On Bitez Beach, near Bodrum, Turkey.   Rush Windsurfing is a long established school and board hire that suits both beginners and experts. If you're looking for a high wind blasting location with warm waters, mild chop and hot sunny days, then Bitez is ideal for you. If you want to learn windsurfing in a safe, sheltered bay with gentle winds then Bitez is ideal for you too! Although Neilson have left Bitez, the wind, boards and hotels are still here. Our all new equipment and the Yali Han hotel can both be booked to give you a windsurfing holiday in the place you love. This is possible because here we have gentle breezes for the learners in the mornings, followed by wild winds for the experts in the afternoons. Non and apres-surfers will find plenty to do. This is no barren wasteland.   Bitez is a relatively quiet holiday beach with the wild nightlife of Bodrum and Gumbet only a few minutes away. Bitez recently became a self governing local council (Belediye) and the new council swiftly brought in a wide range of positive improvements to the area.   If you've been here before you'll be amazed at the changes.   Larger scale works include the recently constructed Bodrum International Airport and it's access via a new dual carriageway road from Bodrum and Bitez. Wind statistics The weather. The season runs from late May to Early November with the strongest winds being in June through September.   Look here for some typical Bitez Bay wind statistics.   Temperatures are hot all times, except during the night during the first few weeks at the beginning and end of the season.   The sea is warm throughout.   Surfers tend to sail in shorts or shorty suits.   Forget that steamer or long john.  Here's the current weather. The boards All the sizes you'd expect  from for the short board sailors,  and long boards for beginners and course racers. Here are some of our fun-boards. Make Model Volume Length Bic Tecno 160 255 Bic Tecno 148 264 Bic Tecno 118 248 Tiga FreeX 135 248 Tiga Free Race 125 261 Tiga BorderX 105 250 The man Running the school for thirteen years now, is Rush himself.   That's also him up at the top of the page getting a little air out in the bay.  He's a qualified RYA (Royal Yachting Association) instructor with an excellent command of English and an incredibly patient instructing technique.  In the winter he's a ski patroller in Bolu, one of Turkeys many ski resorts. The sails All are by Naish - Hawaii.   Even the beginners ones!   You'll probably only ever need two sizes because the winds here are so regular and free from gusts.   A 5.5 and a 6.5 should do for most days, with maybe a 5.0 for the occasionally wild ones. There are trainer sails for those who need them.   You can also bring your favourite sail and Rush will find a mast and boom for you. Visitors since  July 2000. Prices for Summer 2010 Advanced / Intermediate Board Rental: Duration TL 1 Hour 30 2 Hours 50 3 Hours 60 10 Hours 240 20 Hours 400 1 Day 80 1 Week 420 2 Weeks 750 Tuition (Including equipment hire) 2 Hours 120 4 Hours over two / three days 200 10 Hours over two / three days 300 Accommodation High season is August and things get busy then.   Otherwise you can find everything from 5 star hotels (with 5 star prices) down to camp sites, all on the beach.     Rush can always help you find something.   A nearby hotel we have an excellent relationship with is the Yali Han - well worth a look. For a private house rental try Norman - the author of this page. I have two adjacent houses in Bitez.  One sleeps 6 and the other suits a couple. In the summer I live in one of them and the other may be available for rent.     If you're looking for something really quiet and special for two try Bodrum Garden Cottage. Don't worry about the name. It's only 5 minutes stroll from us.   Or book a cheap package holiday to Bitez, Bodrum or Gumbet.   You'll need to get the bus from the last two - it'll cost about 80p!     Links Our very good friends at FenerWindsurf. Another excellent place to windsurf on the Bodrum Peninsula. Contacts E-mail Rush Windsurfing.    Alternatively contact me, Norman, for general information. Guest Book We're happy to hear from you.  If you'd like to comment on this site, Bitez, or anything, then please use our guest book.   If you'd just like to view the guest book then click here.