GUARANTEED WIND

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WHERE IS THE BEST PLACE TO KITE IN THE CARIBBEAN DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY

[ricki]

WHERE IS THE BEST PLACE TO KITE IN THE CARIBBEAN DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY

I would look around the wind archives at http://www.ikitesurf.com/ for various parts of the Caribbean for past years in January. I just had a quick look and it would appear that the latitudes just north of South America (e.g. Aruba, Margarita), look fairly strong throughout January. The Antilles to the north seem to be a bit lighter and more variable through the day but still in the teen mph range.

Some histrical average wind data is reproduced below:

http://www.velawindsurf.com/images/aruba/Aruba_wind.gif
From: http://www.velawindsurf.com/

http://www.jibecity.com/images_weather/windschedule.gif
From: http://www.jibecity.com/

Note: The above graphic was generated for Lac Bay on Bonaire WHERE KITEBOARDING IS BANNED AT PRESENT. It is indicative of Aruba however.

http://www.velawindsurf.com/images/margarita/Margarita_wind.gif

http://www.velawindsurf.com/images/cabarete/Cabarete_wind.gif

As far as mandated wind, that is a tough one. I would look over the archived data and make your choice.

Have fun!