Cape Verde wavesailing

January to April is the perfect time of year to head out to the Cape Verdes. The best sailing and wind stats are from December to May. Air temps averaging 26°C and water 23°C with winds building to average over 80% days F4+. The various spots offer cross-offshore or side-shore winds with flat water and wave spots offering a variety of conditions. Santa Maria is the capital of Sal, on the south tip of the main island offers a good choice of accommodation and bars with creole flavour and laid back style. It’s famous for the long, fine grained white sand beaches that stretch and stretch and outstanding wave spots. Direct flights from Gatwick and Manchester are just over 6 hours. New year deals are available from £595pp for 7 nights BB and £695pp 3* hotel with pool including return flights and transfers for selected dates Dec to April.

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Cape Verde freestyle

Boujmaa and Antoine share a wave

Clear blue skies, calm seas, and a gentle tropical breeze provided idyllic conditions for a relaxing afternoon in paradise.

With signs of a moderate sized swell building in the North of Sal this morning the organisers were filled with the hope that a small increase in the wind would allow the competition to resume.

Most of the sailors stationed themselves at the desolate location of Curral Joul in preparation for their heats. But, after waiting patiently all morning, with only their vehicles for shade, head judge Duncan Coombs decided to let them return south to Santa Maria for a more comfortable afternoon.

The organisers and the crew made every effort to hunt down some suitable conditions, but the wind and waves simply failed to materialise, leaving the sailors to endure a further day on standby.

Eye On The Horizon

The forecast for the final two days of the holding period doesn’t look too promising at the moment with both the swell and wind showing signs of disappearing. However, with the possibility of local thermal effects at locations like “Little Ho’okipa” there’s every chance that something could still happen.

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