Business At A Glance
Startup Costs: $2,000 – $10,000
Part Time: Can be operated part-time.
Online Operation? No
Business Overview
Windsurfing is a sport and recreationalpastime that roared to popularity in the early 1980s, and after a fewyears of steady growth in the popularity of windsurfing, began todecline. However, that was then, this is now. The popularity ofwindsurfing is again on the rise.
This is mainly due to the fact thatonce the equipment and training have been paid for, windsurfing is avery inexpensive sport to participate in, not to mention the thrill ofgliding over waves at 30 miles per hour. The first step in starting awindsurfing training school is to be a windsurfer or to hireprofessional instruction staff on a revenue-split basis. The businessis best established in a busy tourist area: one that preferably drawsyear-round crowds to the beach. In addition to the equipmentrequirements, it is well advised to seek out liability insurance, dueto the nature of the sport and the potential for serious accidents.
With the right training location, additional revenues can be generatedby renting windsurfing boards to tourists on an hourly and half-daybasis. Overall, this can be a great new business venture to establish,providing you have the right location. The profit potential for aseasonal wind surfing training school is in the range of $20,000 perseason, while a year-round training school could easily generateprofits two to three times that number. The revenue generated by therental aspect of the business could add an additional $10,000 to$15,000 per year, bringing the total potential profits for a year-roundoperation to $50,000 or more.
