Best cities to live for year round kiteboarding

[palmbeacher]

8kt is good enough for hydrofoiling, the ocean is as flat as a lake during most of summertime.

[GregK]

Wellington is officially the windiest city in the world!.....

You mean the most hot air??

Visit NZ if possible. Sure Wellington is windy, but skip the city, the water features at Taranaki, words pale, some things are best experienced.

[BudhaNl]

Amsterdam is alright, many spots around within 30-45 minutes and wind during the entire year. I guess if you don't have to work during daytime you can get around 150 twintip sessions and including hydrofoil around 250-300 days a year. Winters are relatively mild but require full winter gear, occasionally it does get cold and you can go ice skating or go on a snowboarding/ski trip to the alps.

When you say "full winter gear" what exactly kind of gear are you talking about? My winter suit is a 3/2 (no booties/gloves)

Booties/gloves/cap and 5/4 suit. I have a drysuit for winter.

[dylan*]

Maui, Cape Town, Cabarete, Tarifa all come to mind altho they def have a stronger season and a lighter season.

FL is sooo light, its a winter kiting destination def not year round.

8 kts? Find a flat water sport or something else to do if its less than 15 kts man. Hell I only like 15-22kts for teaching, 23+ is when I like to kite.

so you kite like 5 days a year?

[plummet]

Wellington is officially the windiest city in the world!.....

You mean the most hot air??

Visit NZ if possible. Sure Wellington is windy, but skip the city, the water features at Taranaki, words pale, some things are best experienced.

Shhhhh..... I get told off if I tell people on the internet how good the naki is.

[dracop]

Maui, Cape Town, Cabarete, Tarifa all come to mind altho they def have a stronger season and a lighter season.

FL is sooo light, its a winter kiting destination def not year round.

8 kts? Find a flat water sport or something else to do if its less than 15 kts man. Hell I only like 15-22kts for teaching, 23+ is when I like to kite.

so you kite like 5 days a year?

No I have been chasing wind for abit, focusing on high wind destinations, been kiting 3-4 days per week on avg. Physical limitations of being 37 stop me from kiting more, knees in particular start to weaken if I do more than 10hrs per week. THere are strong winds out there - go to them!

[acctx]

corpus christi or south padre have > 10mph close to 100% of the time. >15 maybe 80% of the time

[Don Monnot]

I used to windsurf at Bird Island Basin, but heard that you can't kite there. Where do you kite in Corpus? Gulf side? In the bay?

[Bille]

ATHENS GREECE...12 spots 50 km radius from city centre all year around,NO cold ,
NO sharks,NO seaweed,NO jellyfish,best food

YES !!!!!!!...

I really enjoy , being the top of the food-chain , while kiting on my stupid lake , or lake-bed !

Bille

[matth]

ATHENS GREECE...12 spots 50 km radius from city centre all year around,NO cold ,
NO sharks,NO seaweed,NO jellyfish,best food

YES !!!!!!!...

I really enjoy , being the top of the food-chain , while kiting on my stupid lake , or lake-bed !

Bille

There could be a hidden danger in those lakes worse than sharks.....microorganism!!!