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Software built for how a

wingfoil school actually runs

Sell lessons, clinics and rentals in one checkout, plan each day around the wind on a live whiteboard, and keep wings, boards, foils, instructors and invoices in order — without juggling five tools.

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For wingfoil schools

Use caseSell lessons, clinics and rentals in one checkout, plan each day around the wind on a live whiteboard, and keep wings, boards, foils, instructors and invoices in order

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Sell everything in one checkoutRun the day on a live whiteboardGear & rentalsBack office that keeps up
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A wingfoil school doesn't run like a normal booking business. The wind decides when lessons happen, the sport is still evolving fast, and students arrive at every stage — from first time on the wing to confident foiling and riding upwind. Every session needs the right wing size, board volume and foil or mast set matched to the rider's level and the day's conditions. On top of that you're selling rentals and clinics, handling tourists in high season, and coordinating instructors who brief guests in several languages. TIDEFORCE — the Commerce & Operations Platform for Outdoor Sports Schools — is built around that reality, not bolted onto a generic calendar.

What running a wingfoil school actually takes

Wind-dependent scheduling — sessions move, get regrouped or shifted to another spot, and the plan has to change fast without losing track of who paid for what.A clear progression — from first wing handling on the beach, to taxiing on the board, to getting up on foil and riding upwind — with students grouped by level, language, age and skill.Expensive gear assigned per level — bigger boards and smaller wings for beginners, low-volume boards and high-aspect foils for advancing riders, all matched to the rider and the wind.More than lessons — private and group lessons, equipment rentals, progression clinics and multi-day courses, often sold together in one basket.
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Wind-dependent scheduling — sessions move, get regrouped or shifted to another spot, and the plan has to change fast without losing track of who paid for what.A clear progression — from first wing handling on the beach, to taxiing on the board, to getting up on foil and riding upwind — with students grouped by level, language, age and skill.Expensive gear assigned per level — bigger boards and smaller wings for beginners, low-volume boards and high-aspect foils for advancing riders, all matched to the rider and the wind.More than lessons — private and group lessons, equipment rentals, progression clinics and multi-day courses, often sold together in one basket.Seasonal peaks and tourists — high-season days when the spot is full, guests booking from abroad, and a front desk that can't stop to fight the software.Instructor coordination — who's teaching which group, with which material, and a clean record of sessions for payroll at period end.Multi-language guests — confirmations, reminders and a booking flow people from anywhere can actually complete.
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Wingfoil school session on the water 2

How TIDEFORCE runs it

Sell everything in one checkout

Lessons, clinics, rentals, courses, tours, events, camps, shuttles, accommodation, camping, lockers and add-ons all live in one real carta guest can book a beginner lesson, add a wing-and-board rental and reserve a locker in a single transaction
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Lessons, clinics, rentals, courses, tours, events, camps, shuttles, accommodation, camping, lockers and add-ons all live in one real cart — a guest can book a beginner lesson, add a wing-and-board rental and reserve a locker in a single transaction. Set seasonal pricing (high, mid and low ranges per activity and location) and capacity per slot, activity, day and season so a full high-season weekend doesn't oversell. Vouchers, email confirmations and reminders are built in, and you can preview a draft of your storefront before you publish it with Live Preview. Pricing is a flat take-rate of 6.9% per processed transaction with payment fees included — no setup or monthly fee.

Run the day on a live whiteboard

A real-time whiteboard and timetable give you the day at a glanceAllocate instructors, drag students into groups by language, level, age and skill, assign material and check people in
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A real-time whiteboard and timetable give you the day at a glance. Allocate instructors, drag students into groups by language, level, age and skill, assign material and check people in — all by hand, so when the wind shifts you regroup in seconds instead of rebuilding a spreadsheet. Keep beginners on the beach drill, taxiing riders in one group and foiling riders in another, each with the right coach. Work across multiple locations with operational visibility into each spot, and keep instructor session reports feeding a clean payroll record (sessions → periods → payouts) at the end of every period.

Gear & rentals

Run a shop where equipment is linked to inventory, and sell off used or demo school gear when it's time to refresh the quiverAssign wings, boards and foil or mast sets to students during day planning and check material in and out
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Run a shop where equipment is linked to inventory, and sell off used or demo school gear when it's time to refresh the quiver. Assign wings, boards and foil or mast sets to students during day planning and check material in and out, so a beginner gets a stable board and a manageable wing while an advancing rider gets the low-volume board and high-aspect foil — and nothing is double-booked. Material intelligence tracks usage hours, condition and location so you know which gear is worn, where it is, and what's due for retirement — useful for deciding what to sell on as used.

Back office that keeps up

Create invoices directly from a booking or a paymentconnected data and multi-rate VAT
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Create invoices directly from a booking or a payment, with connected data and multi-rate VAT — you confirm each invoice before it goes out, so the numbers are always under your control. Bring in customers and material yourself with self-serve CSV import; if you're moving off a previous system, we handle the full migration with you. Add provider and partner accounts with their own access level so partners can place and manage their own bookings, with B2B provider invoicing. Everything is GDPR-compliant and hosted in the EU on Google Cloud, and the data is yours — there's no marketplace sitting between you and your customers.

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What's live vs. what's coming: Everything above is available today, with two notes. Material intelligence (usage hours, condition, location) is in Beta. Guest-first booking with no mandatory login, email-first passwordless access, and QR tickets with one-tap check-in are (rolling out) — they're the direction we're shipping toward, not something to rely on today. AI-assisted setup and a storefront booking assistant are available as (experimental).

Why wingfoil schools choose TIDEFORCE

One checkout for lessons, clinics, rentals and courses — not a stack of disconnected tools.Day planning that bends with the wind: manual drag-and-drop grouping, instructor allocation and gear assignment in real time.Wings, boards and foils tracked from the shop to the student and backInvoicing and payroll bookkeeping connected to the bookings they came from — you stay in control of every invoice.
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One checkout for lessons, clinics, rentals and courses — not a stack of disconnected tools.Day planning that bends with the wind: manual drag-and-drop grouping, instructor allocation and gear assignment in real time.Wings, boards and foils tracked from the shop to the student and back, with condition and usage visibility (Beta) to guide what you sell on used.Invoicing and payroll bookkeeping connected to the bookings they came from — you stay in control of every invoice.Multi-location, multi-language, EU-hosted and GDPR-compliant, with a transparent flat take-rate and no monthly fee.

Frequently asked questions

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Can TIDEFORCE handle wind-dependent scheduling?

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Yes. The live whiteboard and timetable are built for plans that change. When conditions shift you can regroup students, reallocate instructors, reassign gear and move sessions by hand in seconds — without rebuilding your day from scratch.

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Can a student book a lesson, a rental and a clinic in one go?

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Yes. There's a single real cart covering lessons, clinics, rentals, courses, tours, events, camps, shuttles, accommodation, camping, lockers and add-ons, so a guest can combine several of them in one checkout and one payment.

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How does gear assignment work for wings, boards and foils?

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During day planning you assign material to each student and check it in and out — a stable board and a manageable wing for beginners, a low-volume board and high-aspect foil for advancing riders. Equipment in the shop is linked to inventory, and material intelligence (currently in Beta) tracks usage hours, condition and location so you know what's worn and where it is.

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Does it group students by level for the wingfoil progression?

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Yes. You drag students into groups by language, level, age and skill manually on the whiteboard, which keeps first-timers on the beach drill, taxiing riders, and foiling riders in the right sessions with the right instructor.

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How is pricing structured?

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A flat take-rate of 6.9% per processed transaction, with payment fees included and no setup or monthly fee. You can also set seasonal pricing across high, mid and low ranges per activity and location.

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How fast can we get started?

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You can go live with your core offer fast, with guided onboarding. You can import customers and material yourself via CSV, and if you're switching from another system we handle the full migration with you.

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In a short demo, we'll walk through your real workflows: services, booking, planning, team, guests, inventory, guidebook and shop.

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Kilian Kirchberger, Founder and CEO of TIDEFORCE
We map your real school day first, then show only where TIDEFORCE actually fits.
Kilian KirchbergerFounder & CEO