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crashpile
Joined: 03 Aug 2010 Posts: 40
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Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 4:57 pm Post subject: Spring Break windsurfing options |
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I'm weighing options for windsurfing on Spring Break, considering Pamlico Sound at Cape Hatteras or Worldwinds in Corpus Christi. I am about intermediate, my girlfriend is a beginner. Last year we went to Worldwinds and loved it on Spring Break. No wetsuits and decent wind made it easy. I'd appreciate thoughts from folks who have sailed at Cape Hatteras. I am learning in the Gorge, slowly. |
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d0uglass
Joined: 28 May 2004 Posts: 1286 Location: Bonita Springs, Florida
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boardsurfr
Joined: 23 Aug 2001 Posts: 1266
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Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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I agree with James. I have had to use gloves and and a drysuit in Hatteras in April. Besides the warmer temperatures and steadier wind in Corpus, I think Worldwinds also has great instructors and some of the best rental gear in the US. |
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crashpile
Joined: 03 Aug 2010 Posts: 40
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 12:10 am Post subject: Spring Break windsurfing options |
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Thanks for your thoughts on Hatteras and Corpus. It sounds like both are good, but the water will be warmer in Texas, perhaps steadier winds too. |
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DriverA
Joined: 08 Aug 2010 Posts: 206
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 12:52 pm Post subject: |
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I like both spots. Hatteras can is cooler that time of year, but has much more sailable terrain. If the wind blows from the South, it can get quite warm, and when it shifts to the North, it can get chilly. It's fun to try new spots, and Hatteras is one of the best. |
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amarie
Joined: 25 Aug 2003 Posts: 233 Location: Corpus Christi, TX
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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I love both options but have to give props to Worldwinds for the climate that time of year. Plus their learning setup is second to none. Or you could even try south padre for something new. I haven't been for a few years so I don't know their current instruction/rental situation, but it's nice there too. |
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Wind-NC.com
Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 980 Location: Formerly Cape Hatteras, now Burlington, VT!
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 11:29 am Post subject: |
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Hey Crash pile! We get a good number of spring breakers here in Hatteras every year. Well, let me be more specific- we get a lot of "windsurfing spring breakers." Not too much of a big party scene here, which, I could be wrong but I think Texas is a bit more known for that stuff? What we do have is a ton of wind and water, and easy, inexpensive access.
Anyway- yes, I can almost guarantee that Texas will be warmer. We've sailed in trunks at the end of March before, but you're wayyyyy more likely to need a thick fullsuit, hood, boots, and mitts.
Let me know if you decide to come East! _________________ formerly known as hodad.andy
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angulo
Joined: 18 May 2011 Posts: 184
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Wind-NC.com
Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 980 Location: Formerly Cape Hatteras, now Burlington, VT!
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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 11:23 am Post subject: |
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I have no idea what March conditions are like in Cabo Verde, but I WILL say that Cabo Verde is one of the few places in the world that I'd ever really leave Hatteras to go visit!! _________________ formerly known as hodad.andy
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fox
Joined: 09 Sep 1997 Posts: 133 Location: Pine Point, Maine
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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 11:53 am Post subject: |
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It's not on your list but Aruba would be my suggestion to advance your ability levels |
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