Select to expand quotedowls said..
How good is Blo-Burg
Can be.
No wind here today though.
Blouberg isn't amazing. It can be fun but Melkbos is the only spot I've enjoyed up there. Judging from videos and pics of Coronation, it looks quite similar to there.
Scarborough on the other hand, is better than all the blouberg spots put together. Plus it's quiet. Downside is it's a nightmare to sail with more than 3 folk out :(
Select to expand quoteRuaraidhK257 said..
Blouberg isn't amazing. It can be fun but Melkbos is the only spot I've enjoyed up there. Judging from videos and pics of Coronation, it looks quite similar to there.
Scarborough on the other hand, is better than all the blouberg spots put together. Plus it's quiet. Downside is it's a nightmare to sail with more than 3 folk out :(
I think you'll find that Blouberg beaches have their good days, just like anywhere, and there are several launch spots to choose from.
You maybe need to stay longer next time.
The main advantage of Blouberg is that, in the windy season, local effects ensure strong late afternoon wind.
(There's also plenty of other stuff to do - in the mornings or when the wind doesn't blow. )
I personally wouldn't stay down south to get the best overall conditions. For sure the waves can be bigger there, but that depends on the swell direction and time of year
And down south you are limited to 2 or 3 beaches, and there's f'all to do in the evenings.
When the southeaster cycle begins, it's best to head north - to Yzerfontein, Swartriet, Paternoster, or even Elands. At that point in the typical cycle, there is no wind down south.
If based in Blouberg, you can stay and sail local beaches, or else you head north or south when you need to.
Anyway. It's now March which is end of the windy season, but we have a southeaster tomorrow.
I defer to you as the expert on Cape Town - I've only spent 3 weeks there! I can imagine blouberg gets good but Scarborough worked for around at least 3 hours almost every day we were there; when it worked it was the most perfect wave I've ever sailed; Marc Pare (my housemate) said it was one of the most perfect waves he'd ever sailed. So it's kind of hard to motivate yourself to sail fun but much more average conditions when you have literal perfection at your door.
but some days it would be firing for 3 hours in the morning and then be not so good for the rest of the day. Almost every day that the big bay crew turned up it had been good before they arrived and then gotten worse - we scored a lot by ourselves at odd hours.
i wasn't so concerned about culture besides windsurfing - I had plenty of studying to do so was just eating sleeping working and windsurfing!
My point is that no matter how good blouberg gets, Marc has told me Scarborough's best is better. And we had the best of Scarborough most days ;)
