Kiten in Gambia

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lennert 27 October / 2006 / 20:26

Hallo

Is er al ooit iemand in Serrekunda in Gambia geweest?

En is het mogelijk om te kiten daar?

greeets

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JJ-Slingshot 27 October / 2006 / 20:44

ben er 2 jaar geleden met kerst geweest. Zat in het Senegambia hotel, vlakbij serrekunda. Wind is was zo'n beetje tussen 12 en 16 knopen. Heb in die 10 dagen 2 keer kunnen kiten dus was niet echt waard, en er staat een flinke stroming, en de wind is sideshore, en als je nog hoger zit dan het Senegambia hotel is het al schuin aflandig dus je moet wel wat ervaring hebben! Je zal verder ook geen andere kiters zien denk ik (iig geen lokals)

BLALAALALLALALALALALALALALA

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lennert 27 October / 2006 / 20:57

ke merci, zal dus dan maar die kites thuislaten zekr

greets

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johndoe 27 October / 2006 / 21:09

kzou da ook doen

johndoe had een 5 sterren sessie in Kijkduin met maar liefst 16 - 21 knots op zijn Best Bularoo (2010)

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stuitrover 30 October / 2006 / 10:32

Ben er gefinished met de Amsterdam Dakar Barrelrally in December 2004.

Volgens mij was er toen niet genoeg wind om te kiten.

Maar aan de andere kant, stel dat de wind wel goed is en je hebt je spullen niet bij je, dan baal je wel.

Ander tipje, probeer een auto te huren en rij een rondje Gambia rivier. Dan zie je wat van het echte gambia met vriendelijke gambianen en niet alleen het touristen spul met gambianen die wat van je willen.

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berent 30 October / 2006 / 10:50

Volgens een vriend is bij de monding van die rivier (misschien zijn er meerdere rivieren daar, correct me if I'm wrong) vlak voordat deze de zee ingaat een lagune met spiegelvlak water. Ik zal wel even navragen hoe ht precies zit.

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rembo 30 October / 2006 / 11:13

Water:
Water ranges from flat calm (when you need a big kite for the low wind) to choppy with some lovely little waves for jumps. It's shallow enough to get a reasonable distance out from the beach (about 30 m), but then shelves quite steeply. There are waves breaking 200-300 metres off shore. At Kotu Beach you will find a lot chaotic waves sometimes building fast and a nice flat shorebreak to surf. At low tide beware of the rocks on the left side which you will the see. This spot is not a beginner spot but if you are advanced you will have a lot fun. If you are a beginner it is better to walk a few 100 meters to the right side to get less and lower waves.

Beach:
The beach is nice and sandy, but does have a lot of shells, so you have to be careful with the kite. There is adequate space to launch/land a kite, but care has to be taken because of other beach users and inquisitive locals. You can enter/exit the water anywhere along the beach front (the bay extends for about 1.5 km). At the Kotu Beach bar the local people will help you to setup your kite.

Weather:
Water is very warm in summer and cool in winter. A wetsuit is not necessary at any time of the year, but in January you should take a wetsuit with you, since the water in the morning is pretty cold. Best season is winter (November to June). There are good days in the summer, but it can rain a lot.

Wind:

North:	sideonshore
Northwest:	sideonshore
West:	sideonshore
Southwest:	sideonshore
South:	sideoffshore
Southeast:	offshore
East:	sideoffshore
Northeast:	sideonshore

During winter season, probably 70% of the time you can expect 8-20 kts. Usually sideonshore, but occasionally offshore. If you have wind from East in the early morning then hurry up. The thermal will kill the wind around noon if the sky is clear (you will find this wind situation most probably in December to February). Wind from the East means you have to ride at Kotu beach or right of it. Then you will have sideshore wind. All the beaches to the left will have offshore or sideoffshore winds. If you have no wind in the morning you can expect a nice thermal wind in the afternoon from N or NW. Then you can use all beaches because it will be sideonshore (this will be the case from February and later). Suitable kite sizes: 12-14 and 18-20 sqm.

How to get there:
From Banjul drive westawards towards the coast and get to Kotu. From the 'Kotu Strip' group of hotels, go out onto the beach, turn left and walk the half km to the point (Kotu Point Beach Bar). Kotu Beach is the most right part of the common hotel zone beaches.

Rules & Restrictions:
The fisherman close to Kotu Beach are briefed. If your kite stays down a long time they will start a rescue operation with their fisherboat. Please pay them afterwards. Highly recommend a helmet is worn and that you have travel insurance because local medical facilities are poor and there are NO rescue facilities. Be nice to the fishermen and watch out for other beach users. Make sure you have saftey equipment as if something does go wronge there is no-one there to help. The locals here have never seen much kitesurfing so expect to generate a crowd. Be careful though as they wil want to help you with everything without knowing what they are doing.

Nightlife:
The best bar in The Gambia is The Green Mamba, off the carpark at the bottom of the Senegambia Strip. Look for the flashing palm tree! Numerous bar and restaurants. Try the shacks on the beach they are very friendly, cook great food and are amazinging cheap (Â£4 for 2 fish and chips and 6 beers).

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