Algarve kite center
Welcome to Algarve Kite Center Kite center is on Algarve coast in a small town witch called Lagos, and for those who are not well versed in geography, it is in the very south of Portugal. Most of the windy days are about 95%, the kite center operates in a…
Kitesurf conditions & equipment size in Lagos 2021
Kitesurf Lagos – 5 tips about kitesurfing for beginners in Lagos. The first time I wrote a memo about kitesurf in Lagos a long time ago. It was a very necessary and relevant article, but since then everything has changed and very much! Who wants to neigh, can read the…
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December 28, 2020
Kitesurf conditions & equipment size in LAGOS 2021
KITESURF LAGOS – 5 TIPS ABOUT KITESURFING FOR BEGINNERS IN LAGOS.
The first time I wrote a memo about kitesurf in Lagos a long time ago. It was a very necessary and relevant article, but since then everything has changed and very much! Who wants to neigh, can read the original, below I will present my vision of the current situation.
First, let’s decide on what kitesurf equipment to ride in Lagos. In the sky, naturally to the kite!! The size of the kite which is most useful in Lagos for beginners:
1 KITE SIZE.
14m – for big boy 100 kg
12m – for a guy 80kg
9 – 10m for dry and technical guys 75-65 kg
Girls 10-9-8m if you weigh 60-50-45
7–5m for kids 35–25 kg.
This is a sign for kitesurf beginners, and smart and experienced do not need advice, and so they know what to ride. On his feet, a kiteboard must have either a kiteboard or a waveboard, in rare cases a foilboard.
In Lagos, the blowing often is sometimes very strong, and usually everyone kitesurfer on slightly larger or smaller boards. Here, too, you can make the simplest recommendations for how long a kiteboard to buy:
2 KITEBOARD SIZE.
138 cm for a guy 80kg,
135-133 for dry and technical guys 75-65 kg,
girls 134-130 cm if you weigh 60-50-45,
128–125cm for children 35–25 kg.
3 WAVEBOARD VOLUMES.
The simplest and most correct criterion for choosing a kitesurf for yourself: the volume of the board should be approximately equal to your weight divided by 3. For example, 100kg: 3 = 33 liters, or 75kg: 3 = 25 liters.
If, when choosing a surf, you do not adhere to this scale, nothing terrible, it is just that such a kitesurf will not be universal, and in certain conditions your riding will be more like torment and bathing.
4 WIND FORECAST.
It turns out that the blowing in the summer in Lagos according to statistics is about the same, although it feels much more in June – July, and much less in November than in other months.
How to know if the wind will blow tomorrow the day after tomorrow in a week? The forecast for tomorrow most often has properties to come true, but about more distant dates, the percentage of sales drops sharply.
The predicted wind may weaken, change direction, move one day forward or backward. If they postpone it, then the cyclone is weakening and there will be less wind, when the wind comes earlier than the scheduled time, hurray, it will be possible to kitesurf it cool.
However, if there is a steady trend: like a few days of wind in the same direction, this forecast is likely to come true.
5 WHERE TO CHECK WIND FORECAST.
For Lagos, you can also make these kinds of modifiers. It is enough just to have in mind the following coefficients: if the North directions are blowing, the wind will be 1,5 times stronger than predicted.
The higher the forecast, the greater the coefficient, for example, on June 15, the forecast was a maximum of 16 knots, in fact it was blowing 25 knots. If south winds blow, it can give opposite coefficients for Lagos, the wind will be at least 2 times lighter than predicted.
The forecast is a forecast, but before you break into a spot, mint the actual wind at the weather station on the windguru, there are several of them at once and all are online!
December 16, 2020
Algarve KITE CENTER
Welcome to Algarve Kite Center
Kite center is on Algarve coast in a small town witch called Lagos, and for those who are not well versed in geography, it is in the very south of Portugal. Most of the windy days are about 95%, the kite center operates in a lagoon between Lagos and Alvor.
Welcome to Algarve Kite Center
For those who think that it is possible to settle in one of these cities and get free without transport, they are deeply mistaken. The distance is about 5 kilometers. With transport, it will be much easier in every sense to see the sights of the city (lighthouse, water caves, the old town).
Go to the west coast (Costa Vicentina, Cabo São Vicente lighthouse, Sagres fortress) and see elements of Atlantic Ocean, a wave breaking against high rocks. Algarve is ideal for all water sports, including sailing-sports like kitesurfing and windsurfing.
Unlike other European kite spots, we combine here all the best qualities for active kite recreation:
Geolocation and Weather (Warm, Ocean, Sunny)
In summer season – main and best wind direction is: North, North-West. It blows in the afternoon when the mountains behind Lagos warm up. In cloudy weather or rain, there is a great chance that there will be no wind or wind will be very ragged and gusty.
In winter season – direction and strength of the wind is very changeable and 50% can only trust forecast, the best wind direction during this period is South-West, and North on sunny days. And unlike summer, the wind comes mostly with clouds, rain, thunderstorms and hurricanes. Moreover, the water temperature is the same as in summer.
Consider places for kiting and learning kitesurfing in the Algarve.
1. Rio Alvor – this is the very popular kite lagoon where our Algarve kite center operates, it is between Lagos and Alvor.
2. Ria Formosa – is a very flooded river and many places for kitesurfing, it flows along the ocean coast and is about 40 kilometers long.
The key areas for skiing are Quinta do Lago, Peninsula do Ancao, Tavira and Praia da Fuseta.
3. Wave spot – There is also a good kite spot with an excellent wave, on the West coast in a village of Carrapateira, the beach is called Bordeira, which also deserves attention and a separate discussion.
If you want to know more about our kite center, write or call. Our friendly team will always be happy to help you.
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