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No, they’re not building an artificial reef in the Newquay Bay, but rather more excitingly the West Country alternative surf-rock band Reef turned up to play a gig on Sunday 29th May. If you live in Newquay, are over the age of 28, have ever picked up a surfboard or have ever sat around a [...]
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One of Cornwall’s most famous and beloved kitesurfing locations. The Bluff yields superb wind against tide flat water conditions on the later half of a dropping tide, rolling slopey kickers for boosting off of the rest of the time and typical Cornish beach break waves at low tide
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Halfway along Hayle Bay between The Bluff and Gwithian, you’ll find Mexico’s beach. Named after a pub that’s no longer there, it has a wild, windy feel to it and is backed entirely by sand dunes.
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I tend to head here in the winter and late autumn. From July to September, the best part of this beach is off limits: north of the large rock on the beach.
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Perranporth has zones that are restricted, it’s a little bit complicated but if you stay up at Penhale, access the beach via the Haven Holiday Park and walk down the dunes, you’ll always be in the clear.
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An alternative way of finding your own secret spot
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Crantock has all the wind exposure of a letter box and changes drastically throughout its tide range, but it’s a great little spot to kite under the right conditions and produces a wave that’s tailor made for kitesurfing whilst being not that attractive to other water users.
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The River Gannel is definitely a high tide spot and requiring a very specific wind direction. You’ll get about an hour or two at most of riding before the tide starts to drain, taking you with it
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I absolutely could not recommend trying to kite here when the wind is marginal and there are people around. Kiting is forbidden during lifeguarded hours.
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The waves are dreadful when it’s onshore, which is the only time you can kite here. Truthfully the only reason I kite here is because it’s on the way on a downwinder from Watergate to Fistral
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