Best Surf school/rental in Cabarete

[Marco]

Heya all,

I?m spending the xmas weekend with my girlfriend in Cabarete to go windsurfing. (gotta get out of Santo Domingo sometimes! )

My question is, who can recommend me a good windsurf school that has good material and reasonable rates to rent for 2-3 days?
And some good classes for a beginner and for an advanced surfer.

Any advice is appreciated!

Cheers,

Marco

 

[John Calendar]

Hola Marco,

Let me know what you discover. I'm going to be in Cabarete starting Jan6, and want to surf and boogieboard. Thanks

John

 

[Marco]

GRRRR there was NO wind

Hmm.. I?m back from Cabarete... it was good!
My girlfriend had her first surf-lessons, which was nice.

I myself only surfed one hour. After that the wind died and did
not come back for the rest of the weekend.

I found that there are several nice surf-clubs on the beach.
Prices don?t vary very much among the schools. An indication is:

rental: $20 for one hour, $40 for 3 hours and $50 for the whole day.

lessons: $50 for a beginners-class (several hours)
$50-$80 for advanced lessons, depending on the lenght of the lesson and the subject you are interested in learning.

All clubs have top notch gear. I myself surfed with the equipment from the Vela surf-school. They have F2,Mistral and some other nice boards in stock and use Neil Pryde sails that
seem to be in great condition.

Besides this one, there is a Fanatic center, a Club Mistral, a Bic centre and Club Nathalie Simon. I guess it doesn?t really
matter where you go. All speak several languages and have excellent boards and sails.

You?ll have fun, I?m sure! (if you have more wind than I did!)

Marco