Mururoa Atoll (French resort)

Don't do it so you will be well cashed up and be able to afford the Canaries ........ best wind that time of the year!
Remember getting married is the most expensive way to get your laundry done!
I am an expert been twice stupid

Thanks for the replies. Good to see theres a few funny buggers around the place. I think I might have wife to be convinced a couple of weeks in Hawaii would be good for relationship.

Pacific..

why not ...

Full moon resort, Mui Ne, Vietnam
Jibes beach club with full starboard range 2 doors away
just get the season right- ( i loved Vietnam but missed the wind by 2 weeks)

Was talking to a guy yesterday who had just come back from Boracay in the Philippines, said the sailing was great though more kites, food was cheap, and accommodation variable depending on how much you wanted to pay. Then amazingly spoke to another guy who went on his honeymoon 20 years ago and said it was a great adventure, but then a little out of the way.
I was considering it myself as an affordable sailing holiday.

Mistral Nick said..
Was talking to a guy yesterday who had just come back from Boracay in the Philippines, said the sailing was great though more kites, food was cheap, and accommodation variable depending on how much you wanted to pay. Then amazingly spoke to another guy who went on his honeymoon 20 years ago and said it was a great adventure, but then a little out of the way.

I was considering it myself as an affordable sailing holiday.

Nick,

Went there last year. 3 of us kiters and one sailor. Sh1itloads of kiters. A lot of them deadly with no sense of right of way - coulda drowned a few. The kiting was just choppy crap out the back with literally 100 kiters all showing off in close to shore. Plenty of kites into the coconut palms which was amusing. Was led to believe there were waves on the outer reef good for kiting but wasnt the case.

Ended up sailing the last two days as it was more fun. Its not flat water though. Can get pretty choppy but overall not too bad. Food and people are great. Sailboards were hired from a place near the end of lagoon, next to Slingshot kite hire. Very casual place with decent gear at good rates.

We stayed at Cohiba Resort (above lagoon) Big white place. Was cheap for a group and short walk down the hill to lagoon. Big balcony overlooking lagoon. Was great to sit back and watch. Big pool and good food if dont want to get out. Great guy working there (Rodalph) hooked us up a great "rest day" - hired a small boat, bought a whole tuna, couple kilos of giant green prawns, 20 kg sack of ice and crate of San Miguel. Few beers on way to reef for a snorkel then over to a small island where the locals cooked us up the tuna into marinated cutlets, bbq prawns, rice and fish head soup. Sat under a bamboo shelter, ate and drank beers, then swam in the water 10 feet away. Great day. Cost us about $20 each for the entire day. Got dropped at wharf of Cohiba. Was sensational.

Would recommend staying lagoon side of the island in any case. Its a lot more laid back. Other side is resort hell. Full of old very tanned men wearing very small, very high speedos and not much else. Lots of wankers and show ponies. Far more relaxed on lagoon side.

Wind starts really early and you can be all sailed out drinking super cheap beers watching the kiting chaos by 11. Any further info needed let us know. Would go back again to sail but not to kite.

Cheers,
EB

Ellobuddha said..

Mistral Nick said..

Was talking to a guy yesterday who had just come back from Boracay in the Philippines, said the sailing was great though more kites, food was cheap, and accommodation variable depending on how much you wanted to pay. Then amazingly spoke to another guy who went on his honeymoon 20 years ago and said it was a great adventure, but then a little out of the way.



I was considering it myself as an affordable sailing holiday.

Nick,

Went there last year. 3 of us kiters and one sailor. Sh1itloads of kiters. A lot of them deadly with no sense of right of way - coulda drowned a few. The kiting was just choppy crap out the back with literally 100 kiters all showing off in close to shore. Plenty of kites into the coconut palms which was amusing. Was led to believe there were waves on the outer reef good for kiting but wasnt the case.

Ended up sailing the last two days as it was more fun. Its not flat water though. Can get pretty choppy but overall not too bad. Food and people are great. Sailboards were hired from a place near the end of lagoon, next to Slingshot kite hire. Very casual place with decent gear at good rates.

We stayed at Cohiba Resort (above lagoon) Big white place. Was cheap for a group and short walk down the hill to lagoon. Big balcony overlooking lagoon. Was great to sit back and watch. Big pool and good food if dont want to get out. Great guy working there (Rodalph) hooked us up a great "rest day" - hired a small boat, bought a whole tuna, couple kilos of giant green prawns, 20 kg sack of ice and crate of San Miguel. Few beers on way to reef for a snorkel then over to a small island where the locals cooked us up the tuna into marinated cutlets, bbq prawns, rice and fish head soup. Sat under a bamboo shelter, ate and drank beers, then swam in the water 10 feet away. Great day. Cost us about $20 each for the entire day. Got dropped at wharf of Cohiba. Was sensational.

Would recommend staying lagoon side of the island in any case. Its a lot more laid back. Other side is resort hell. Full of old very tanned men wearing very small, very high speedos and not much else. Lots of wankers and show ponies. Far more relaxed on lagoon side.

Wind starts really early and you can be all sailed out drinking super cheap beers watching the kiting chaos by 11. Any further info needed let us know. Would go back again to sail but not to kite.

Cheers,EB

not surprised at all! a lot of kiters but mostly on average low to medium winds..try getting a forecast when its 18plus kts and sailing becomes less crowded especially close to the reef.. as for lodging there's loads of resorts maybe an hour of sailing on the first day then hunting for cheap villas next.. good luck

Total gunna. Guilty as charged

barbarian said...
Total gunna. Guilty as charged

I'll believe it when I see it.

I hear Caoferdion is nice this time of year. That's where I'm heading

Sic. If its your honeymoon iron knob might be the operative word. You should check out Mauii, you'll be blasting around in no time with lessons over there and bride won't get bored if she can drive on the other side of the road. Maybe she might want to learn sailboarding too. Otherwise I can teach you some of my bad habits when I get home.

in boracay now atm

place is amazing

kite beach packed and messy as advised above however ive rented a house on same side beach (where wind is) and have entire lagoon to myself

its mad

have a go pro ive borrowed so if i can work it out will take a video of it

if interested let me know and ill give you more info

PKenny said...
[br]G'day people,
Some advice on a "nice" resort in the pacific that I can go surfing and get some windsurfing in.
Around May will be my time of travel and somebody else is calling it a "honeymoon" so it will have to have a few stars attached to the name.
Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Cheers PK

Ok, it's not the Pacific but Mauritius will tick the boxes! Flash resorts on the beach, awesome surf, great wind for every windsurf discipline!