Dubai Kite Club

Dubai Kite Club is the home of Dubai kitesurfers. This is where you can get information where to surf in the UAE, how to surf safely and they even have kitesurfing lessons.

The Club

The first official meeting of the Dubai Kite Club (DKC) was held on 14th December 2002. DKC was formed to make the sports of kitesurfing and parakarting safer and enjoyable for participants in Dubai.

The Dubai Kite Club is an associated body of the Emirates Water Sport Association and has its official base at Mina Seyahi Dubai, MSD (previously known as DIMC) . www.MinaSeyahiDubai.com

Why join.   The Dubai Municipality has made it a requirement that all kitesurfers in Dubai have a licence to kitesurf. Membership of the DKC is your licence. In addition, membership provides you with third party liability insurance of up to 1million dirhams as well as the opportunity to participate in local competitions. (Copies of the Insurance policy are available from DIMC). Full membership (12 months), includes insurance and DIMC privileges.
Temporary membership (1 month), for visitors to Dubai.

How to join. Note: Applications from those under the age of 16 years (minimum 8 years) must be accompanied by written parental consent.

You will require the following;

1.     Passport copy,
2.    Your coolest passport size colour photo of yourself,
3.     200 dirhams, and
4.     The completed application form.

Take the above documents to the MSD sailing department (ph 3181837). Your membership card (licence) will be ready in about a week, however your receipt is your licence until then. How easy is that!?

Temporary membership can be easily obtained right at the beach. For more information on temporary membership, send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it