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Windsurfing has gone through
a turbulent development since it's invention by Hoyle Schweitzer and Jim Drake
back in the seventies. Jim Drake had experimented already in the early stages
of windsurfing with a wing, more shaped like a hangglider.
A little later I had the pleasure of testing a wing developed by the innovative
sail designer Andre Lefebvre. Time has gone by and the wing became a kite which
finally turned out to be an appropriate alternative to accelerate a surfboard
using the windpower.
Since kitesurfing really started taking off about two years ago, the still relatively small kitesurfing community learned quickly that special circumstances are needed to make kitesurfing a safe and enjoyable experience.
Barbados isn't only blessed
with it's unique windsurfing conditions, it also has the most ideal kitesurfing
beach possible. I would probably not mean to exaggerate to say that this might
be one of the most ideal kitesurfing beaches in the world. Just a couple of
minutes away from Inchcape a gorgeous, tropical, mile long beach with slightly
onshore winds has all the requirements for the ideal kitesurfing spot:
It's lonely, it's a beautiful
white sand beach, hardly any person around. The wind blows slightly onshore,
all the safety you want as a kitsesurfing beginner. Many days or parts of days
there is ideal windforce for kitesurfing.
- Flat water inside the reef, waves breaking on the outside reef for
the more experienced.
- Upwind from the three major windsurfing beaches, an additional safety
factor
- Upwind also from the Oistins Bay and Maxwell coast, possible day trip
destinations for a downwind run.........
What else can you ask for........
mankind's all time dream to be able to fly? Well, kitesurfing has given
us another means of coming closer to that dream and we at Inchcape on the most
southern tip of the Caribbean island of Barbados are determined to make your
kitesurfing vacation a time to be remembered........
Written by Wolfgang Lange, Inchcape Seaside Villas
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