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Kitesurf · Wing · Foil · on the Wild Atlantic Way

Learn, ride and progress on the West Coast of Ireland (in our lagoon)

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Try before you buy at our demo days Exclusive brands to Paddy in the Elements, West Coast of Ireland — Lieuwe, Ozone Kites, Core Kiteboarding, Code Foils, Appletree Surfboards, F-One & Mystic 55+ five-star Google reviews Buy online or collect from our trailer (Silverstrand & Barna)

Lesson package offer

Learn with us, gear up FREE

Buy a 3-lesson package and get €400 of safety gear FREE with any full-price brand-new kite package — helmet, impact vest, kite safety leash and wetsuit boots. Safely on the water with the right gear from day one, matched to Irish conditions and your weight. No guesswork — right first time. While stocks last.

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Learn with us

KITE

Private 1:1 BKSA kitesurf lessons at Silverstrand.

Kitesurf lessons
WING

Learn to wingfoil on flat, sheltered Rusheen Bay.

Wing lessons
PARAWING

The newest, most packable way to power your foil.

Parawing lessons

How it works — Learn → Try → Ride

1. Take lessons with us

Learn the fundamentals with expert instructors who know the local conditions

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2. Try demo gear on the water

Test different boards, kites, and setups in real conditions before you buy

3. Buy the setup that suits you

Purchase with confidence knowing exactly what works for your style and skill level

Community shop & school

Sharing the stoke on the Wild Atlantic Way

More than a shop — we're a community-based kite, wing and foil shop and school, Irish and family-run. We run community events, get people out on the water together, and let you try the gear before you buy. We stock a great range too, and everything we sell we stand by and have ridden hard in real Wild Atlantic Way conditions.

Learn with us and you'll get 10% off waterwear in the shop, plus a discount on kite packages.

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Brands we stock

From the blog

Kitesurfing gift voucher Ireland - lesson vouchers and gear gift cards from Paddy in the Elements Galway

Kitesurfing gift vouchers Ireland: lessons or gear, the present that actually gets used

Kitesurfing gift vouchers in Ireland — lesson vouchers from €50 and gift cards that work on everything in the shop. From Galway's kitesurfing school and...

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Appletree Surfboards Ireland - Midlength V2 wing foil board at the official Irish dealer in Galway

Appletree Surfboards Ireland: your official dealer, and the boards we ride for everything

We're the official Appletree Surfboards dealer in Ireland — handmade carbon kite surfboards, wing foil, downwind and Foil Drive boards, stocked and ridden in Galway.

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Ozone Element kiteboard Ireland - rider carrying the new Element twin tip on the beach with an Ozone kite

Ozone Element first look: the new best first kiteboard, coming to Ireland

First look at the new Ozone Element beginner kiteboard — sizes, who it's for, and how to get one in Ireland from Galway's Ozone dealer.

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We ride together

Join the community

Session calls, demo days and local conditions chat. A family-run, Galway crew — whatever your level, you're welcome on the water.

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Gear reviews from the water

Core NXS kitesurfing kite review Ireland — replace with official NXS image before publishing

Core NXS review — three kites in one

The Core NXS merges the Nexus, XLite and Section into a single three-strut do-it-all — reviewed by the only Approved CORE dealer in the Republic...

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Ozone Flux V2 Ultra-X wing in Ireland — heavy rider freeride wing

Ozone Flux V2 Ultra-X review — the heavy rider's wing

The Aluula-framed Flux V2 Ultra-X in a 6m is the best heavy-rider wing we've stocked — Paddy just bought one himself. Honest review from Galway.

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Mystic Majestic 5/4mm wetsuit — Manera vs Mystic wetsuits Ireland comparison

Manera vs Mystic wetsuits: which should you buy in Ireland?

Shopping for a Manera wetsuit in Ireland? Fair play — Manera make lovely rubber. But before you order one sight-unseen from abroad, here's an honest...

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Core NXS kite — Ozone Reflex vs Core NXS comparison Ireland

Ozone Reflex vs Core NXS: which all-round kite should you buy in 2026?

The two newest all-round kites of 2026, compared by the only shop in Ireland stocking both. Big-air bias or three-kites-in-one — here's how to choose.

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Not sure where to start?

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