Need Puerto Rico info

[KenBrackins]

Going to kite in PR in a few weeks. Can anyone give me some advice on where to kite and stay? Also things to see and do other than kiting as well as nightlife. Any info is appreciated. Thanks.

[wdewilde]

Ken, Will here......hit Kiteforum.com for this question. Worldwide forum with plenty of Kite Schools/ Instructors from PR on it. I have used it for good info while in the Pacific islands. Have fun.....and yes I will make one of these

http://www.kiteforum.com/

[BigR]

Kiting season just started, you can kite and stay in Ocean Park or Isla Verde both near the airport. Wind is NE and you can get big waves 1/4 to 1/2 mile outside

http://www.communitywalk.com/map/ind...1afN7-66.Icj10

http://www.communitywalk.com/ocean_park/map/1465625

www.15knots.com

nightlife is crazy in Condado but ..... be careful at night, you can get rolled. it has the highest homicide rate in the nation..... by far

[ricki]

If you feel like a road trip, La Parguera on the SW coast offers some offshore kiting around the mangrove cays.



http://www.fksa.org/showthread.php?t=848

For a current contact for sea taxi to the riding area and other spots in PR checkout:

http://www.prkbc.com/

There are some challenging wave venues north of Mayaguez, the link above should be able to fill you in on prospects.

p.s. - what Raul said, if someone says they're going to kill you, take it seriously!

[BigR]

La Parguera doesn't really work this time of year. It does work during
the Summer, starting around Mid May on. You need SE or E winds, Also
half the reason it works is the Thermals and dry air, once again a summer
event.
This time of year you get NE/E winds 90% of the time with a very occasional
N or NW.
I would stick to the North of the Island this time of year

[ricki]

Interesting, I understand La Parguera works because of trade winds, substantially augmented by thermals like Cabarete. I didn't know the trades turned off or become unreliable in the cooler months there. The Christmas Winds make for nice conditions in a lot of islands further down the Antilles. They bring some nice consistent winds to BVI to the east unlike the more fitful summer conditions there. I thought Shacks goes off in the winter months, or is that just for waves with poorer wind prospects? I imagine the north coast goes off as you say around San Juan with frontal activity maybe even augmenting things with the orographic winds the NE coast is known for.

[BigR]

The Christmas Winds make for nice conditions in a lot of islands further down the Antilles. They bring some nice consistent winds to BVI to the east unlike the more fitful summer conditions there. I thought Shacks goes off in the winter months, or is that just for waves with poorer wind prospects? I imagine the north coast goes off as you say around San Juan with frontal activity maybe even augmenting things with the orographic winds the NE coast is known for. __________________

It is the RAINY season , and I mean Rainy, Sept to Dec. It will rain many many quick times a day. That will shut down any thermal. Fronts rarely make it down, but when they do it'll shift N or NW momentarily or shut down. Trades are the norm but they can be shut down by any disturbance. In any case it is predominantly NE in winter versus E in summer and SE on the south side of the island because of thermals during summers. Yes, you could goto Shacks for huge waves and wind, nightlife probably won't kill you there. I have found the waves in San Juan to be PLENTY big enough, Thank You very much

[KenBrackins]

Thanks for the advice.! Looking forward to it. Any advice on hotels? Al-kitah says Tres Palmas. Looks good with kiting in walking distance but they may not have a room available on our dates. Need to have a back up.

[BigR]

http://www.vrbo.com/vacation-rentals...an-area#a10223

http://www.vrbo.com/vacation-rentals...uan-area#a6340

tres palmas is nice but they only have a few rooms