Hi kite friends
Here a kite report from his holidays in Cumbuco, Hotel Golfinho, that my friends Kinsley, Jaimie and Kevin, have send me.
The best TRUE report from a non local I"ve ever seen.
Enjoy it!
CRIS
www.kitefortaleza.com.br
www.kiteboardcumbuco.com.br
October 22, 2005
We arrived to Cumbuco at 4.30 a.m. this morning. The staff of Golfinho hotel was super nice and waited to pick us up at Fortaleza airport since we had a small problem with our luggage: my 10M kite got shredded by the airport carrier. Today, Jamie and I kited in front of Golfinho hotel which has smaller waves and is choppy, with slightly side on shore wind. Kevin (the handsome guy in the first photo) did an upwinder with local instructor Kris of (Kiteschool Cumbuco) to the Icarai lagoon which took about 40 minutes or so. It is approximately 3 miles up wind of the Golfino Hotel. Also the coast turns slightly and the wind is more onshore and the waves are bigger which leaves lots of room on the inside with lots of kickers and waves to jump and ride. Sweet area, nice waves on one side, butter smooth on the other and a little bar/ restaurant about 200 yards Upwind (east) of the Icarai Lagoon.
We started kiting around 10 a.m. and I was the last one in around 7 p.m. I am drinking Caiprina and writing this as Kevin, Robert, Cyril, and Jamie are talking kite stories...
Sunday - October 23, 2005
This morning we loaded up into Cyril"s little rental car: 4 kiteboards and 4 kites and off we go. With Kevin"s recommendation from his upwinder yesterday, we headed upwind aprroximately 10 km upwind from Golfinho hotel. Here the waves were a bit bigger and nice little Icarai lagoon that could hold 5 kiters. Kevin was on 13M killing the waves, Cyril and Jamie were on 10M, and I was powered up on 9M. We had a nice lunch there and then went North to look for Caiupe Lagoon. We got lost half way and it was getting late so we kited for another hour before the sunset at some random beach (in front of Summerville) in the middle of nowhere. There is no shortage of wind or beaches in this area.
We then went to dinner at Jardim Cumbuco, a great restaurant with a German and Brazilian chef. Jardim Cumbuco is in the back of a private residence with great food, service, and ambiance, about a 2 minute drive from the Golfinho hotel. Very Highly Recommended.
October 24, 2005 - Jamie"s Birthday
Today we were just kicking back at the hotel and kited in front of Golfinho. Both Jamie and I were powered up on 8M during the day until sunset then I switched over to 10M, Kevin was on his 13M all day. Here are a few shots of Kevin kiting just before the gorgeous sunset and Ricardo from Portugal.
We celebrated Jamie"s Birthday at the hotel here.
October 25, 2005 - Kiting at Port Pecem with Kris, the kite school teacher of http://www.kiteboardcumbuco.com.br, in Hotel Golfinho, with Robert, Jean Paul, and Jane.
Robert invited us to join him and Kris to kite at Port Pecem. We highly recommend you to book your daily kiteboarding trip with Kris of http://www.kiteboardcumbuco.com.br as he is the expert for this area. Port Pecem is a few miles north of Caiupe Lagoon. What a great spot with extremely nice right hand point break waves with slightly offshore wind. You could easily do 4 bottom turns on each wave. This is so far the best waves riding the spot that we have been on this trip. Pictured here is Kris, Robert, Jean Paul and Jane. Wind was measured 24 to 27 kts. Kevin was lit on 9M, both Jamie and I were quite powered up on our 8M.
Here a kite report from his holidays in Cumbuco, Hotel Golfinho, that my friends Kinsley, Jaimie and Kevin, have send me.
The best TRUE report from a non local I"ve ever seen.
Enjoy it!
CRIS
www.kitefortaleza.com.br
www.kiteboardcumbuco.com.br
October 22, 2005
We arrived to Cumbuco at 4.30 a.m. this morning. The staff of Golfinho hotel was super nice and waited to pick us up at Fortaleza airport since we had a small problem with our luggage: my 10M kite got shredded by the airport carrier. Today, Jamie and I kited in front of Golfinho hotel which has smaller waves and is choppy, with slightly side on shore wind. Kevin (the handsome guy in the first photo) did an upwinder with local instructor Kris of (Kiteschool Cumbuco) to the Icarai lagoon which took about 40 minutes or so. It is approximately 3 miles up wind of the Golfino Hotel. Also the coast turns slightly and the wind is more onshore and the waves are bigger which leaves lots of room on the inside with lots of kickers and waves to jump and ride. Sweet area, nice waves on one side, butter smooth on the other and a little bar/ restaurant about 200 yards Upwind (east) of the Icarai Lagoon.
We started kiting around 10 a.m. and I was the last one in around 7 p.m. I am drinking Caiprina and writing this as Kevin, Robert, Cyril, and Jamie are talking kite stories...
Sunday - October 23, 2005
This morning we loaded up into Cyril"s little rental car: 4 kiteboards and 4 kites and off we go. With Kevin"s recommendation from his upwinder yesterday, we headed upwind aprroximately 10 km upwind from Golfinho hotel. Here the waves were a bit bigger and nice little Icarai lagoon that could hold 5 kiters. Kevin was on 13M killing the waves, Cyril and Jamie were on 10M, and I was powered up on 9M. We had a nice lunch there and then went North to look for Caiupe Lagoon. We got lost half way and it was getting late so we kited for another hour before the sunset at some random beach (in front of Summerville) in the middle of nowhere. There is no shortage of wind or beaches in this area.
We then went to dinner at Jardim Cumbuco, a great restaurant with a German and Brazilian chef. Jardim Cumbuco is in the back of a private residence with great food, service, and ambiance, about a 2 minute drive from the Golfinho hotel. Very Highly Recommended.
October 24, 2005 - Jamie"s Birthday
Today we were just kicking back at the hotel and kited in front of Golfinho. Both Jamie and I were powered up on 8M during the day until sunset then I switched over to 10M, Kevin was on his 13M all day. Here are a few shots of Kevin kiting just before the gorgeous sunset and Ricardo from Portugal.
We celebrated Jamie"s Birthday at the hotel here.
October 25, 2005 - Kiting at Port Pecem with Kris, the kite school teacher of http://www.kiteboardcumbuco.com.br, in Hotel Golfinho, with Robert, Jean Paul, and Jane.
Robert invited us to join him and Kris to kite at Port Pecem. We highly recommend you to book your daily kiteboarding trip with Kris of http://www.kiteboardcumbuco.com.br as he is the expert for this area. Port Pecem is a few miles north of Caiupe Lagoon. What a great spot with extremely nice right hand point break waves with slightly offshore wind. You could easily do 4 bottom turns on each wave. This is so far the best waves riding the spot that we have been on this trip. Pictured here is Kris, Robert, Jean Paul and Jane. Wind was measured 24 to 27 kts. Kevin was lit on 9M, both Jamie and I were quite powered up on our 8M.
