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All about Windsurfing
Surprisingly steady wind and warm water
is not all that El Yaque has to offer. The VELA windsurfresort,
located at the El Yaque Beach Hotel, provides best F2,JP and Neil-Pryde
equipment. Your beach chair is waiting for you right in front
of the center under Coconut trees. Here you will relax, enjoy
your drink and have a great view of what is happening on the water.
“Mike´s Bar” supplies you with the necessary refreshments.
 Spot
Info:
Windsurfing in El Yaque means a 3/4 miles of sandy beach and side-shore
wind. Flat, waist deep water for the first 300 yards make it ideal
for first encounters with the elements, to learn how to beach-
or waterstart or to work on your maneuvres. More advanced sailors
head out and after a stretch of rather choppy waters will find
nice swells of up to 5 feet, that invite to jump on the way out
and to surf the waves coming in.
 Windsurf
conditions:
Light wind in the mornings that builds up around noon, to be best
between 2 and 5 PM. In other words: Ideal conditions for beginners
in the morning, and in the afternoon perfect for intermediate and
crack sailors. From October until January and in June and July you
are most likely to sail between 5 m2 and 7 m2 while during February,
March and April 3.5 m2 – 5.5 m2 are the most used sails. In May
the wind gets a little weaker but less gusty than in the highwind
months (which makes it the most ideal month for learning maneuvres)
and you´d still only be on 4.5 m2 – 5.5 m2.
An average air temperature of 82 degrees and water temperature of
79 degrees allow to wear your shorty or lycra. But be aware of the
strong sun and use waterproof sun protection factors 20 to 30, after
all, El Yaque is only 11 degrees above the aequator.
 The
Vela Center
Expect to find an ideal combination of about 100 F2 and JP boards
in combination with Neil Pryde sails, all on carbon masts and with
adjustable harness lines. The equipment will be renewed every year
in November but Tom and Kathy (since 7 years the owners of the Vela
Center) always keep some new equipment stored to be able to renew
wasted equipment all through the year.
You can choose from following Boards and Sails:
Boards:
| F2: |
JP: |
| Wave 252 |
Wave 244, 247 |
| Air 260 - Air 265 |
Freewave 255 |
| AXXis 267 |
Freemove 262, 267 |
| Ride 274 - 279 - 284, |
Freeride 272 |
| Sails: |
Beginnerequipment: |
| Neil Pryde from2.9m2 to 7.7m2 |
Hifly Primo 335 |
| Nr Wave |
Magnum 325 |
| RAF Jet |
Max 305 |
| Supersonic |
Sails for beginners and children |
| V8 |
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| Diablo |
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 The equipment
is constantly checked. Fins will be sharpened regularly, masts and
booms closely examined every week and, if necessary, changed.
Service and Lessions:
The Vela Center offerst best attention to their clients and “Service”
is not just a word to their staff. Every morning, from Monday to
Friday, Vela guests are welcome to enjoy free clinics on topics
like waterstart, planing, jibing, etc. Group or private lessons
of all levels can be arranged with any of the skilled center staff.
For your security there is a lifeboat on the beach. Should you get
tired of sailing in El Yaque you can book either a daytrip to Coche
for speedsailing or to Los Roques Island with its turquoise crystalline
waters and white sandy beaches. Of course you can book directly
with us.
OPTIONS: Although we highly recommend to sail with Vela you
can, of course, bring your own equipment or sail with Mistral or
Fanatic which we can also arrange for you.
 Activities
Scubadiving
Reservations: [email protected]
Phone : 0058 295 24.23.073 and +58 14 786 0832
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