Fliteboard launches six-day Colombia eFoil retreats for beginners and pros

Fliteboard is turning Cartagena and Barú Island into a six-day progression camp, with beginner and pro riders split into separate weeks and a package that folds coaching, lodging, meals and community into one premium booking. The 2026 Colombia eFoil Retreats are built around a simple idea: give riders access to better water, better instruction and a tighter crew than a self-booked trip could usually deliver.

The beginner track is scheduled for March 2-7, June 8-13 and September 21-26. Those weeks center on confidence-building, daily personalized lessons, structured coaching, sunrise and sunset rides in calm mangroves and video review so riders can see their mistakes and clean up their stance, throttle control and turns. The advanced and pro sessions, set for May 20-25, November 2-7 and November 9-14, push harder. Led by Justin Chait, they shift into racing, open-ocean riding, wave sessions, island hopping and technical refinement.

The retreat package is doing more than selling water time. It includes four nights at Aura Hotel Barú or a private villa and one night in a colonial house in Cartagena’s Old Town, plus all meals, airport transfers, local transport, a catamaran eFoil tour through the Rosario Islands, drone footage, sunset cocktails, live salsa music and a closing dinner and celebration in Cartagena. Optional diving and mobility sessions widen the lane for riders who want the week to feel like a full water-sports getaway.

That structure matters because it answers the question every rider asks about a destination week: what is this buying that a normal trip does not? In this case, the premium is not just the setting. It is the coaching density, the built-in riding group, the logistics and the direct line to a local operator that knows the water. Colombia Efoil says the retreat is capped at 10 participants, riders can bring their own eFoil or rent one, and helmets and PFDs are included.

The host also gives the program credibility on the ground. Colombia Efoil describes itself as the pioneer of efoiling in Cartagena de Indias and the exclusive distributor and reseller of Fliteboard in Colombia. Fliteboard’s choice to work through that partner suggests this is meant to feel like a living product ecosystem, not a pop-up lesson week.

Chait gives the advanced track its headline draw. Fliteboard identifies him as the first eFoil World Champion and says he won the first US eFoil race in Fort Lauderdale’s Flite Cup 2022, the 2024 Flite Dubai eFoil World Championship and the 2025 SFT World Championship. Based in Naples, Florida, he coaches riders from beginner through pro performance, which makes the retreat read less like a vacation add-on and more like an athlete-led progression plan.

The format is not new, either. Fliteboard ran a similar Colombia retreat in 2025, and the 2026 version sits inside a broader eFoil Riders push that spans eleven destinations. The message is clear: Fliteboard is selling destination coaching, social energy and a smoother path up the learning curve, all in one six-day package.