Madloop is a windsurfing and wingfoiling school on the water's edge at Lake Pupuke, at the bottom of Sylvan Park Avenue off Kitchener Road in Milford, on Auckland's North Shore. It teaches windsurfing, windfoiling and wingfoiling, and rents out equipment for each. The school says it has taught since 1993, and it is run by an R.Y.A trained instructor, Alan McIntosh.
The school says it teaches six days a week in both summer and winter. Lessons suit complete beginners, and the team gives a briefing before going on the water and then corrects technique as the session goes. For a first lesson, you bring your togs and a towel, and all the equipment is provided. The school is a short drive across the Harbour Bridge from the city and close to Takapuna.
People who have taken lessons say the instructors are patient with complete novices, that the briefing and technique tips are useful, and that the value is good. Several describe a strong community of former students who keep foiling and windsurfing together, and one says the lake was warm.