Sources and photographs

Photos

Photos show signed real places. These are illustrations from open sources, not personal photos of Alexey. When a region is shown instead of a specific spot, it is marked next to the frame.

• Kitesurfers in the lagoon of Illa do Guagiro · Fabiobarros · CC BY-SA 4.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• kitesurfing in Akyak, Gokov Bay · Hamdigumus · CC0 1.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Mauritius · Ludovic Lubeigt · CC BY-SA 2.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Kitere on Tarifa Beach · Kmtextor · CC BY-SA 4.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Mui Ne, Vietnam · Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Mangroovy Beach, El Gouna, Egypt · Marc Ryckaert · CC BY 3.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Praia da Taíba, Ceará, Brazil · Isaqui costa gomes · CC BY-SA 4.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Vigie Beach, Saint Lucia · ROxBo · Public domain. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Soufrière Bay, Saint Lucia · Mjr74 · Public domain. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• El Medano, Tenerife, Spain · Andree Stephan · CC BY 3.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• kitesurfing in Sotavento, Fuerteventura · Chrumps · CC BY-SA 4.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• kitesurfing on Dahla lagoon · Trincerone · CC BY-SA 4.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Kite on Prasonisi Beach · Shi Annan · CC BY-SA 4.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Zandvoort, Netherlands · Welleschik · CC BY-SA 3.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Talamone, Italy · L3O · Public domain. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Bulabog Beach, Boracay, Philippines · Dinesh Valke · CC BY-SA 2.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Langebaan Lagoon, South Africa · Winfried Bruenken (Amrum) · CC BY-SA 2.5. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Sakalawa Bay, northern Madagascar · Chirocca77 · CC BY 4.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Aydindzhik Beach, Gokcheada · Aziz Akbiyik · CC BY-SA 3.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Los Roques, Venezuela · David Ferreira (Faresh) · CC BY-SA 3.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Pak Nam Pran, Thailand · Phong Phat G · CC BY-SA 3.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Phan Rang beach, Vietnam · BaoNinhThuan · CC BY-SA 4.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Donuzlav Bay, Crimea · Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Yeisk foreland beach, Russia · AlixSaz · CC BY-SA 4.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Silver Sands Beach, Barbados · Postdlf · CC BY-SA 3.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Ozbek Akkum Beach, Urla, Turkey · Yağmur Aydın · CC BY-SA 3.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Flag Beach, Corralejo, Fuerteventura, Spain · Thomas Tolkien · CC BY 2.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Djerba beach, Tunisia · Benoît Prieur · CC0 1.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Lake Pleshcheyevo, Russia · Lite · Public domain. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Praia do Prea, Cruz, Ceara, Brazil · Fabiobarros · CC BY-SA 4.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Praia de Macapa, Piaui, Brazil · Mayra Pavanello Munerato · CC BY-SA 3.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Barra Grande beach, Piaui, Brazil · Mayra Pavanello Munerato · CC BY-SA 3.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Praia de Tatajuba, Ceara, Brazil · Alessimary carlos da silva · CC BY-SA 3.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• El Yaque beach, Margarita Island, Venezuela · Wilfredor · CC0 1.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• La Punta beach, Coche Island, Venezuela · Maor X · CC BY-SA 4.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Tamarit Beach, Santa Pola · Ryan Hodnett · CC BY-SA 4.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Playa de Palmones, Los Barrios, Algeciras Bay, Spain · Falconaumanni · CC BY-SA 3.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Cremastie Beach, Rhodes · A.Savin, Wikipedia · Free Art License. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Syvash Lake, Arabat Spit, Crimea · Anastasiia Kucherenko · CC BY-SA 4.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Mezhvodnoe, Yarylgach Bay coastline, Crimea · Majuro · CC BY-SA 3.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Bugaz spit beach, toward Taman, Russia • Alexander Motin CC0 1.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Grote Knip / Kenepa Grandi beach, Curacao (island scenery; not Sint Joris) · dronepicr · CC BY 2.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Kamenskoye coast, Crimea · Alexander Kochanov · CC BY 3.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Tatarka beach, Kazantip Bay, Crimea · EvgenyChe · CC BY-SA 4.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Bonaire coast and beach (island scenery; not verified as Atlantis) · DanielleJWiki · CC BY-SA 4.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Phú Quý Island, view from the ISS, March 3, 2016 · NASA / Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Johnson Space Center · Public domain. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Coconut Bay and Vieux Fort, south of St. Lucia · No machine-readable author provided. Chensiyuan assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 3.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Taiba's kite lagoon - Lagoa da Taíba, Ceará · Otávio Nogueira (deltafrut) · CC BY 2.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Praia da Barra - Ilha do Guajirú · Mateuz TUF · CC BY-SA 3.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Praia do Preá · Jailsoncmjunior · CC BY-SA 3.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Makapa Beach, Piaoui · Mayra Pavanello Munerato · CC BY-SA 3.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Silver Sands Beach · Pat Edwards · CC BY-SA 3.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Aerial view of El Yaque Beach · Wilfredor · CC0 1.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Kite surf en Los Roques · M. Celeste Rabbat · CC BY-SA 3.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Langebaan lagoon · warrenski · CC BY-SA 2.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• kitesurfing in Dahla Bay · Lärchenholz · CC BY-SA 4.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Tamarit Beach, Santa Pola · Ryan Hodnett · CC BY-SA 4.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Tarifa kite · Akatkoff · CC BY-SA 3.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Kiters in El Medano, Tenerife · Brummschleife · CC BY-SA 3.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• kitesurfing at Talamone · Claudio Cassarà · CC BY 3.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Kite in the Evening Sun, Zandworth · Kitty Terwolbeck · CC BY 2.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Gökçeada Aydıncık Plajı - panoramio (1) · Aziz Akbiyik · CC BY-SA 3.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Prasonisi · Dionysisa303 · CC BY-SA 4.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Rhodes Kremasti 06-13 Beach2 · A.Savin · CC BY-SA 3.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Le Morne Beach with Le Morne Brabant Mountain in the background, Mauritius (53698223315) · "dronepicr" · CC BY 2.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Sakalava Bay · Chirocca77 · CC BY 4.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Vietnam, Mui Ne beach, Kitesurfing on the beach · Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Bulabog beach (52260677983) · Dinesh Valke from Thane, India · CC BY-SA 2.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Flag Beach (Kite Beach) Corralejo Fuerteventura (34053378845) · Thomas Tolkien from Yorkshire, UK · CC BY 2.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Kite over the lagoon and spit of Punta Tretto Punta Trettu Kite Center website All rights remain with the authors. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Kite surfing lesson with a boat school in Porto Pollo • Sporting Club Sardinia / The Bros. All rights remain with the authors. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Beach by Kitecamp Tulum School at Maya Tulum Hotel • Kitecamp Tulum • Photographer not listed on the site All rights remain with the authors. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Egypt kite safari: a day on the water · Alexey Zubkov's personal archive · All rights remain with the photo owner. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Egypt kite safari: a jump over the Red Sea · Alexey Zubkov's personal archive · All rights remain with the photo owner. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Egypt kite safari: riding beside a sandy island · Alexey Zubkov's personal archive · All rights remain with the photo owner. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Egypt kite safari: a rider in golden light · Alexey Zubkov's personal archive · All rights remain with the photo owner. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Egypt kite safari: against the sunset · Alexey Zubkov's personal archive · All rights remain with the photo owner. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• People and kites on Bloubergstrand beach · Alexey Zubkov's personal archive · All rights remain with the photo owner. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• A meeting on the beach at Bloubergstrand · Alexey Zubkov's personal archive · All rights remain with the photo owner. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Brandvlei Dam: reservoir view from the club · Worcester Yacht Club website · All rights remain with the authors. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Windsurfing at Brandvlei Dam: Worcester Yacht Club photo · Worcester Yacht Club website · All rights remain with the authors. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Kites over the water and mountains at Brandvlei Dam · Alexey Zubkov's personal archive · All rights remain with the photo owner. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Brandvlei Dam shoreline and submerged vegetation · Alexey Zubkov's personal archive · All rights remain with the photo owner. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Kitesurfing at Brandvlei Dam against the mountains · Alexey Zubkov's personal archive · All rights remain with the photo owner. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Kites above the mountain reservoir at Brandvlei Dam · Alexey Zubkov's personal archive · All rights remain with the photo owner. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Kite safari: Red Sea islands and lagoons · Kitesafari.pro · All rights remain with the authors. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Bloubergstrand: beach and ocean · High Five Kite House · All rights remain with the authors. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Taiba's kite lagoon - Lagoa da Taíba, Ceará · Otávio Nogueira (deltafrut) · CC BY 2.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Taiba's kite lagoon - Lagoa da Taíba, Ceará · Otávio Nogueira (deltafrut) · CC BY 2.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Prea Beach, Ceará · Otávio Nogueira from Fortaleza, BR · CC BY 2.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Prea Beach, Ceará · Jade Queiroz / MTur Destinos · Public domain. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Makapa Beach, Piaoui · Mayra Pavanello Munerato · CC BY-SA 3.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Silver Sands, Barbados · Johnmartindavies · CC BY-SA 3.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Silver Sands, Barbados · Postdlf · CC BY-SA 3.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• kitesurfing on El Yaque beach, Margarita · Juan Manuel Llanos De Sousa · CC BY-SA 3.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• kitesurfing on El Yaque beach, Margarita · Wilfredor · CC0 1.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Kiter on the water in Langebana · Krystal Coetzee · CC BY-SA 4.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Sunset water sport in Langebana · South African Tourism from South Africa · CC BY 2.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Kite and water in Dahla · Nomadz · CC BY-SA 3.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• kitesurfing at Tarifa · Akatkoff · CC BY-SA 3.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Kites off Los Lances Beach, Tarifa · Juan Vladimir Paraschuk · CC BY-SA 4.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Kiters in El Medano, Tenerife · Berthold Werner · Public domain. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Kite on Zandworth Beach · Ala Kot · CC BY-SA 3.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• The peninsula and kite beach of Prasonisi • Vlasenko CC BY-SA 3.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• kitesurfing at Prasonisi • Vlasenko CC BY-SA 3.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Kite and Historic Bunkers on Cremastie Beach · Pjotr Mahhonin · CC BY-SA 4.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Le Morne, Mauritius · Svein-Magne Tunli - tunliweb.no · CC BY-SA 4.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• The coast of Sakalawa Bay, the Ramena district · Chirocca77 · CC BY-SA 4.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Kite on Mui Nee Beach · Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• kitesurfing on the coast of Mui Nee · Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Kiteers on Boracay · Kstranger · CC0 1.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• kitesurfing on Boracay · Anastasia Zhebyuk - User: (WT-shared) Dandaka at wts wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 3.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Bulabog Beach from the Air, Boracay · Patrickroque01 · CC BY-SA 4.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Flag Beach, Corralejo, north of Fuerteventura · Thomas Tolkien from Yorkshire, UK · CC BY 2.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Flag Beach, Corralejo, north of Fuerteventura · Thomas Tolkien from Yorkshire, UK · CC BY 2.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Windsurfing and kites in Sotavento · Dirk Vorderstraße · CC BY 3.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Sotavento Beach, Fuerteventura · Garonzi Stefania · CC BY-SA 4.0. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Team and equipment kite school in Porto Pollo • Sporting Club Sardinia / The Bros. All rights remain with the authors. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Learning to manage a kite at Porto Pollo Beach • Sporting Club Sardinia / The Bros. All rights remain with the authors. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Kiters and the sand spit of Punta Tretto from the air Kite Village Sardegna website All rights remain with the authors. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Kite water area of Punta Tretto - shallow water and kitesurfing zones Kite Village Sardegna website All rights remain with the authors. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• A kitesurfing lesson in the shallow waters of Punta Tretto Kite Village Sardegna website All rights remain with the authors. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Kite station on the Punta Tretto spit Punta Trettu Kite Center website All rights remain with the authors. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Lesson in Kitecamp Tulum • Kitecamp Tulum • Photographer not listed on the site All rights remain with the authors. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.
• Kite Freestyle: Kitecamp Tulum School Photography • Kitecamp Tulum • Photographer not listed on the site All rights remain with the authors. Original photo, framing by means of the interface.

References and schools

On each page of the place, the source is indicated: the official website of the school, the tourist operator or the signed card of the center. The links were collected on October 2, 2026. The presence of a school page does not confirm its work schedule, vacancies or conditions for a specific date.

Personal histories

The original list of trips is provided by the author. Detailed recollections, dates of visits and personal reviews were not added to the certificates without his story.