WATER SPORTS EQUIPMENT & SAILING COURSES
For Beginners & Intermediates
Dart 16_
Laser Bahia_
Laser Stratos_
Laser Pico_
Laser Vago
For Intermediates and Advanced
Hobie Cat 15_
Vago_
RS Vision_
Laser 1_
Laser XD
Advanced sailors
Dart 16X_
RS 500_
Laser 4000_
Laser 3000
Kids Dinghies
Laser Fun Boats_
RS Tera Sport_
Oppies
Sailing Courses for Everyone
With Royal Yachting Association (RYA) qualified instructors offering first class tuition and a superb selection of sailing craft at your disposal, you will find sailing with Mark Warner whether just for pleasure or to gain a sailing qualification couldn't be easier. What's more, our waterfront crew will rig your boat and craft for you and are always on hand to offer helpful hints and tuition.
For more information on our sailing courses and tuition we offer, please see below.
Equipment
Nothing but the best is good enough and, that's why we have all the latest sailing kit. Beginners have a great time and learn to sail in our funboats and seasoned enthusiasts are often blown away by our thrilling Hobie 15s. For more information on our equipment please see below.
Free Improver Clinics
Designed to help you master the basics before you progress to the open sea, our FREE group sailing clinics will gently introduce you to the wonderful world of dinghy sailing. Once you've got to grips with the basics, you can join our improver clinics. They cover a variety of topics including race techniques, asymmetrics single handed and Catamaran sailing.
Safety First
We take every precaution to ensure that you're in safe hands and are supervised at all times whilst out on the water. We provide buoyancy aids and helmets and a full safety briefing on arrival.
Exceptional Windsurfing Conditions
With free tuition in windsurfing included, there's no excuse not to have a go at this exciting sport.
Abu Soma in Egypt is specialist windsurfing centre thanks to their exceptional combination of flat water and consistent breezes.
Free Windsurfing Tuition
Never tried it before? We provide free tuition and run a variety of windsurfing clinics throughout the week. Land-based instruction introduces you to all the basics before you take to the water.
High Performance Boards and Rigs
For those of you who are familiar with windsurfing we have a selection of the latest performance boards to suit all abilities and different wind conditions.
RYA Windsurfing Courses
If you'd like to gain a windsurfing qualification, Abu Soma in Egypt is a RYA recognised training centre and offers a variety of courses, please see below for more information.
It's advisable to pre-book RYA courses in the UK as spaces are limited and in high demand.
Pay as you ski
BWS approved waterskiing and wakeboarding is operated on a "pay as you ski" basis at £15 for a 10 minute tow with informal instruction and using all the lastest equipment. We have standard and wide combo skis for beginners and a good selection of mono skis, wakeboards, children's skis and kneeboards.
Waterski and Wakeboard courses
We have a number of waterskiing and wakeboarding courses on offer, bookable in resort, with each course structured to suit your level of ability, whether you are a beginner or an expert. The courses cost extra and are only bookable in resort. We provide training bars for beginners and in some resorts extended ski poles for wakeboarders.
Top Scuba Diving Locations
Clear waters teaming with exotic marine life are heaven if you're passionate about scuba diving or you're eager to learn to dive.
PADI dive centres
The dive centre works in partnership with PADI registered instructors (Professional Association of Diving Instructors), all of whom are English speaking and are fully qualified.
FREE instruction dive for beginners
Once you've learnt the basics we can take you into shallow open water. You can book a range of PADI courses from the UK.
Experienced, qualified divers
For those who've already mastered the basics, we offer fantastic open water trips, tailor-made to suit your experience. Please remember to bring proof of your qualification.
Snorkelling
If you don't feel ready to scuba dive, snorkeling is a great way to discover life on the sea bed - there's still plenty to see.
Kite Surfing Holidays to Egypt
At the Intercontinental Abu Soma beach resort we offer kitesurfing instruction and BKSA (British Kite Surfing Association) courses.
Unbeatable Kite Surfing Conditions
Reliable warm winds, glorious sunshine and clear, calm waters make our Egyptian resort an ideal kite surfing holiday destination, for both beginners and the more experienced.
Recognised by the British Kite Surfing Association
We offer a variety of pre-bookable BKSA (British Kite Surfing Association) courses at Abu Soma, please see below for more information and costs.
Recreational Kite surfing
We can offer recreational kite surfing at Abu Soma. This is however subject to assessment of your skills by our kite surfing instructor. Please bring proof of your qualification (minimum IKO level 2/ BKSA level 2) and your own 3rd party liability insurance (available from BKSA website www.kitesurfing.org). For safety and rescue cover and storage of personal equipment there is a weekly charge of £40 per person