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Windsurfing
The Langebaan Lagoon on the Cape West Coast is a favourite amongst water sport enthusiasts, owing to its almost year-round perfect windsurfing conditions. Being sheltered from the larger waves of the open ocean, yet still with great wind exposure, the lagoon offers ideal learning conditions, as well as high speed flat water blasting. It’s little wonder this slice of heaven has become internationally recognised as one of the top board sailing venues in the world!
Contact: Cape Sports Centre Langebaan at +27 (0) 22 772 1114 | www.capesports.co.za
Sea Kayaking
Sea Kayaking is another vastly popular water sport on the Cape West Coast, and particularly in the tranquil Langebaan Lagoon, where you can explore the natural splendour of the West Coast National Park without the notoriously rambunctious surf of the open Atlantic. Kayaking excursions are conducted at a comfortable pace by an experienced guide, who can reveal the secrets and wonders of the local fauna and flora, both of the land and of the sea.
Contact: Gravity Adventures at +27 (0) 21 683-3698 | www.gravity.co.za
Go Sailing in a Hobie Cat (Catamaran)
Hobie Cats, also known as Catamarans, are compact, high performance sailing boats that are launched from the beach straight into the ocean waves for a super fast sailing adventure. They only require one captain or crew to handle and, being an intense speed expedition, deliver a total rush to those aboard! You’ll be suspended in a trapeze harness from a cable attached to the high point of the sailing mast, whilst using your feet to anchor yourself to the boat. Charters can be scheduled in a 16-ft (one passenger, one skipper) or 18-ft (one skipper, two passengers) vessel.
Contact: Cape Sports Centre Langebaan at +27 (0) 22 772 1114 | www.capesports.co.za
Kite surfing on the Cape West Coast
When you watch those guys and girls on their surfboards take to the skies, don’t you too wish you could fly? Kite surfing has become an increasingly popular water sports along the Cape Coast, thanks to our summertime wind conditions (frustrating for beachgoers; a blessing to water sports enthusiasts). Based in Langebaan and Blouberg, Constantly Kiting offers kite surfing lessons tailored to teach those who are brand new to the sport, or to add to the expertise and trickster repertoire of more experienced kite surfers.
Contact: Constantly Kiting at +27 (0) 73 071 3878 | www.constantlykiting.com
Stand Up Paddle (SUP) Boarding
Constantly Kiting also offers training sessions for Stand Up Paddle (SUP) Boarding, which is not only an excellent sport for whole body fitness (even though it seems pretty leisurely) but is also one of the best and most scenic ways to explore the Cape West Coast coastline. SUP is super easy to learn, which eliminates the frustration involved in trying to participate in some of the tougher water sport; is an option for people of all fitness levels and ages; and can be done on the open ocean, the quieter Langebaan lagoon, or on rivers. It’s just an engaging and fun water sport for the whole family!
Contact: Constantly Kiting at +27 (0) 73 071 3878 | www.constantlykiting.com
Private Chartered Sailing Tours
If you prefer to stay dry while enjoying some of the best vantage points on the Cape West Coast, a private chartered tour is the perfect water activity for you and your family and/or friends. Operating from the Club Mykonos Marina in Langebaan, Elite Charters offers private yacht and Catamaran charters around the Langebaan Lagoon and the West Coast Nature Reserve, although different tours are available and special excursions and activities can be arranged. The Catamaran is 39 feet long, can accommodate 40 guests, and comes equipped with braai facilities, a bar, and catering services. Party anyone?
Contact: Elite Charters at +27 (0) 76 397-8351 | www.elitecharters.co.za
WetBike Tours
Elite Charters also rents out WetBikes, which are quite possibly the most fun you can have travelling on the ocean’s surface. A WetBike is a planing water motorcycle that is often described as cross between a motorcycle and a jet ski. The tour follows a 10 km route from Elite Charter’s jetty at the Club Mykonos Marina towards Schaapen Island and back again. The tours are weather dependent and do require all participants to be able to swim and to wear life jackets, but that’s hardly an imposition when you’re rocketing along the ocean surface with the fresh wind and sea spray in your face!
Contact: Elite Charters at +27 (0) 76 397-8351 | www.elitecharters.co.za
