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Kiteboarders flock to Cape Town’s Big Bay and Blouberg along the West Coast like surfers do to Hawaii’s Big Island. And while the notorious South-Easter might be a bummer for many Capetonians, kiteboarding locals and international kiteboarding professionals pray for these winds to never settle.
On a windy Cape Town day, the West Coast, and especially Big Bay, the skyline is adorned with masses of colourful kites lifting its surfers high into the air.
Professional surf forecaster and founder of Wavescape, Steve ‘Spike’ Pike explained to Red Bull why Big Bay is such a kitesurfing hit saying, “Cape Town is situated along the eastern edge of this anti-cyclonic system. Simplistically, the counter-clockwise flow around the high forms the basis for the summer southeast trade wind that blows during summer. The dry, denser air that creates the high pressure also means sunny, dry weather and strong consistent winds.”
With the iconic Table Mountain as backdrop, it’s no wonder this strip of windy shore has become the capital of Kiteboarding in the world!
If you truly want to see good action, get yourself to epic Red Bull, King of the Air event happening at the end of January and beginning of February 2015 – the best time for the Cape Doctor to do its magic...
EVENT: RED BULL KING OF THE AIR – ‘RULE THE SKY'
What: The world’s best kiteboarders will descend on Cape Town to compete in this extreme, big air competition – with a spectacular new format, riders will take kiteboarding to new heights.
When: 31 January – 14 February 2015
Where: Big Bay, Blouberg, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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