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Chooch
Since 18 Nov 2007
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Wicked Pissah
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| HRnico wrote: | | What size kite did you use. I've read its very windy. Also want to take a big kite for the northern coast. There will be 8 of us so trying to keep total kite count down. Did you stay in La Serana, or some place closer? Were you able to kite any other place while in Chile? We are also going to copiapo. Have read there are places in the ocean around this part of Chile. |
We spent 3 weeks camping on the beach in Guanaqueros (about 30 min south of La Serena and 90 min from Puclaro). One of the guys I went with stays there for a month every year visiting his family....otherwise I would have stayd in La Serena, Puclaro can be ok to stay in but its a really small village so you need to drive to La Serena to get any type of nightlife or shopping. The wind there is amazing....every morning you wake up the reservoir is like glass, then at around 10-11 you see a wind line coming in and within 20 min its blowing 9m. I would say the 2 kites to bring down would be in the 6m-10m range for Puclaro, if your riding the coast at all I would say bring two kites in the 8-13m range.
I didn't get further north than La Serena, flew into Santiago and drove the 6 hours to Guanaquieros. Did manage to kite at Pichidangui on the way back, its right off the highway and has really solid thermal winds. It has a huge beach and some really clean surf. Bring a wetsuit if you plan on hitting the central/north coast, I think I was in my 3/2 and was plenty warm. If you plan on kiting around the Valapariso area and south then bring a 4/3 or 5/4, water temps are a lot like the Oregon coast. Made it down to San Antoino but decided not to kite since it was a really rocky lineup and cold.
If you get a chance while you are in the La Serena area I highly reccomend going up into the mountains and checking out one of the star observatories during the night. We went up to Andacollo and had a great dinner and then once it got dark we went up to the Tololo observatory (10-15 min up the mountain from Andacollo) and had the most amazing views of the milky way, planets, and stars. The Pisco factory tour is also a good trip (30-40 min from Puclaro) if you get a chance.
Be sure to take advantage of all the amazing produce and fresh fish...Chile had some of the best food I have ever experienced. Oh and drink plenty of Pisco 
Pichidangui
Puclaro
Video from the trip
http://vimeo.com/772408
Enjoy....Chile is by far the best country I have ever visited.
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Bettyboarder
Since 18 Mar 2005
1823 Posts
PDX/ White Salmon
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| Sun Oct 31, 10 10:18 am |
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Congrats on the retirement wylieflyote 
Chile looks awesome going to put that on the list for sure
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Nak
Since 19 May 2005
4304 Posts
Camas
Site Lackey
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| Sun Oct 31, 10 7:20 pm |
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| beech wrote: | Oahu, kiting at Kailua. Leave this Wed. I am highly distracted with anticipation and therefore pretty much useless and unproductive. I did get my golf bag packed tonite though!  |
Forecast:
Wed: Good, Thursday VERY GOOD, Friday: GOOD, Sat: OK, Sun: Go to Dukes Sun Afternoon to listen to Henry Kapono play, no wind. After that, Hang out at the beach and watch the wind ALMOST be good enough. Have fun, get out Wed afternoon and ride all you can while the wind is good. See you there Wed and Thurs!
Me: layovers in Honolulu off and on, not sure about vacation time yet. I loved Isla de Coche and would love to hit Los Roques, but we REALLY did not like spending two nights in Caracas. Probably skip Venezuela for the foreseeable future. Maybe hit Isla Blanca again... Egypt might be fun? Where is the best flat water in the world, other than Venezuela? (Must be turquoise water, not brown...  )
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Bettyboarder
Since 18 Mar 2005
1823 Posts
PDX/ White Salmon
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| Mon Nov 01, 10 7:00 am |
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| Quote: | | Egypt might be fun? |
I have that one high on my list I heard the diving there is amazing and the kiting looks awesome too.
If anyone has been to Egypt I would love to hear about that trip where to stay, where to kite, ect.
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kt
Since 16 Mar 2005
763 Posts
Portland, Or
Opinionated
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| Mon Nov 01, 10 7:33 am |
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Boaracay in the northern Philippines. Blue water and white sand.
kt
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windpower
Since 27 Jul 2010
48 Posts
Hood River / Colorado
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| Mon Nov 01, 10 9:43 am |
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Looks like La Ventana and maybe Oahu too for me!
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specialk
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| Mon Nov 01, 10 2:36 pm |
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| wylieflyote wrote: | | specialk wrote: | | I'm going to La Ventana for the first time Nichole! Come along...girl power! |
Me Too!! (but not a girl) Driving South forever 1/1/11. Retired finally! |
Yeah! Congratulations on the retirement! I'll see you down there
P.M.'d you.
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windmtnpete
Since 13 Sep 2009
46 Posts
Home Valley
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| Tue Nov 02, 10 7:46 am |
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nothin' like poling Stevie all winter...... there's no place like home.
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JMatic
Since 12 Aug 2008
252 Posts
Boise, In Dat Ho
Obsessed
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| Tue Nov 02, 10 8:21 am 'I'm going to Jackson..... |
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42" last week and the best terrain this side of Europe. Let it rip!
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blancoh2o
Since 15 Mar 2005
1154 Posts
Oregon
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| Tue Nov 02, 10 4:37 pm Re: 'I'm going to Jackson..... |
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| JMatic wrote: | 42" last week and the best terrain this side of Europe. Let it rip!
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Sure JMatic rub it in. We get to hang out on a ski hill with 2500 verticle feet and rain for $69 a day. 
Nothing like Jackson Hole for the best value in North America! 
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synergy12
Since 31 May 2007
139 Posts
Stoked
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| Tue Nov 02, 10 5:34 pm Where you going this winter? |
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Thailand....leaving Nov. 16th, back May 15.
It started going off a few days ago. Onsite report 4:46 am today: "Hi peeps hardcore 25 to 30 none stop Beach brack 2 meter out side 4 to 5 meter waves and not going to stop next week just narley as fuck wish I could send pictures never seen I like this wow wow wow"
This is 25 to 30 knots by the way. Can't wait to get there!
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pauls
Since 20 Jun 2005
564 Posts
Northern Portugal
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| Mon Nov 08, 10 2:32 pm i came home.... |
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To blown out North Devon with no kites 
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Mark
Since 20 Jun 2005
3678 Posts
I need my fix because I'm a
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| Mon Nov 08, 10 3:41 pm Re: i came home.... |
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| pauls wrote: | To blown out North Devon with no kites
It blew over 60 mph here last night....... |
Very cool. That's where my Dad was born and raised.
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specialk
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| Mon Nov 08, 10 4:13 pm |
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| Remember: Never go without your kites! Have a pint for me!
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pauls
Since 20 Jun 2005
564 Posts
Northern Portugal
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| Wed Nov 10, 10 9:26 am |
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| specialk wrote: | | Have a pint for me! |
Done - cheers!
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aolive
Since 18 Jan 2009
34 Posts
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| Wed Nov 10, 10 2:18 pm Puerto Rico |
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I found that the best bang for the buck is in Puerto Rico. We're headed to Culebra over Christmas to go kiting....and oh yea, get Married!
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taycar
Since 11 Jan 2010
111 Posts
HR
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| Wed Nov 10, 10 7:14 pm Belize |
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| I'm heading to caye caulker for 2 weeks in december. Anyone been recently? I've heard the kiting is ok. Going also for the rum and snorkeling as an added bonus.
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