Malan Bartleman

Ik heb een semi-privé cursus van 5 dagen gevolgd bij Kiteboardschool.nl. De faciliteiten bij Boca Grandi zijn fantastisch en er is voldoende goed materiaal in alle maten. Een speciale dank aan Malan voor zijn geduld en geweldige manier van lesgeven. Hij deed er alles aan om ons goed op weg te helpen met kitesurfen. Wij bevelen Kiteboardschool.nl en Malan van harte aan iedereen aan!"

I am super happy with the course and the experience overall. The organisation of the training was greatly done by Hisol, the equipment was in good shape and enogh sizes to choose from (e. g. wet suit), since sometimes you'll just be given a size that only half fits and after a few minutes in the water it starts to be really annoying and distracting. Malan did an amazing job teaching and went above and beyond, having a lot more of patience, only positive vibes even when I wasn't happy or felt that I failed an upwind ride. Super good advice which really helped me work out kink by kink until at the end I felt really comfortable riding and with speed control. I wish this is how every teacher and lesson should be. 5 Stars!

Instructor Malan was very nice and helpful. He explained everything simple so it was really easy to understand. Basic training with smaller kite was also very helpful to learn and to understand how to control kite. Can't wait to continue my courses. The atmosphere there, coffee and lunch was also great.

Our instructor is a very relaxt person who is very able to teach the way of kite surfing. Very patient, capable and humorous. We learned a lot from him while having a real wonderful day. The 3 stars for the equipment is not for the lack of quality, but for the decision to not include this in the lessons for free (anymore?). Other then that, highly recommended.

I had an incredible experience learning kiteboarding from Malan at Kiteboardschool.nl. He is really knowledgeable and personalized his teaching methods to fit my and others' kiteboarding experience level. Furthermore, safety was his top priority, which created a great learning atmosphere. If you're looking for the best kite instructor, look no further!

Did a kitesurfing class with my sister (2 people) and Malan as an instructor ! Amazing time, lots of good tips and refreshers from Malan. He knows is how to ride and make you appreciate the ride. He has the real spirit ! Fun and very friendly, he will get you to the next level of confidence and show you how to be completely independant! He ticks all the boxes of a cool, serious and responsible teacher ! Overall great/steady wind for the session. The spot in Zandmotor, Den Haag is really fun. The kitesurfing school is just next to a bar/restaurant ! Super chill and great atmosphere. I recommend 100 % this area to kite !

My first two lessons with Malan were amazing! He is so friendly, patient and adapts his teaching to the students! Super character, very competent and knows when to challenge you! I was super happy and could not have imagined a better start! Have booked directly again a course at this school! Very into it now!

With the lessons I arrived at a point where I wanted to be able to kite independently. So, I also indicated that in my last lesson. This was well anticipated, giving me complete freedom and confidence to do everything myself from the start. Thanks to Malan's good tips and enthusiasm, I really packed up and was able to sail a lot and show my accumulated experience. My next step is now to really get on the water and make meters. Thanks to Malan and Kiteboardschool for their support and drive to get everyone really independent and safe on the water!!!

Drie daagse cursus gedaan, gelukkig twee dagen dezelfde instructeur gehad (Malan) wat heel fijn was! De tweede les namelijk ( met een andere instructeur), ging iets minder goed (toen was ik een beetje teleurgesteld). Maar Malan wist mij alweer enthousiast te maken en maakte het verschil. Hij is heel kalm, vriendelijk, neemt de tijd en geeft hele duidelijke instructies. Dus ik ga ermee door, nog twee extra lessen bijgeboekt. Duidelijke communicatie via e-mail en sms waarin belangrijke info staat. Ook de kennisbank geeft voor een beginner goeie tips zodat je al een idee hebt wat je te wachten staat. Al met al ben ik een zeer tevreden klant en raad ik kiteboardschool.nl zeker aan!

Malan is such a great instructor, he knows how to teach, guide, but more importantly, make sure you have fun while you learn. He is very keen on polishing the basic skills that any kitesurfer needs to become fully independent. I made good progress with him and fully recommend him as an instructor