For kitesurf schools
Use caseSell courses, lessons, rentals and camps in one checkout, plan the day around the wind on a live whiteboard, and keep gear, instructors and invoices in order
Operational effectjuggling five tools.
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A kitesurf school doesn't run like a normal booking business. The wind decides when lessons happen, students arrive at every level from first kite to riding upwind independently, and every session needs the right kite, board, bar and harness assigned to the right person. On top of that you're selling rentals, downwinders and camps, handling walk-ins, and coordinating instructors who speak to guests in three or four languages. TIDEFORCE — the Commerce & Operations Platform for Outdoor Sports Schools — is built around that reality, not bolted onto a generic calendar.
What running a kitesurf school actually takes
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How TIDEFORCE runs it
Sell everything in one checkout
Courses, private lessons, rentals, downwinders, tours, events, camps, shuttles, accommodation, camping, lockers and add-ons all live in one real carta guest can book a beginner course, add a board rental and reserve a locker in a single transactionRead moreRead less→
Courses, private lessons, rentals, downwinders, tours, events, camps, shuttles, accommodation, camping, lockers and add-ons all live in one real cart — a guest can book a beginner course, add a board rental and reserve a locker in a single transaction. Set seasonal pricing (high, mid and low ranges per activity and location) and capacity per slot, activity, day and season so a full high-season weekend doesn't oversell. Vouchers, email confirmations and reminders are built in, and you can preview a draft of your storefront before you publish it with Live Preview. Pricing is a flat take-rate of 6.9% per processed transaction with payment fees included — no setup or monthly fee.
Run the day on a live whiteboard
A real-time whiteboard and timetable give you the day at a glanceAllocate instructors, drag students into groups by language, level, age and skill, assign material and check people inRead moreRead less→
A real-time whiteboard and timetable give you the day at a glance. Allocate instructors, drag students into groups by language, level, age and skill, assign material and check people in — all by hand, so when the wind shifts you regroup in seconds instead of rebuilding a spreadsheet. Work across multiple locations with operational visibility into each spot, and keep instructor session reports feeding a clean payroll record (sessions → periods → payouts) at the end of every period.
Rentals & equipment
Run a shop where equipment is linked to inventory, and sell off used or demo school gear when it's time to refresh the quiverAssign kites, boards, bars and harnesses to students during day planning and check material in and outRead moreRead less→
Run a shop where equipment is linked to inventory, and sell off used or demo school gear when it's time to refresh the quiver. Assign kites, boards, bars and harnesses to students during day planning and check material in and out. Material intelligence tracks usage hours, condition and location so you know which gear is worn, where it is, and what's due for retirement — useful for deciding what to sell on as used.
Back office that keeps up
Create invoices directly from a booking or a paymentconnected data and multi-rate VATRead moreRead less→
Create invoices directly from a booking or a payment, with connected data and multi-rate VAT — you confirm each invoice before it goes out, so the numbers are always under your control. Bring in customers and material yourself with self-serve CSV import; if you're moving off a previous system, we handle the full migration with you. Add provider and partner accounts with their own access level so partners can place and manage their own bookings, with B2B provider invoicing. Everything is GDPR-compliant and hosted in the EU on Google Cloud, and the data is yours — there's no marketplace sitting between you and your customers.
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Why kitesurf schools choose TIDEFORCE
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Frequently asked questions
01Can TIDEFORCE handle wind-dependent scheduling?
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Yes. The live whiteboard and timetable are built for plans that change. When conditions shift you can regroup students, reallocate instructors, reassign gear and move sessions by hand in seconds — without rebuilding your day from scratch.
02Can students book a course, a rental and a camp in one go?
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Yes. There's a single real cart covering courses, lessons, rentals, downwinders, tours, events, camps, shuttles, accommodation, camping, lockers and add-ons, so a guest can combine several of them in one checkout and one payment.
03How does gear assignment work for kites, boards, bars and harnesses?
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During day planning you assign material to each student and check it in and out. Equipment in the shop is linked to inventory, and material intelligence (currently in Beta) tracks usage hours, condition and location so you know what's worn and where it is.
04Does it group students by level and language?
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Yes. You drag students into groups by language, level, age and skill manually on the whiteboard, which keeps beginners, intermediates and near-independent riders in the right sessions with the right instructor.
05How is pricing structured?
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A flat take-rate of 6.9% per processed transaction, with payment fees included and no setup or monthly fee. You can also set seasonal pricing across high, mid and low ranges per activity and location.
06How fast can we get started?
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You can go live with your core offer fast, with guided onboarding. You can import customers and material yourself via CSV, and if you're switching from another system we handle the full migration with you.
See how TIDEFORCE fits your school
In a short demo, we'll walk through your real workflows: services, booking, planning, team, guests, inventory, guidebook and shop.
We map your real school day first, then show only where TIDEFORCE actually fits.