Travel Resources: Best Beaches for Windsurfing & Kiteboarding in Jamaica

Jamaica is one of the most beautiful islands in the Caribbean for scenery. The island has white-sand beaches, lush foliage, rivers, mountains and spectacular waterfalls. Watersports are quite popular and you’ll often find a variety of them being done along Jamaica’s coastlines. Snorkeling and scuba diving are long time favourites but increasingly windsurfing and kiteboarding are also becoming popular. Jamaica is a popular destination for kiteboarding due to its dependable northeasterly trade winds and warm winter climate.

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Kiteboarding is a sport whose practitioners attach themselves to kite-like sails and skim over the water on boards. Windsurfing lets you catch some waves in a whole new way. If you’ve never before experienced this dramatic water sport, there’s no better place to begin than here. Most of the large beach hotels in Jamaica have a good selection of watersports equipment on hand for use, usually free of charge (mostly for non-motorised sports) and will direct you to the best spots for these activities, this includes windsurfing and kiteboarding. However, if you’re not planning on relying on the resorts it is suggested that you bring your own equipment. To make it them easy for you to find here is a list of the Best Beaches for Windsurfing & Kiteboarding in Jamaica!

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October 22, 2010 at 8:49 pm | Travel Resources, What to Do, Where to Visit | No comment