The best flat water spots in the world
Source: SurferToday.com
Flat water spots are the best pick for speed sailors and freestyle creatives. With 20-knot side-to-offshore wind conditions, smooth H2O surfaces are perfect for wind sport fanatics.
The best flat water spots in the world are everywhere, in all five continents. Fortunately, strong winds are there, too. All you need is the right board, sail, and a resilient harness.
Flat water spots for windsurfers and kiteboarders are available in open ocean, river canyons, lagoons, lakes, dams, harbors, bays and river mouths.
Speed, Freestyle and Slalom are the "official" sailing classes enjoying the pleasures of perfect flat water world paradises. Forget the bumpy adventure in the waves, it's time to speed up down the strip.
Nowadays, the small town of Luderitz is probably considered the "Mecca" of speed sailing in flat waters. Sitting between the Atlantic and the hot desert, Luderitz is home to the fastest sailing records.
Flat water also means learning. If you're a windsurf or kitesurf beginner, horizontal H2O is all you need and want. Calm waters and a light breeze will get you planing in a couple of hours.
Whether you're in Europe (Alqueva, Cagliari, Martinhal, Portland Harbour, Sotavento, Tarifa, Viganj), USA (Columbia River Gorge, Corpus Christi Bay, Florida Keys, Hood River, San Francisco Bay) or Australia (Cervantes, Inverloch, Lancelin Bay), great flat waters are waiting for you.
Also, take a look at the best windsurfing spots in the world.
The Sailboarder's Top 50 Flat Water Spots:
| Aitutaki, Cook Islands Alqueva, Portugal Barra do Cunhaú, Brazil Bulabog, Philippines Cabarete, Dominican Republic Cabo de La Vela, Colombia Cagliari, Italy Cervantes, Australia Columbia River Gorge, USA Corpus Christi Bay, USA Cumbuco, Brazil Dahab, Egypt Dakhla, Morocco El Gouna, Egypt El Yaque, Venezuela Essaouira, Morocco Fishermen's Huts, Aruba Florida Keys, USA Grand Anse, Guadeloupe Hood River, USA Hua Hin, Thailand Ilôt Maître, New Caledonia Inverloch, Australia Jinha Beach, South Korea Lac Bay, Bonaire |
Lake Nitinat, Canada Lancelin Bay, Australia Le Galion, Saint Martin Le Morn Lagoon, Mauritius Luderitz, Namibia Martinhal, Portugal Motu Martin, Tahiti Paracas Bay, Peru Petite Lamèque, Canada Portland Harbour, UK Phuket, Thailand Punta Rasa, Argentina Radio Tower, Cocos Islands Raglan Rivermouth, New Zealand San Francisco Bay, USA Sandy Beach, Aruba Sorobon, Bonaire Sotavento, Fuerteventura/Spain Souk el Ghebli, Tunisia Tarifa, Spain Temae, French Polynesia Union Island, St. Vincent and the Grenadines Varadero, Cuba Viganj, Croatia Walvis Bay, Namibia |
