last update 06/17/05
Area
smooth, fine-grained sand beach, shallowly sloping
shallow water where you can stand for approx. 20m from the waterline
wind
normally available for continued learning: sideshore from left
bay closed on the seaward side, also provides safey in stiuations of
damage
no emergency service necessary, as long as you do not leave the bay
no dangerous currents within the bay
reef plate at the harbour wall where the wave runs clean
harmless progression of
tides
the only unproblematic windsurfing area on the island
for those, who want to sail more radically, there is the windward bay "
El Cabezo
" (does not have a sandy beach)
from El Cabezo, more or less current pictures from a
webcam
alternate spot for hot-shots, southeast beach of Playa de las Américas (becomes nervous in west wind weather conditions:
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