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Topic: bonaire vs. Margaritia |
long4wind
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2001 4:29 pm Subject: RE: bonaire vs. Margaritia |
Ive been to both places before. And they are both great places to windsurf. Both islands should have excellent wind in the month of May.
I consider Bonaire to be a much better place for beginners. ... |
Topic: Beginner: suggested spot? |
long4wind
Replies: 4
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2000 7:40 pm Subject: RE: Beginner: suggested spot? |
Ive been to Margarita, Aruba and Bonaire. All are really good places to learn, but Bonaire is the BEST!!! Where else can you have consistant 20 knott winds, flat water, and a bay that is knee high to ... |
Topic: where to stay in Bonaire |
long4wind
Replies: 7
Views: 6249
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2000 7:36 pm Subject: RE: where to stay in Bonaire |
I stayed in Bonaire about a year and a half ago.
As mentioned by others, Jibe City is an excellent place to rent equipment and learn the sport. I highly recommend it.
However, I cannot recommend ... |
Topic: August in the Caribbean? |
long4wind
Replies: 3
Views: 7352
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2000 7:33 pm Subject: RE: August in the Caribbean? |
August and September are probably the worst months to go the the Carribean. So unless you dont mind sailing with 6.5 to 7.5 sails, you are better going some other time. If you have to go, go as early ... |
Topic: Best season to to Bonaire |
long4wind
Replies: 3
Views: 6122
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2000 7:17 pm Subject: RE: Best season to to Bonaire |
Bonaire is really close to Aruba, so I am going to extend myself a little bit and say the wind patterns are the same.
So check out his link from Vela that has a graph of the wind conditions for Aru ... |
Topic: mast size |
long4wind
Replies: 6
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2000 9:58 pm Subject: RE: mast size |
I dont recommend using a 460 mast on a 4.5 sail. I used to do this on my 4 year old Gastra 4.5. It was twitchy and the sail wanted to dive forward. When I switched to the 430 mast, it really made a bi ... |
Topic: Catapult prevention |
long4wind
Replies: 7
Views: 11581
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Mon May 22, 2000 8:46 pm Subject: RE: Catapult prevention |
For what its worth, last year I upgraded from some 6 year old Gaastra sails to some brand new Neal Prydes (MPRs), and boy did that make a difference. The number of times I have been catapaulted has go ... |
Topic: Best destination for learning? |
long4wind
Replies: 7
Views: 10328
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Mon May 08, 2000 9:07 pm Subject: RE: Best destination for learning? |
Ive been to Aruba, Bonaire and Margarita. All are in the windbelt, and all have really warm water (82 C), good equipment and excellent instruction.
But by far the easiest to learn is Bonaire. Lac ... |
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