Windsurf in Guanacaste
Tourism Chamber of Guanacaste features Windsurf Tour at the sunny side of Costa Rica.
Windsurfing is a surface water sport using a windsurf board, usually two to five meters long and powered by a single sail. The rig is joined to the board by a free-rotating flexible joint called the Universal Joint (U-Joint). Unlike a rudder-steered sailboat, a windsurfer is steered by the tilting and rotating of the mast and sail as well as tilting and carving the board. This method of controlling the board's direction is called the free-sail system.
The sport combines aspects of both sailing and surfing, along with certain athletic aspects shared with other board sports like skateboarding, snowboarding, waterskiing, wakeboarding and kitesurfing. Although it might be considered a minimalistic version of a sailboat, a windsurfer offers experiences that are outside the scope of most other sailing craft design. A windsurfer holds the world speed record for sailing craft; and, windsurfers can perform jumps, inverted loops, spinning maneuvers, and other "freestyle" moves that cannot be matched by any sailboat.
This sport has become very popular in Costa Rica, where you can find winds of 35-40 miles per hour in places like Lago Arenal. Actually, Lago Arenal is a great spot for those who enjoy this sport and offers lodging and classes for all the levels and price budgets. This area also offers Tabacón natural hot springs, an amazing view of the imposing, active Arenal Volcano and beaches are a short driving distance