Sao Vicente to San Antao Adventure

Trip	Ports of Call	Dates	Days	Trip Type
77	Mindelo, Sao Vicente and Porto Novo, San Antao	Apr 7 - Apr 16, 2011	10	Adventure

By April the cranking winds that blast the Cape Verdes all season have finally backed off a bit. This gives us access to San Antao, a rarely visited (especially by yacht) beautiful island at the NW end of the archipelago. This poor nation off the west coast of Senegal is comprised of 9 inhabited islands. Known for its soulful music, headed by its most famous musician, Cesaria Evora; and its colorful Portuguese culture the Cape Verdes have more recently become popular for kite and surf adventurers seeking more remoteness than the nearby Canaries. Not quite African and not quite European, Cape Verde today is almost Brazilian in feel.

This Adventure starts with some rippable kiting days around Sao Vicente at the countries cultural center and prettiest town, Mindelo, which will still be getting good swell and good wind. Then we head West North west to San Antao if we get a good weather window, where we can expect to find some great adventure and possibly virgin breaks, and very little crowds. "For many people the main reason for visiting Cape Verde is for spectacular San Antao, and it is for good reason. This dizzyingly vertical island, ruptured by canyons, gorges and valleys, offers some of the most amazing hiking in West Africa." -- Lonely Planet.

Winds in Cape Verde blow consistently and strong and swell arrives from the north just as regularly. This Adventure is right is just after the heart of the wind season, which will likely be a good thing- still plenty to ride, but a lot less mad seas to deal with. For those of you looking to perfect your wave riding techniques, and especially those of you with a love for hiking (San Antao is a MUST) with some very interesting culture thrown into the mix, this is the trip.

RESOURCES: For information on flights, please visit here. Domestic flights are often booked up well in advance, so make your bookings early. For information on visas, please visit Visa Help and Lonely Planet

Summary: + Wind and Waves + Insane hiking + Culture + Music/dance + Awesome land excursions - Rolly, tenuous anchorages - Dengue fever outbreaks - Virgin places...unknown finds

Hiking Cape Verde Jean Robert Photo

GUEST RIDER: Unannounced Air: 71.2F Water: 71.5º F Mean Wind Avg.: 13.9 NE Miles: 60

Reservations

Cabin 1 - Volker Schmidt - Guests: Guest

Cabin 3 - Patrick Buckley - Guests: Guest

Cabin 4 - Tanya Burgess - Guests: Guest