South of Isla de Margarita, about 15 minutes from the airport and about 30 minutes from the capital (Porlamar), is El Yaque, one of the most unique beaches of Margarita, which offers the best wind conditions on the island. Wanted by lovers of windsurfing, as families with young children, for having a lot of wind and calm and shallow waters.
El Yaque is a beach of barely 1km of fine sand with palm trees continually agitated by the wind, with a sea of flat water at 27º and a 400m sandbank where the water will reach your waist. These conditions, the size of the place that makes everything on foot, the variety of restaurants and bars on the beach make El Yaque the ideal spot in the Caribbean.
El Yaque beach is the ideal place to practice windsurfing in Margarita thanks to the fabulous atmosphere of constant wind, shallow green-blue waters, pleasant climate and bright sun all year round tempered by the swaying of palm trees; thanks to these conditions, it is ranked among the seven best beaches worldwide for the execution of this sport.
El Yaque has become a paradise first of windsurfing, lovers of this sport come from all over the world to consider it one of the best places in the world to practice this sport, for its good wind, shallow water and sun all year , its visitors come mainly from the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Europe, and it is frequent that the windsurfing schools are attended by French, English or German instructors who have made El Yaque their little second homeland.
Actually we could say that El Yaque is divided into two beaches. The first one obtains is the East beach, very sought after by families with small children, for the safety offered by its calm, shallow and waveless waters. On the other side is Playa El Yaque, known throughout the world for its strong winds, special for Windsurfing in Margarita.
There are several reasons that make El Yaque an exceptional place to practice windsurfing. In the first place, there is a strong and constant wind, which blows almost all year round, and particularly from October to April. Second, there are the shallow waters, which make it easier to learn to windsurf. It also has an excellent climate of warm temperature and sun all year round, with very little rainfall, since in Margarita it almost never rains.
Both around the beach and a little further in, you will find a variety of hotels, inns and houses to rent all within walking distance of the beach. In addition to good restaurants, El Yaque has specialized centers for teaching windsurfing, where workshops are held to motivate and spread this exciting sport; they work in good facilities and have tables and equipment to rent.
If you are looking for an extreme sport, Windsurfing in Margarita is what you need to experience.
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