Wind Reports and Weather

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 Hola Sailors ,

after some days with no wind and some cold wind out of the north , we are back on track with white caps in the bay and the first guests planning on 6.5 m sails.

Even so there was not much wind Cabarete had some perfect Surf and Stand Up Paddle Boarding conditions over the last week .  Stand Up Paddle Boarding is catching on , as Cabarete as well Cabarete's Kite Beach offer some awesome waves on the Reef  , big swell on the outside  and flat water on the inside . At Dare2Fly you find a nice collection of SUP Boards ranging from 10 ft-1 2' 6" ,here at Vela we offer SUP's from 9 ft  to 12'6".

Forecast for the coming days looks great , we should be able to use small wave gear , looking forward to get some more time on the JP Quad Fin 82 , yeeehhhhhaaaaa.

See you all on Da Reef 

Jens

 Hola Sailors,

it's about time to give you an update from Cabarete. january had been a mixed month with lot's of rain to begin with as well as some really windy days , one day we had 34 kn + and huge swell . As well did we get one of the biggest days ever with easy mast and a half high+ on the reef. Only a few ventured to the outside to ride some massive swell . 

Our SUP Boards are getting a good use in the morning as Cabarete offers calm mornings with light wind for the beginner but as well great waves on the reef to be caught with our Starboard SUP's in sizes from 9'0" - 12'6" . Some even dare to do some downwinders to Kitebeach or even further to Playa Encuentro .

Cabarete will host the 8th Masteroftheocean competition from the 23rd of feb to the 1st of March , at the moment we are hosting the Kiteboarding4Kids event , and next week end we will have a surf competition at Playa Encuentro the best surf spot in the Dominican republic. 

So in case you want to join us for the endless summer , give our Vela Office in Hood River a call and make a reservation.

Hope to see you all soon on DA Reef

Jens

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 Hi Sailors ,

here some update from Cabarete , we had a really great fall with good winds all the way to beginning of November , than the wind stayed light for 2 weeks , but at the same time we had awesome beginner windsurf conditions and great waves at Playa Encuentro for Surfing and SUP- Boarding. Since a week the wind is back and we had pretty much every day winds in the 18- 22 kn range

The SUP boarding is catching on in Cabarete , and we see many people early in the morning riding waves on the Cabarete Reef or doing downwind runs from Cabarete to Kitebeach or further down the coast .

The new 2010 Toys will arrive this tuesday , so we have an early X-mas here at velacabarete.

Stay tuned for  more updates  on facebook or Twitter: Vela Cabarete

See you all on Da Reef

jens and the Vela Voyvoycabarete

crew 

 Hola Sailors,

it's about time to give you an update from Cabarete. Well we had a really great summer with lots of wind and waves. Specially the waves had been outstanding this summer with head high conditions pretty much all summer long. Wind was blowing 85 % off the time for windsurfing in the last 3 month and 95% off the time for Kite boarding . Wave surfing at Playa Encuentro was possible every single day this summer , Cabarete the perfect playground for all the water sports there is , oh yeah not to forget the SUP boarding was also great , early in the morning. 

September so far we had wind every day in the 18kn-20kn range and hardly anybody on the water and in the waves , so plenty of space to do all those tricks and turns without having to worry to hit anybody . 

We just started with our special double your days , so if you wanna have some fun for a bargin hurry up and ring our office in Hood River to book your Cabarete trip this fall. 

See you all on Da reef

Jens

 Hey a completely forgot to say thanks to the boys from detroit which where down here last week , and for sure they had a blast with wind everyday .

Thanks a lot for the awesome Video you took while shredding Da reef .

The video is in our Media section , so who ever wants to check out da sailing conditions down here , feel free to have a look.

See You soon

jens

 Hola Sailors,

wind,wind and more wind, since my last report it has been windy pretty much everyday. Average between 18-24kn. Waves on the reef were awesome the last 3-4 days .

It all looks like we will have a great summer with wind everyday , plus some great events coming up like the Butterfly effect for girls and than right after we have the Pablito Guzman Cabarete Classic happening with competitors from all over the world.

The Kids Camp will start as well soon , so we having a lot of fun ahead of us with many regulars on the reservation list.

In case you planning on coming down the beautiful Cabarete , hurry up and make your reservation as we have limited space available.

See you all On Da reef

jens

Hola Sailors,

I guess it's about time to update you from what has been happening down here.

Well we had a awesome April with 24 sailable days, and so far we having a great may with lots off days in the 20+ kn range. Some rain the last couple of days, but mostly towards the end of the day or early in the morning.

Waves been great too for this time of the year.

VoyVoy bar was going off during the last concert of Color, check out color @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JlN11Oo8kY

Oh yeah one really "stupid thing" is happening at VoyVoy since a couple of days, can you imagine they selling Mojito Pitchers for 200 Rd (5.7 $) from seven till eleven, great way to hang and chill after a great day on Da water here in Da Paradise .

So in case you did not make you reservation yet, hurry up as slots are filling fast and we have limited space left for this summer.

See you all on Da reef

Jens and Da Vela Cabarete gang

Hola Sailors, 

Last Friday we had  Mast and a half high to almost double mast high waves on the Reef and some 22kn of winds , which gave us one of the best wavesailing days since many years . Saturday and sunday were still big with mast high waves and 22-25kn of wind , but a bit more user friendly for everybody.

Than this week so far wind every day in the 20+ kn range and still head high waves made Cabarete bay to a beautiful pay ground for all the windsurfers and Kitesurfer.

Well , and the forecast has no changes , wind wind and more wind for the days to come, the only thing we need is some more guests for all those nice 2009 JP / Starboard and Tabou Boards here at the Center.

Semana Santa is starting this week , tons of locals on the beach , but hey ,we still can go sailing , so all good here in Cabarete.

Hope to see you soon on Da Reef

Jens 

 Hola Sailors,

guess it's about time to update our wind report . We had a great start with good wind and waves. really good in the middle of march with plenty of strong windy days for some small waveboards and the new 2009 wave sails with our skinny masts.
Stand Up Paddling has been the hit so far this year .
VoyVoybar had some great evenings with the masteroftheocean closing ceremony .Dare2fly guests had plenty of water time in March with almost all the days kiteable at Cabarete Kitebeach .
Only 2 weeks left till Semana Santa starts here with a lot of crazy parties on the beach.
In case you have not yet made your reservation with our Hood River office , hurry up to join us to live the endless summer here in cabarete.

See you all on Da Reef

Jens and the vela/voyvoy/dare2fly gang

  Hola Sailors,

well February started with some mixed weather , but now we have some great conditions especially last week we had some awesome wave riding days in 12-15 ft swell straight out of the north with some 18-22kn of wind . Meanwhile the swell is smaller but the wind stayed and we had pretty much every single day wind since the 10th . VoyVoy ( our bar here at the Center ) is rocking the beach every wednesday with Cabarete Color , check out some of the songs on :  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcnDf2sUEZk

The masteroftheocean also started this week which for sure will have some great action this week end at Playa Encuentro , for more info check http://www.masteroftheocean.com/

VoyVoy Vela will host the award ceremony this coming Sunday , in case you want to be part of the action here ,hurry up and make your reservation at the Hood River office .

You can also have a peek at http://www.cabaretecool.com:8080/ the webcam located at the Vela Center.

See you all on Da Reef

Jens and the Vela Cabarete gang

 Hey Sailors ,

whaaaat's uppp?

We had some mixed weather so far with some very rainy , but also very windy and wavy days here in Cabarete. Kiting at Dare2Fly is always happening , and the Dare2Fly restaurant with it's new chef LOLO from Belgium is running great.

VoyVoy was going off with some great live gig last wednesday as well the Karaokee and lady's night is doing really strong . Plenty of party's all the time in Cabarete as you can read . Oh yeah the trade wind has arrived and it looks like we will have the best early spring ever. specially with all the new toys for 2009 .

Well we pretty booked, so in case you want to secure some new gear , hurry up and call the Vela office in hood river to make your reservation.

See you soon on Da Reef

Jens

As is traditional in January, Cabarete experienced a mixed bag of conditions to kick off the new year. Despite frequent interruptions to the trade wind, some 50% of the days provided planing conditions albeit sometimes only for an hour or so...
Some days saw strong north winds with a chilly (?) 23degC and challenging but fun sailing and a rare opportunity for some port tack jumping! The recent days have seen a return to classic Cabarete with the afternoon wind machine kicking in to give good starboard riding and some clean logo high waves on the reef.. It bodes well for February often the best month of the year for the combination of wind and waves...

Off the water, the evening bar "Voy Voy" continues to rock with Mondays (Karioke) , Wednesdays (live music) and Thursdays (Ladies night) drawing the crowds making Voy Voy THE place to be and be seen on the beach. Also from Voy Voy is the launch of their new "traditional dominican menu" ... Great food and competetive prices.. A must try for all guests.

So, plenty of reasons to come... See you here soon.
Neil

 Hola Sailors

Hope all of you had a nice X-mas . Here we had an awesome Dominican X-mas Buffet with lots of food and Presidente's of course . Santa brought 2 container loads of 2009 Windsurf and Kitesurf gear . So the boys are busy  getting it all ready , since yesterday the new 2009 Starboards are on Da water and the JP boards will be in the fleet from the first of January . Dare2Fly has already the new 2009 Cabrinha IDS  Kites available . The new sails look really cool and now the wave sails are rigged on X-Combat NP Skinny Masts .

The bar and Kitchen stuff is getting ready for the huge BBQ for New Year's eve and a big party to celeprate the arrival of another windy year here in Cabarete. So if you want to  play with us on the new Toy's, hurry on down ,to good old Cabarete .

Wish you all a Happy New year and see you on DA reef soon.

Jens and the Vela/Dare2fly crew Cabarete