Cabarete - Beach is a Kitesurfing Paradise!
International Kiteboarding Organization (IKO)
Cabarete is the Kitesurfing Capital of the World (IKO)
IDEAL FOR ALL KITESURFERS
Cabarete has long been known in the kite community as one of the best
(if not THE Best) places in the world to kitesurfing.
Ideal learning to kitesurf conditions for beginners, to advanced kiteboard spots for intermediate and experts kiters.
(if not THE Best) places in the world to kitesurfing.
Ideal learning to kitesurf conditions for beginners, to advanced kiteboard spots for intermediate and experts kiters.
Kitesurfing Spot Guide for CABARETE
Introduction
Cabarete is known worldwide as one of the kitesurfing meccas in the world. Many of the past and current pros on the world tour call Cabarete their home for 6 or more months of the year.
Until 15 years ago, Cabarete was mostly known as the best place in the Caribbean for a windsurf holiday, but when kiteboarding started to take off in popularity around 2000-2001 many windsurfers converted to kitesurfing.
Until 15 years ago, Cabarete was mostly known as the best place in the Caribbean for a windsurf holiday, but when kiteboarding started to take off in popularity around 2000-2001 many windsurfers converted to kitesurfing.
WHAT MAKES IDEAL KITESURFING CONDITIONS
For kitesurfing to be enjoyable you need a steady ( not gusty) wind in the 15 to 25 knots range,
which is exactly what Cabarete has.
For safety a wind that is side-onshore is also ideal ( so when something bad happens you float back to the shore safely),
which is what Cabarete has.
Because kites used 22 meter ( or longer) lines you need a good amount of large open beaches,
which is what Cabarete has.
which is exactly what Cabarete has.
For safety a wind that is side-onshore is also ideal ( so when something bad happens you float back to the shore safely),
which is what Cabarete has.
Because kites used 22 meter ( or longer) lines you need a good amount of large open beaches,
which is what Cabarete has.
WHERE TO KITESURF IN CABARETE
Cabarete Bay
The upwind half of the bay is more used by windsurfers, so if you are kitesurfing here, try to stay out of their way. It's a large open beach, easy to launch your kite. Good for riders of all levels.
Kitebeach
is located about 2 km ( 1+ mile) west of Cabarete, it's a good kite spot since the water on the inside of the reef is pretty flat, which makes learning easy, for more experienced riders the waves on the reef are world-class for wave riding and outside of the reef, there's tons of space for experienced riders.
La Boca River Mouth
is 6 km ( 4 miles) east of Cabarete.
A flat water river mouth / lagoon. Ideal for flat water freestyle training. It's a nice place to kitesurf when there's only a few people there.
The upwind half of the bay is more used by windsurfers, so if you are kitesurfing here, try to stay out of their way. It's a large open beach, easy to launch your kite. Good for riders of all levels.
Kitebeach
is located about 2 km ( 1+ mile) west of Cabarete, it's a good kite spot since the water on the inside of the reef is pretty flat, which makes learning easy, for more experienced riders the waves on the reef are world-class for wave riding and outside of the reef, there's tons of space for experienced riders.
La Boca River Mouth
is 6 km ( 4 miles) east of Cabarete.
A flat water river mouth / lagoon. Ideal for flat water freestyle training. It's a nice place to kitesurf when there's only a few people there.
KITESURF EQUIPMENT FOR CABARETE
Type of kiteboard depends on your riding preference . There are a few kiteboard shops in Cabarete to replace something if it gets broken. Starkites and Bic Carib center are your best places to go. Although the schools also sell kites , boards and accessories.
WIND FORECAST FOR CABARETE
We use windguru to forecast the wind for Cabarete. Windguru also has a good option to look at Historic wind conditions over the years, to see which months have the best wind average.
Our experiences is that the following months have the best chances ( 75% of days with over 15 knots): June, July, August, December, January, February ,March, April and May. the months of September and October can be a bit of hit and miss, since there could be some tropical hurricane activity somewhere far away over the atlantic that disrupts the trade winds.
When the trade winds are present, expect the wind to start kicking in at around 1 in the afternoon, reach max strength at around 3. Average wind strength is around 18 knots.
Our experiences is that the following months have the best chances ( 75% of days with over 15 knots): June, July, August, December, January, February ,March, April and May. the months of September and October can be a bit of hit and miss, since there could be some tropical hurricane activity somewhere far away over the atlantic that disrupts the trade winds.
When the trade winds are present, expect the wind to start kicking in at around 1 in the afternoon, reach max strength at around 3. Average wind strength is around 18 knots.
KITESURF SCHOOLS IN CABARETE
There are at least a dozen kite surf schools in Cabarete. One mistake that a lot of beginners make is to start shopping around for the cheapest kitesurf school.
Some schools offers lessons that are half the price of other schools, why? Because they use dated and old equipment and the lessons are taught by unqualified instructors.
In our opinion the oldest 2 schools in Cabarete are also the safest and best schools: Laurel Eastman kiteboarding (LEK) & Kiteclub at Kitebeach.
Some schools offers lessons that are half the price of other schools, why? Because they use dated and old equipment and the lessons are taught by unqualified instructors.
In our opinion the oldest 2 schools in Cabarete are also the safest and best schools: Laurel Eastman kiteboarding (LEK) & Kiteclub at Kitebeach.
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