Every day of windsurfing there felt like one of the hardest days of sailing I've ever had. Sailing the coast of Chile felt very borderline "I should be there". I've sailed in Maui, Punta San Carlos, Pistol River and spots on the coast in Northern California (all starboard tack wavesailing). I can jibe and tack pretty darn consistently. Also, it seemed like about half the people who were there had a lot of experience port tack sailing and were ready to tackle the big challenges of sailing there. I don't mean this in an offensive way to anyone, but after my trip to Chile, I still don't know if I'm quite up to the skill level for much of the coast sailing. Maybe the most useful thing I can offer on this blog is to help set some kind of bar for folks considering the journey to Chile in the winter. Many days ended up being more of swimsurfing than windsurfing for me. I had expectations of it being windy and wavy, but what I found was a coastline that has basically more wind and more consistent waves than anywhere else in the world** It was more than getting my fill, a lot of days were more than I could comfortably handle. Then there are about 5 days per month that are 30 knots and double mast high.īefore setting off on my journey to Chile, I wasn't really sure what to expect. Days like these happen about 10-20 days per month in November, December and January from what I can tell. They are good days, but not what you would really consider "e-word good*" days at these locations. The video shows what I consider pretty typical days at Matanzas and Topocalma.
Together, two of the best wavesailors in the world. This is a video made by Klaas Voget that features he and Victor Fernandez.
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