Cape Verde
4 wing and kite foil spots, with conditions, best season and the schools and rental stations at each.
Boa Vista – Sal Rei
Sal Rei
- Water
- Waves
- Best season
- Dec–May
Sal's quieter neighbour sits in the same winter trade-wind belt, averaging a good 5 Bft from December well into May with wind statistics almost identical to…
2 centers · Lessons, Rental
Sal – Ponta Preta & Kite Beach
Santa Maria
- Water
- Flat and waves
- Best season
- Nov–Apr
The Atlantic trade wind blows from November to April onto Kite Beach's choppy, open bay, while Ponta Preta on the west side is one of the world's best-known…
3 centers · Lessons, Rental
São Vicente – Salamansa
São Vicente
- Water
- Flat and waves
- Best season
- Nov–Jun
A small fishing village on the north coast of São Vicente, ten minutes from Mindelo, that has become a popular kite spot. The north-east trade wind blows from…
São Vicente – São Pedro
São Vicente
- Water
- Flat and waves
- Best season
- Nov–May
At São Pedro a gap between two mountains funnels the north-east trade wind onto the water about 2 Bft stronger than anywhere else in Cape Verde, 6–9 Bft or…
Schools and rental
5 stations at this spot: what they offer, whose gear they run and when they are open.
- Brands
- Duotone
The Duotone Pro Center in Sal Rei bay, home spot of Matchu Lopes, with kite and wing foil lessons and rental on Duotone gear and storage...
ION Club Sal Santa Maria Sal – Ponta Preta & Kite Beach- Brands
- Duotone
ION Club's station on the long Santa Maria beach in front of the Oasis Atlantico Salinas Sea hotel, with Duotone gear and VDWS-style...
Planet Allsports Boa Vista Boa Vista – Sal Rei- Brands
- F-One
The station at the lower end of Sal Rei on Praia Carlota with brand-new F-One kites in every size, twin tips and surfboards, wetsuits and...
ROBINSON Club Cabo Verde watersports station Sal – Ponta Preta & Kite Beach- Brands
- Duotone
The adults-only club's own station at Ponta Sino with the newest Duotone windsurf and kite gear for rent.
Santa Kite Cabo Verde Sal – Ponta Preta & Kite BeachA kite and wing foil school in Santa Maria run by pro rider Ricardo Bettencourt, with rooms in the same building.