Have been holidaying in Sedgefield, a town about 500km east of Cape Town. It is located on what is known as the Garden Route, a beautiful stretch of land consisting of forests, mountains, lakes, lagoons, long beaches and coves. There are some very good surf spots such as Victoria Bay, Buffels Bay, Lookout Beach and Mossel Bay. There are however few good kitesurfing spots, partly because of the lack of really powerful prevailing winds and partly due to the topography relative to these winds.
Myoli Beach is the best. It is located in Sedgefield. The south east wind blows cross shore here and there are some cliffs on the east side of the beach which tends to focus the wind so it generally exceeds the forecasts. The sea here is open to the ocean with no peninsulas etc to block or tame the swells. There are sand banks that shift with storms and the tides. The result is a fairly random series of beach breaks, with generally a larger outer break and an inner break. However from a kiting point of view this adds to the fun and challenge of the session.
Was here last year and we had kiteable wind on average every second day. This time the wind was less forthcoming. Here are some pics from one of the few sessions.
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| A rider amongst the fairly random swells and breaks. |
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| On the one of the beach breaks. |
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| A more overall view |
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