====== Places to Paddle and Downwind ======

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**Capt. Jack Sparrow**: "//Not All Treasure Is Silver And Gold, Mate.//"

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[[https://vimeo.com/233367120|Photo from video Cape Recife, South Africa]]

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[[:argentina|Argentina]]

[[:australia|Australia]]

[[:austria|Austria]]

[[:belgium|Belgium]]

[[:bermuda|Bermuda]]

[[:brazil|Brazil]]

[[:bulgaria|Bulgaria]]

[[:canada|Canada]]

**[[:caribbean_islands|Caribbean Islands]]**<WRAP indent>

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[[:aruba|Aruba]], [[:barbados|Barbados]], [[:british_virgin_isles|British Virgin Islands]], [[:cayman_islands|Cayman Islands]], [[:curacao|Curaçao]], [[:guadeloupe|Guadeloupe]], [[:martinique|Martinique]], [[:puerto_rico|Puerto Rico]], [[:saint_martin_sint_maarten|Saint-Martin/Sint Maarten]], [[:trinidad_tobago|Trinidad & Tobago, ]][[:us_virgin_isles|U.S. Virgin Islands]]

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[[:ceuta|Ceuta]]

[[:chile|Chile]]

[[:china|China]]

[[:cook_islands|Cook Islands]]

[[:costa_rica|Costa Rica]]

[[:croatia|Croatia]]

[[:czechia|Czechia]]

[[:denmark|Denmark]]

[[:estonia|Estonia]]

[[:falklands|Falklands]]

[[:fiji|Fiji]]

[[:finland|Finland]]

[[:france|France]]

**Fr. Polynesia**

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[[:borabora|Bora Bora]], [[:mo_orea|Mo'orea]], [[:raiatea|Raiatea]], [[:tahiti|Tahiti]]

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[[:germany|Germany]]

[[:grand_fenwick|Grand Fenwick]]

[[:greece|Greece]]

**Hawaii **

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[[:hawaii|Hawaii]], [[:kauai|Kauai,]] [[:maui|Maui]], [[:oahu|Oahu]]

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[[:hong_kong|Hong Kong]]

[[:hungary|Hungary]]

[[:india|India]]

**Indonesia **

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[[:bali|Bali]], Borneo, Java, New Guinea, Sulawesi, Sumatra

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[[:ireland|Ireland]]

[[:israel|Israel]]

[[:italy|Italy]]

[[:japan|Japan]]

[[:jerseychannelislands|Jersey Channel Islands]]

[[:latvia|Latvia]]

[[:lithuania|Lithuania]]

**Macaronesia **

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[[:azores|Azores]], [[:madeira|Madeira]], [[:canary_islands|Canary Islands ]]([[:canary_islands#fuerteventura|Fuerteventura]], [[:canary_islands#grand_canary|Gran Canaria]], [[:canary_islands#lanzarote|Lanzarote]], [[:canary_islands#tenerife|Tenerife]]), [[:cape_verde|Cape Verde]]

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[[:madagascar|Madagascar]]

[[:malaysia|Malaysia]]

[[:maldives|Maldives]]

[[:malta|Malta]]

[[:mauritius|Mauritius]]

[[:mexico|Mexico]]

[[:mozambique|Mozambique]]

[[:new_caledonia|New Caledonia]]

[[:new_zealand|New Zealand]]

[[:holland|Netherlands]]

[[:norway|Norway]]

[[:panama|Panama]]

[[:peru|Peru]]

[[:philippines|Philippines]]

[[:poland|Poland]]

[[:portugal|Portugal]]

[[:reunion_island|Réunion Island]]

[[:russia|Russia]]

[[:samoa|Samoa]]

[[:scotland|Scotland]]

[[:seychelles|Seychelles]]

[[:singapore|Singapore]]

[[:slovakia|Slovakia]]

[[:slovenia|Slovenia]]

[[:south_africa|South Africa]]

[[:south_korea|South Korea]]

[[:spain|Spain]]

[[:sweden|Sweden]]

[[:switzerland|Switzerland]]

[[:taiwan|Taiwan]]

[[:tarifa|Tarifa]]

[[:tanzania|Tanzania]]

[[:tasmania|Tasmania]]

[[:thailand|Thailand]]

[[:turkiye|Türkiye]]

[[:united_arab_emirates|United Arab Emirates]]

[[:united_kingdom|United Kingdom]]

[[:uruguay|]]

**USA **

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[[:us_places|USA States & Territories]], [[:bellingham|Bellingham,WA]], [[:hood_river_columbia_gorge|Columbia River "The Gorge"]], [[:tidalrace:deception_pass|Deception Pass, WA]], [[:lake_superior|]]

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[[:venezuela|Venezuela]]

[[:vietnam|Vietnam]]

[[:wales|Wales]]

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===== World's Best Downwind Runs? =====

  * [[:world_s_best_downwind|World Class Downwinders]] we're talking surfski and outrigger here, the criteria for "best" for others like kiters can be quite a bit different, though there clearly can be overlap.
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===== Other Downwind Location References =====

  * [[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTH1he2gkO5fEyC5fRN2RGin82nPvCe14H54sFoN_EQaieiPWGLXATguEj6uacIFOtdkibfX__Cte_x/pubhtml?gid=0&single=true|Alphabetized List of Downwind Runs Worldwide]] from [[http://www.downwind.fun|Downwind.Fun]] website
  * **Somewhat Seated-Paddler Favorable?**
      * [[http://www.downwindable.com|Downwindable]] downwinders around the world plus a good event calendar for races
      * [[http://www.downwind.fun|Downwind.Fun]] worldwide downwinding website
  * **More Oriented Towards Standing Up **  (you may get good beta about locales from these but certain types of wind boarders may favor flat water with wind over setups that have good downwind surfing runs)
      *  [[https://dwfoil.notion.site/Travel-3781e86638554f73b9c57a5efa7a05ec|DWFoil Destinations]]
        * [[https://felt.com/map/DWFOIL-COM-Downwind-Foil-Community-Map-akRWK1LfQ9CqHmxkhi2OgkB?loc=45.413,-6.457,6z|DWFoil Map]]​​​​​​​
      * [[https://www.standupzone.com/forum/index.php/board,15.0.html?PHPSESSID=tcatt6astdpupj2rsbgg5t3pr4|StandupZone Downwind Forum]] Board (SUP, kite, foil, etc.) oriented website, but this forum often discusses downwinding locations
      * [[https://se.kiteforum.com/spots|Kiteforum Spots]]
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===== More Potential Wave Paddling =====

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[[:tidalrace:tidal_races|]]

[[:tidal_bores|]]

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===== Global Wind =====

  * [[https://globalwindatlas.info/en/|Global Wind Atlas]] Interactive Wind Map (darkest color = 10 m/s or above which is approximately 22.4 mph and above or 36 km/h and above). When you zoom in and out with map, be patient and let it redraw the wind speed colors.
  * [[https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/wind/|US Monthly Wind Averages]]
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===== Training Locations =====

  * [[:training_camps|]]
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===== Surfski Rental =====

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===== Boat/Ship Traffic =====

  * [[:surfable_boat_wakes|Where to Find Boat Wakes]]
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===== Videos =====

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