simon caponi

Simon is a knowledgeable, patient, dedicated teacher. I would recommend him to anyone intersted in kite surfing not only because of his exemplary teaching skills but also because he is a fun, down-to-earth kinda guy.

Simon is a great guy, helped me learn how to kitesurf while making sure I was safe and having fun. His instructions are always clear and help you progress step by step. It was a pleasure having him as an instructor

Great instructors and place in Naxos. We were like a family. All four (my family) took lessons and we are all satisfied. Safety first, friendly, enyojing, laughing and relaxing would be the right words for instructor Simon and all other members in kite center. Great job !

I had the pleasure of taking severals hour of private kite lessons with Simon in Mikri Vigla and finally reached my independent level. Simon is a super nice guy and I can absolute recommend anyone who wants to learn kitesurfing to take lessons with him. Apart from sharing a lot of his kiteboarding knowledge during our breaks, he gave me a lot of advice on how to improve my skills and I felt absolutely safe under his supervision at all times! Also the whole staff of the school was very friendly and helpful. Thank you so much for this great experience! =)

Flisvos in Naxos is a very friendly and well equipped school based on a beautiful beach. Simon did a great job in teaching and helped me with great effort on my first kiting steps. He was very sympathetic and competent, both as a surfer as well as a teacher. Overall a great experience, always again!

For the first time I tried out to kite surfing and it was an amazing experience that I for sure will continue. At the kiteschool I had a very good experience. My teacher Simone has shown me the most possible in 6 days, so that I could already surf upwind and having a lot of fun! :-) (Before I had no experience with a kite neither with surfing). I always felt really safe and comfortable. The place at Naxos is so beautiful and I had good conditions to kite. In addition the food is so delicious and the people are very kindly!

My first experiences with kite surfing at the Flisvos Kite Center in Naxos were very good. My teacher was patient but at the same time challenged me in off so that I were able to make a progress throughout my course of 11 lessons. Only thing which I would critizise is that sometimes the lessons ended a bit too early and we were done 10 minutes before the official end of the lesson. It was ok because I was exhausted but still this should not be the case, above all because the private lessons are quite expensive. What I must say though is that during the lessons I was able to practice a lot, I had a lot of time in the water compared to other students. So maybe my teacher thought, he gives me more practicing/water time and therefore ends the lesson a bit earlier.

I had a great experience with Simon. I’m a beginner, scared by a previous experience. Simon was very patient and understanding, he taked a lot of time to make me feel more confident with the kite. He even got into the water with me for more than an hour in order to make me feel very safe. Furthermore he’s very funny and friendly and I really liked the kite centre’s atmosphere. I highly reccomend him and hope to come back!

I had a really good time and learned to love kiting. Thanks to the world's best teacher, I always had a lot of fun and noticed that I was making really good progress. The improvements, tips and instructions were always extremely helpful and made me super independent. So I can only say that I couldn't have imagined better lessons and Simon really taught me kiting with a lot of joy. I also really loved the atmosphere at the kiting spot and I couldn’t imagine a better place to learn it. Thank you for the great time, I will definitely come back!

My wife and me have had an excellent experience with our 2 most dedicated instructors (Simon and Tom). They both take the necessary time to instruct everything so well and create confidence in each step needed to stand on the board with great pleasure in a later stage.