Kiteboarding Witsands


Each year iKiteboarding.com goes to Witsands which is situated about 4 hours drive from Cape Town.

Wind is generally onshore on the ocean in a south east but on the lagoon it is offshore and very steady, producing the flattest water imaginable. On the low tide the sand banks are more exposed which produces some sick grinding opportunities. Witsands is perfect for executing the latest in wake style and freestyle tricks and it is also the training grounds for many speed sailors.

If you do tire of the flat water after a while you can tack out of the bay and into the ocean where there's some small waves to play in.

This year iKiteboarding.com headed up there again and the crew included Matthias Larsen, Alex Aitkenhead, Carlo, and Andrew / Jessica from Xelerator.

Matthias was pimpimg the latest Turbo Diesel from Slingshot and proved that the bow kites can hold up to the latest in unhooked wake style tricks.

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Insane photo's - especailly the first one, the spray, colours, commitment and composition - well done boys - that shit is world class.....
PeterP

PeterP

thats why i belive in god. hope some day go to South Africa and meet this place. Waht about hotel, pousada, and restaurant there? and the Co$t of it?

silvio

staying at a house there overlooking the spot, going there in January, cant wait!!

Ant

Hey Ant, As a fellow local can you not share info on where this place is. My buddy Mav and I would LOVE to do a trip up from CT to kite there for a long weekend.

Chavez

This spot is sick, went there in March and man the wind was epic but it can get gusty from the wrong direction. Will defiantly return next year!

Ferdi

Is that sharky?? THE DOG -HE LOOKS VISCIOUS or is it milo?? wild boar there is tasty. good pics carlooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

justin

That is my dog the SHARK dog, patrols the banks and attacks from behind.

One thin g I didn't mention is the water is warm this time of the year - just take a shorty.

carlo

Must say I love the foot plant one...nice! Little of the old school skate coming in....all about fun.

Q

Nice foot plant...think that one is pure class. Gr8 fotos
Something completely different

Q

Is this "MFSB" ???

Chavez

the foot plant one is the shiznit!!

q

Digger sieht nach geilen Bedingungen aus - slingshot steht dir !

toy

hey matze,
schönes Ding, macht immer wieder Spaß Deine Blder und Dich anzuschauen!!!

Hier in Mexiko gibt´s eher dicke wellen.. und mittelstarken wind.. aber ich werde im februar die karibikseite wie versprochen für Dich abchecken.

Weiter so!!

adios amigo!!

basti

hey guys, really awesome shots. please remind me what wind works there again, I am keen on heading there this weekend. Only works on the high tide though if i remember correctly?

garykid

As fotos estão iradas...
Esse é o mstre dos mestres... rsrs

Bjux!!!
Bons Ventos!!!!

Suca

that was an easy one! --> Witsand. Now listed on kitebeaches.com! I love Google Earth! Regards

Toby

that was an easy one! --> Witsand. Now listed on kitebeaches.com! I love Google Earth! Great shots and looks like a killer place! Aloha

Toby

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp-X7I3cNQk

Here is a link to a video we made over the weekend at witsand.

Boesman