I wish I could rate this lower because I feel like we were totally scammed by Eric in the summer of…read more2015. First of all, this isn't really a "kiteboarding school." It's one young guy (Eric) with a painted van. So if something goes wrong you have no recourse beyond him, and a Yelp review, such as this. Also, you have to pay in advance so you can't hold anything back if you are dissatisfied. We signed up for lessons, but the day of the lesson there was no wind. Eric encouraged us to come out anyhow saying the wind might change. It didn't. He taught my kids to set up the kite on the beach and spent about 10 minutes flying it from the beach. Then called it a day. Tried again that week, same thing. So my 3 kids never even touched the water yet he charged us $600! He said there are NO refunds but that we could use it to buy merchandise in the store. Well, come to find out there is NO store. We got nothing in return. I tried to fight it but he said we got a "land lesson". Omg. $600 for something totally worthless. I would not hire Eric unless you have a lot of money to potentially waste. I'm thinking those other reviews were all written by Eric's family and friends. :/ Disappointed in NC

From the owner: We specialize in Private Kiteboarding Lessons, (aka Kitesurfing), custom to fit each individual and…read moreall levels from beginner to intermediate. Learn at your own pace and get matched up with a very fun instructor who displays patience, clear communication style, professionalism and a positive attitude. lessons are structured use easy techniques that help you learn fast and safe with awesome kites to learn and progress on. All equipment is included in your lesson. Private or Group lessons are customized to a unique style of learning helping each individual student to acquire the skills to become an independent kiteboarder with the confidence to handle a variety of situations and conditions. Being self sufficient is number one.

Carts are filthy, staff is less than helpful. Don't expect any support or help if your plans change…read moreor you are in a situation.

Was so excited to rent and enjoy some beach! I made reservations online at 2:30 read over…read moreeverything before checking out and was satisfied with what I was purchasing! I went to the store to pick up and decided I wanted to rent an umbrella on top of my 3 chair reservation! Easy! Sign the waiver start walking out the door the kid behind the counter says yeah return this all by 5. I told him my online reservation said 10:55 8hr duration. He said "okay we close at 5" we decided to quickly get to the beach and enjoy the literal 1:30 mins we had with our rentals. I decided to give the store a call to get an understanding why the online said 8 hrs if they closed at 5 and needed everything back by 5. He said oh idk but we close at 5. Seemed to the only sentence he knew. Rushed back to return bc he did state if they were not brought back by 5 then we would be charged. Im upset bc I would have never made a reservation for chairs at 230 and pick up the chairs at 3 if I knew I was on a time crunch( 70 dollars!!!!!! ) i definitely wouldn't have added a umbrella for 30 dollars. When I returned our items I told the worker he should have let us know prior us walking out the door that we had till 5. And that they should fix their website bc it wasn't correct and he said yeah well we close at 5. (Annoying) I told him I was t happy about it and I would leave a review and contact the manager and be said okay that's fine and he said "what do you expect me to do about it" Also the umbrella/tent was awful. It was broken and wouldn't click to hold in place . We didn't even use it. It was a waste of 100 dollars. Don't reserve on the website I guess and go in person ask question. I honestly wouldn't have been so upset about it if the worker gave acknowledgment of the website being wrong or even apologized for it. And should have told us about the time of Return before we decided to add on an umbrella and I prolly wouldn't have been pleased had we gotten our moneys worth with the chairs

My niece just finished her second year of surf school and loved it! Indo Jax is well-known to be…read morethe best surf camp for kids in town. They give excellent mini-lessons on the ocean and make safety as well as fun a priority. The kids are laughing and smiling at all times. Wes was EXCEPTIONAL and, "was the coolest coach ever."

From the owner: We are a family owned surf school that has been located in the Wilmington, North Carolina area…read moresince 2006. We pride ourselves on safety, quality of instruction, and attention to detail. We enjoy being members of the surfing community along the Cape Fear Coast and do our best to improve the quality of life for the folks who live here, as well as do our part to make this a top notch travel destination. The surrounding beaches here are beautiful, with white sand and warm water. The conditions are perfect for learning exciting water sports such as surfing and kiteboarding. Indo jax provides group and private surf and kiteboard lessons. Our experienced and trained professional instructors will get you up and riding in no time, as they introduce you to some of the most thrilling watersports. So come on out and experience the exhilaration of surfing and kiteboarding at Indo Jax!

Had a great time kayaking at Wrightsville SUP- the launch location was perfect for cruising through…read morechannels, checking out the houses along the water and just enjoying time on the water. We had awesome customer service and the booking process was really seamless. We will definitely be back!

Family visiting and wanted to go stand up paddle boarding and we found this place on the way off…read morethe island while we were grabbing dinner and glad that we were able to go on a Friday show up with no reservation and rent the SUPs for two hours along the waterway You get a brief introduction on how to hold a paddle and maneuver your way on the stand up paddle boards and I did get the local shop cell phone number just in case we got stuck but they did advise us to stayy off of the grass since there are oyster beds over there and you can cut your feet from the sharp shells but overall a good time and will definitely be back when I'm in the area. They are also able to hold your keys just in case you do flip off and lose your items from the bungee cords on your board.

Five stars for customer service and pricing. Mistakingly made the decision to head down to Surf…read moreCity on the weekend, meeting unexpected traffic...30 minutes to go 2 miles traffic. If i were in San Diego or pulling into Haleiwa it's understandable...but Surf City? North Carolina? I was near insanity, but too close to the shop to turn around. With the infuriating anger building I decided they had one chance to get my business. And it was slim. And what happened? Great, comfortable, friendly customer service. No pressure sales. Two days later and I'm back ordering a board from them. It's a nice little shop with pretty much everything you would need. Be sure to check out the consignment section...saw a cosmetically beat but great condition Hawaii Pro Designs longboard sitting in the back, in addition to a variety of short boards in varying conditions with varying prices. George is awesome. Send him your business. I've stopped into most other "shops" in the area and been brushed off, leaving me feeling like Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman (minus the prostitution). Lesson to other shops in the area...don't judge a book by its cover - you just missed out on $2k in sales this time around (not to mention future business), as I'll never go back to your establishments.

Amazing-- On Shore surf lessons! George and Ariana (sp?) were great with beginners. So easy to work…read morewith and very mindful while providing the best experience. Thank you! We will return. Highly recommend.

Found exactly what I wanted at a price over 30% lower tha anywhere else…read more UPS 2nd day air shipping for $9.95, and it shipped the next day. Very happy with the ease of ordering and the fast service. Got a top rated product, Standard Horizon GX1700, at a rock bottom price. I look forward to doing business with The GPS Store again.

I went to the FT Lauderdale boat show on Saturday Nov. 01, 2025 specifically to get some…read moreelectronics for my boat. Scott worked with me at the GPS Store boot and provided me a quote. I told him that I wasn't sure on the model and he told me that I could agree on placing a credit card to secure the "Boat Show Pricing". Giving me 2 weeks to decide. I agreed and on Monday got in touch with Michael. After some emails with Michael( he was great cant complaint) we agreed on the devices and the quote. The order was confirmed on Nov. 5, 2025. Michael told me that the order was placed and once they receive it, they will charge the credit card and ship item(that should had been the first flag). On Nov 20. 2025, Michael sends me an email stating that the order was completed and will be ship in the afternoon. That I will get a tracking number. I got charged the cost on my credit card. Up to this point, everything is going fine. Other than needed to wait two weeks to get the items "Shipped". On Nov. 26 2025, I sent an email to Michael asking for status because I haven't receive the items ordered or even a tracking number. To my surprise, Michael sent me an email stating that "Navico" informed them that the items wont be available until the end of June 2026. Of course, sent me other models with jacked prices. I ask, what happen. The order was charged and scheduled to deliver. His response was: "It has taken us a few days to get an update on the NSX3009 bundle package from Navico. Their update is these are not going to be in stock with them to ship until the end of June 2026." I cant believe that GPS Store been such a high volume store of marine electronics, they will make this statement. I believe the issue was that someone made a mistake in the quote and GPS Store didn't want to commit to the agreed price. Specially, when you go to their site and the system shows "IN STOCK" but at a higher price. They quickly returned the charges to my credit card. Odd! Looks like I am not the only one that was suffer the same fate.