Escuela Náutica Granadilla

Whoever thinks that in Extremadura water sports are not the order of the day is wrong. In fact, in the north of Cáceres we have the magnificent Gabriel y Galán Reservoir, and at the Granadilla Nautical School we take advantage of this privileged enclave to promote the practice of both sailing like windsurfing.

Those of you who are experts in the matter have surely realized that we have made the wind of Guijo de Granadilla our best ally, given that both windsurfing and sailing are strong allies of this natural element.

Our group of monitors adapt to both the level and age of the students without any problem, since in our school we teach courses for both beginners as to perfect the technique of those of you who have already tried your luck with this type of sports.

For the little ones, we have our children's sailing section, aimed at sailors between 7 and 17 years old who want to learn to navigate the waters independently. With the ultimate goal of becoming future regatta participants.

We also have our Vaurien Sailing Course, this time for adults. The dynamics would be similar: our instructor would give the theoretical and practical notions to become true sailors.

And focusing on windsurfing, we present our 12-hour course with which you will learn not only to maintain balance on the board but also to navigate and make turns of all kinds . At the end of the course you will be able to return to our operations center by yourself.

At Escuela Náutica Granadilla we have set out to add followers to water sports. And more specifically to the exciting world of sailing. For this reason, we make our fleet of sailboats of various sizes available to anyone who wants to start the adventure of becoming a sailor, regardless of age.

Our instructions will take place in the north of Cáceres, specifically in the impressive Gabriel y Galán Reservoir, located in the Guijo de Granadilla district, where the wind will be our best comrade.

For young adventurers between 7 and 14 years old, we have our children's introductory sailing course. The training is carried out from a raquero training boat, with capacity for 6 students and an instructor. Both on a theoretical and practical level you will learn the concepts, navigation modes and safety regulations that every Nobel Prize winner in sailing should know.

For the more advanced we will use our Optimist sailboat. With a weight of 35 kg and a length of 2.30 cm. With this boat they will wake up the itch to participate in regattas.

Do you want to be carried by the wind while riding a board? Then your wishes have the name of water sport. You are looking to practice windsurfing. And from Escuela Náutica Granadilla we want you to make your wishes come true thanks to our 12-hour courses, divided into 2 sessions of 6 hours each. We will develop this course in the Gabriel y Galán Reservoir, located in the north of Cáceres.

In this area you will find the ideal tools to start this adventure, where the most complicated thing for beginners will be maintaining balance on the board. Once you overcome this obstacle, you will be able to turn and jibe like a professional windsurfer.

Don't let these words scare you. They are part of the windsurfing jargon that you will also learn thanks to the knowledge of our instructors. And our training has a theoretical section that will be completed with information about the equipment and its operation, basic turns on the board and safety regulations.

Our second part will take place in the waters of one of the Cáceres reservoirs where water sports lovers gather the most. The groups will be 6 windsurfers for each instructor, who will keep a personalized track of your progress. And the material to put into practice everything we have learned is ours: the sail, the board and the life jacket, as well as a support rescue boat.

Once both sessions are completed, the objective is for you to have acquired the ability to master the Cáceres wind until you return to our facilities on your own. It will be the litmus test for your transformation into an expert windsurfer.

This course is designed for anyone who is curious about the world of windsurfing and who swims with some ease. Of course, you must be minimum 10 years old.

*Given that it is an activity subject to wind conditions, we usually develop our windsurfing courses in the months of June, July, August and September, normally on weekends.