It's that time of year...cold and miserable, with very little or gusty wind on the west coast.
So here's the rub...where do you go for a good, reasonably priced windsurfing holiday at this time of year?
I am interested in hearing of places to go (in Oz and overseas) where there's reasonable conditions for an intermediate flatwater sailor.
Any sensible suggestions?
come up to dampier, Onlsow thevenard island area. I've been working on a boat up here for the past 3wks and its been blowing for nearly all of them days. Lots of whitecaps today. Plenty of flat water conditions around the coast.
Otherwise greece, plently of lovely spots and windy conditions with rental centres. I think you find it pretty cheap at the moment according to news reports.
Mauritius is close and awesome..book though UK company and save some dollars
I would have said Cocos Island but you would be sharing it with quite a lot of "boat people"....
I'm not sure how the locals are coping - the ratio of local to refugee would be getting close to one for one unless they are being shipped out elsewhere.
Great place to escape the winter and enjoy the watersports otherwise....
We had a good time last year at Kurramine beach North Queensland, Bowen and Yepoon looked promising as well.
It does attract a few oldies though.
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Windsurfing/Gps/some-GTC-legends-at-Kurrimine/?SearchTerms=legends
Thanks guys...
Was considering COcos, but the extra drop ins might crowd it out. Hence the posting.
Noumea New Caledonia - Monday 1st October 2012 to Sunday 14 October 2012
Return airfares via Sydney are around $1200 - 1400.
Rooms at Le Surf hotel - 117 pnight for double bed - 1500.
Only question how much for board hire and do you have to book in advance or just turn up?
Borgy sent you a pm. But I did find some 10 day packages online from $1700.00 lets hope I can find them again. Have asked Sean re gear hire.
Green Island FNQ
Get a 7 day boat pass for I think $150 and stay each night in a Cairns backpacker joint. If you don't want to drag your gear over just hire it on the island, all good new gear.
A video I've posted a few times...
We were here this time last year for a couple of weeks www.windsurfvillage.it/resort-holidays-sardinia
Sardinia is great they had good gear, overnight ferr from Genoa. didnt see any waves, wasnt as consistent as they said it could have been.....Warm family orientated, sailed most days...
