Hey guys. I posted a question a few months back regarding kiting in Venezuela and got a few answers but seems like no one had really been. Just finished 3.5 weeks here and I can safely report that it is friggin awesome.

There are two main places to really kite: the Los Roques archipelago and Margarita Island, centered around El Yaque. They offer two completely different experiences. Los Roques has a whole bunch of small posadas you can stay in, and every day you get chucked into a little tinnie and dumped on an island somewhere with an umbrella, a chair, an eskie with a lunch, beers, water, and some snackies. You kite pretty much all day and the tinnie comes and picks you up again at sundown. Tons of flat shallow water, no waves. Some areas with coral hazards but just miles and miles of water to explore on your own. I kited 4 of 6 days, with winds ranging from probably 18-23 knots. The only thing about it is it can be isolated (IE, self launching and landing was the norm for me as I was on my own) so it's better being there with a friend if you run into trouble. And since a lot of the conditions are offshore you need to be pretty decent. You can hire guys to follow you for downwinders and rescues for I think 20 bucks a day. I ran into trouble one day in light offshore winds that died and thankfully the boat was nearby to rescue me. Some of the beaches too are littered with coral, making water launches necessary.

El Yaque is unbelievable - large beach but shared with windsurfers, swimmers, families, etc. I had honking 23-29 knots 3 days and kited every day I went (total 5 days). There's a dedicated launch for kitesurfers but it's unfortunately in a huge wind shadow of a hill, and all the locals have this awful tendency to throw kites to launch them. All lessons offshore on tinnies and well away from you. Kited on my 11 and 7. Shallow water with sandy bottom for about 50 meters and then deeper with a bit of chop but no waves. There are about 6 schools on the beach that offer rentals, compressed air pump for the kites, padded lounge chairs with waiters coming out and serving you cold beer and food about 10 feet from your kite... and an attractive Venezuelan sports therapy masseuse that will give you a massage on the beach after your session for 25 bucks. Not to mention apartments and hostels on the beach dedicated to kiting with professional sail repair shops (popped my bladder and tore the LE, they repaired it for 40 bucks). Everyone is super relaxed. I am here at the end of the season so there were usually about 6-7 kites on the water.

Spent 4 days in Choroni, its a very chilled surfer town but no wind unfortunately.

Anyways, I have a few pictures I may upload later. If you guys have any questions feel free to ask. It's been an incredibly awesome holiday and I've progressed a lot on this trip.