Kite Republic (formerly St Kilda Kiteboarding) are the original kiteboarding school in Melbourne. We have worked tirelessly with the Port Phillip Council in turning what was once a little used and littered dog beach into arguably St Kilda's most iconic and spectator tourist attraction today.

The name change from St Kilda Kiteboarding School to Kite Republic became absolutely essential once we began receiving offers from all over Australia and a few internationally for us to come in and run their schools.

Being Victoria's only International Kiteboarding Organization (IKO) Affiliated Centre (21/10/08) Kite Republic leads the way in industry standards and it's internationally experienced and fully qualified team will continue to set the standards well into the future.

Offering everything from introductory lessons, downwinder advanced lessons, 'passport to ride' full courses, IKO instructor training courses through to equipment, day tours, national and international kiting tours and much more, Kite Republic is the industry leader in quality and everything kiteboarding!!!

Owned and managed by Chris Sal an internationally experience and qualified IKO Level 2 instructor, Kite Republic schools is the first and only IKO Affiliated Centre in Victoria (21/10/08). This means we lead the way and are the only school in Victoria to abide by and pass all standards set out by the International Kiteboarding Organization.

Kite Republic have worked tirelessly with the Port Phillip Council and while other schools have come and gone over the years in Melbourne, Kite Republic has been there since the inception and led the way in teaching standards, safety, and working with the community.

Chris has worked with a number of schools around the world in bettering safety and standards. As a qualified Occupational Therapist and Senior First Aid provider Chris leads the way by example. All of Chris' team are qualified instructors and first aid providers and he insists on only having the most passionate of staff surrounding him.

Due to the passion and energy Chris puts into his schools and staff training programs, Chris was asked to and spent a season setting up a school and bringing Snowkiting to Australia. To see a video of Chris teaching the crew of Channel 9's hit TV show 'Getaway' on the slopes of Victoria's Mt Hotham click here.

As well as this Chris continues to maintain his passion of being out on the water, continuing to break the limits and striving to improve every session he is out there.

Australia wide the Kite Republic shop network continues to provide outstanding service and affordable prices.

Like every aspect of the company Kite Republic’s shop network has been built around outstanding service provided by passionate kiters.

We stock a fantastic range including Flexifoil, Naish, Royal, Gin, Nobile, Brunotti, Slingshot, Eh, Best, Skywalker, Mystic, Pro-Limit, Maddog, and more...

We currently have shop locations and demo centres in:

-          St Kilda, VIC (Showroom space and home office. Call 0418 583 233 for an appointment)

-          164 Rouse St, Port Melbourne, VIC (Phone - 03 9646 1135)

-          Hervey Bay, QLD

-          Devonport, TAS

-          Perth, WA (coming soon)

We look forward to getting you set up and enjoying the freedom and excitement of this fantastic sport with you!