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What is the best time to be in Brazil\Cape Town\Tarifa
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 9:18 pm
by SaaR
I will be more happy if u say the months of the good time also..
Thanks alot,
Saar (:
BTW - what is the average of the winds in the good seasons, which kites is the ultimate to take for a guy weight
177 IBS ?
Thanks again
Re: What is the best time to be in Brazil\Cape Town\Tarifa
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 10:44 pm
by Toby
Brazil: July to January
Most riders are on 8-12 sqm kites
Also depends where you go. Jeri has 25-35 knots during high season...
Re: What is the best time to be in Brazil\Cape Town\Tarifa
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2012 1:05 pm
by SaaR
Thank you,
any more comments ?
Re: What is the best time to be in Brazil\Cape Town\Tarifa
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2012 4:01 pm
by Pippi langsamer
Cape Town
October thru to March I'd say.
Nov, Dec Jan Feb for the better winds
Avoid December though as it's VERY busy. Eveyone takes pretty much the whole month off. Accoms are boked-up, car hire is difficult, beaches/ roads are packed. Oh, water is rammed with kites too
Re: What is the best time to be in Brazil\Cape Town\Tarifa
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2012 9:47 pm
by genoves
Tarifa
From april to august you will find 15 - 35 knots almost everyday.... try to avoid august, too many kites on the water
Very good atmosphere at night
Re: What is the best time to be in Brazil\Cape Town\Tarifa
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 6:23 am
by PAFF
Cape dec-jan-feb-march
Tarifa april-may-june
Brasil NE july-aug-sep-oct-nov.
Re: What is the best time to be in Brazil\Cape Town\Tarifa
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 10:15 am
by tina3009
How about the kitesizes in cape town? (which weight and kitesize?)
Re: What is the best time to be in Brazil\Cape Town\Tarifa
Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2012 10:34 pm
by Robsw6
PAFF wrote:Cape dec-jan-feb-march
Tarifa april-may-june
Brasil NE july-aug-sep-oct-nov.
Sounds like an endless summer in the planning !!
Re: What is the best time to be in Brazil\Cape Town\Tarifa
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 10:48 am
by robclaisse
I'm in Cape Town at the moment and December is definitely the busiest on the beach with people on Holiday but on the water its not to bad at all - January is the busy month on the water, lots of kiters as everyone from Europe wants to escape the cold after Christmas
Kite size wise, 6-10m kites are most used. I;m 100kg and I use a 7m & 9m on a surfboard majority of the time. I have 5m for the super wind days but so far I've just got out early before it goes really nuclear. My 11m hasn't come out of the bag yet but is worth it if you want out in earlier in the days or the non- south easterly winds (thats the trade winds).
Wind and waves have been pretty consistant - 11 out of the first 14 days were good strong wind. the last week its been a bit more sporadic but still out every other day.
Great place!
Re: What is the best time to be in Brazil\Cape Town\Tarifa
Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2012 1:28 am
by Pippi langsamer
tina3009 wrote:How about the kitesizes in cape town? (which weight and kitesize?)
80kg=
7m
9m
12m
If you only have room for two, 7 n 9 definitely. 12m for early mornings or the rare days its not blowing its norks orf.....