years are supervised by qualified nannies during morning and afternoon sessions.

Daytime Kids Club: Supervised activities on and off the water for 2 - 4, 5 - 7 and 8 - 12 year olds.

Teenagers Club: Programme of activities for teenagers.

Babysitting: Free babysitting is provided on 2 nights a week.

Clubs run for 6 days of the week and are free of charge for children over 2 years.

Minimum Age

None.

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Simply Salema

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Simply Salema is the sister company to Simply Morzine, the luxury French alpine ski company. It offers family holidays based at a luxury beachfront villa in Salema on the Western Algarve. Salema is situated within the Costa Vincentina Natural Park, a protected area of outstanding natural beauty. There are an excellent range of activities for all ages available all year round. Simply Salema can arrange a programme of activities for your family or you can just do your own thing if you prefer.

Destinations

Portugal: Salema, Western Algarve.

Accommodation

The accommodation is in a luxury beachfront villa, ‘Casa das Estevas’, which combines traditional Portuguese style with modern comforts. The location is remarkable, one of the few beachfront properties along Portugal's Western Algarve, with all rooms and terraces having uninterrupted views of the sea and coastline. With the ocean just 50 metres away you can hear the waves lapping onto the shore. A footpath leads directly from the villa to a secluded cove, whilst Salema's village centre is a short 5-minute stroll. The villa is available for exclusive occupancy all year round on a self-catered basis. It will accommodate up to 10 guests in 5 ensuite bedrooms, all with balconies. There is a large open-plan lounge and dining room with log fire, flat-screen television, DVD and hi-fi. Outside there is a roof terrace, and in front of the villa a large terrace with private swimming pool, sun loungers, BBQ and dining area. An extensive games room features a table tennis table, full size pool table, darts board and table football. A range of baby equipment is available including cots, baby linen, stairgates, plastic crockery and cutlery. There are also indoor and outdoor games, videos, DVDs and freeview TV.

Activities

Should you wish, Simply Salema can personally design a programme of activities for your holiday which you can choose to suit your individual requirements and budget. There are a range of sports and other activities to choose from:

Watersports: Swimming, sea kayaking, snorkelling, surfing, scuba diving, reef fishing, windsurfing, kitesurfing, sailing.

Other Activities: Mountain biking, golf, boat trips to remote beaches, jeep safaris, walking, dolphin watching, climbing, horse riding, game fishing, tennis, blokarting.

Childcare

Children's Clubs: During the school holidays, daytime kids activity clubs are available at the nearby golf/holiday resort ‘Parque de Floresta’ for younger children and teenagers alike.

Babysitting: Simply Salema can recommend a local babysitter.

Minimum Age

There is no minimum age for the holiday. Some of the individual activities have minimum height, weight and/or age restrictions.

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Sudwindsports

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Sudwindsports organises kitesurfing, windsurfing and sailing holidays in St. Pierre-la-Mer, a small seaside resort in the Languedoc Roussillon region of France. We offer a range of watersports for adults and children of all ages and levels on a sheltered lake or the Mediterranean Sea. All activities are taught in English by fully qualified instructors. We can also arrange your holiday accommodation in the South of France.

Destinations

France: St. Pierre-la-Mer

Accommodation

A range of accommodation is available for families including a beachfront hotel with family rooms, a campsite with spacious pitches, mobile homes and a fun swimming pool and a beachfront holiday house just 30m from the beach (no roads to cross so safe for children to go to the beach by themselves!)

Activities

Windsurfing: All ages.

Optimist sailing: Children under 12 years.

Catamaran sailing: All ages.

Kitesurfing/Kitebuggying: Adults and children over 14 years

Kite flying: Children under 14 years.

Canoeing: All ages.

Childcare

An international Kids Club is available at one of the campsites - Camping 'La Nautique'.

Minimum Age

None for holiday. 14 years for kitebuggying and kitesurfing.

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Sunsail Clubs

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Sunsail Beach Clubs offer the best in family watersports and activity holidays. With four in the Med and one on the Caribbean island of Antigua, you can enjoy a wild time on the water, get active on shore or simply relax in beautifully unspoilt locations - it's totally up to you. You can benefit from the free use of the latest sailing and watersports kit, relax by the pool, pamper yourself at the health and beauty salon or keep active on shore with tennis or mountain biking, all while we look after the children in our Kids Clubs. The basic holiday price includes informal watersports tuition and use of tennis, mountain biking and watersports equipment. All day childcare and kids clubs are available for children from 4 months to 17 years - these are free of charge for children over 2 years.

Destinations

Antigua: Hodges Bay.

Greece: Paleros Bay.

Turkey: Bodrum, Datca, Foca.

Accommodation

Clubhotel accommodation with ensuite rooms. Price includes all breakfasts, afternoon tea and two lunches and four dinners per week.

Activities

Free Children's Sailing Scheme: Free sailing tuition by RYA qualified instructors for all children from the age of 5 years. Runs as part of the Kids' Club daily activities providing a minimum of an hour a day on the water.

Children's Watersports Courses: RYA Youth Sailing Scheme for 8 - 12 year olds. Children aged 13+ can join the adult training courses. An extra charge is made for all training courses.

Free Watersports Clinics: Free sailing and windsurfing clinics covering the basics.

Watersports Courses: RYA dinghy sailing, RYA windsurfing, RYA catamaran sailing, RYA powerboating, JBWA waterskiing, JBWA wakeboarding, 3 day flotilla training, PADI scuba diving. An additional charge is made for all training courses.

Free Activities: Day yacht sailing (Med), windsurfing, canoeing, mountain biking, swimming, tennis and volleyball.

Chargeable Activities: Wakeboarding sessions, waterskiing sessions, day yacht sailing (Antigua), powerboating, scuba diving, tennis coaching.

Childcare

Crèche: In -house crèche for children aged from 4 months - 2 years.

Kids Clubs: Free supervised activities for children aged 2 - 12 year olds. Children over 5 years can try sailing and windsurfing

Teenagers Club: Programme of activities for 13 - 17 year olds.

Video Club: Free evening supervision for children aged 3 years and over.

Babysitting: Babysitting is available in the guest's hotel room for an extra charge.

All childcare runs 6 days a week. Childcare is free of charge for children over 2 years.

Minimum Age

None for holiday. 5 years for windsurfing and sailing.

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