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       * [[:​cape_recife|Cape Recife]]       * [[:​cape_recife|Cape Recife]]
       * **Noordhoek - Bushy Park** ​ (Sardinia Bay Beach?) approx. 16 km, [[https://​www.downwind.fun/​courses/​bush-wind-run|Downwindfun]]       * **Noordhoek - Bushy Park** ​ (Sardinia Bay Beach?) approx. 16 km, [[https://​www.downwind.fun/​courses/​bush-wind-run|Downwindfun]]
 +      * **Summerstrand **
 +        * **Pollock Beach ** [[https://​youtu.be/​Rjo59C0YSik|video]]
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   * **Jeffreys Bay (JBay) **   * **Jeffreys Bay (JBay) **
-      * **Maitlands - JBay **  ~35 km [[https://​youtu.be/​5YvWc9IYuUQ|video]] (video says 40 km, but maybe not that straight of a path?), [[https://​www.downwind.fun/​courses/​maitlands-to-jeffreys-downwind|Downwindfun]]+      * **Maitlands ​(Maitland Beach) ​- JBay **  ~35 km [[https://​youtu.be/​5YvWc9IYuUQ|video]] (video says 40 km, but maybe not that straight of a path?), [[https://​www.downwind.fun/​courses/​maitlands-to-jeffreys-downwind|Downwindfun]]
       * **Across JBay** ​ 42 km [[https://​youtu.be/​kX7-V4rYOTM|video]] St Francis Bay (Bruce'​s?​ meaning cafe or beach?) - Van Staden'​s (meaning road/river mouth?)       * **Across JBay** ​ 42 km [[https://​youtu.be/​kX7-V4rYOTM|video]] St Francis Bay (Bruce'​s?​ meaning cafe or beach?) - Van Staden'​s (meaning road/river mouth?)
 +  * **Nahoon - Glen Eden **18 km [[https://​youtu.be/​mfJcfALQEPI|video]],​ [[https://​youtu.be/​mfJcfALQEPI|reverse video]]
   * **St. Francis Bay **  [[https://​youtu.be/​zMoGqVC0B0k|video]]   * **St. Francis Bay **  [[https://​youtu.be/​zMoGqVC0B0k|video]]
       * **Aston Bay - Seekoei River Mouth (Laps?, Surf?, Flatwater?​)**       * **Aston Bay - Seekoei River Mouth (Laps?, Surf?, Flatwater?​)**
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   * **Gariepdam **  (in South Africa "​dam"​ refers both to the dam and to the reservoir) Gariepdam is on the border of East Cape and Free State.   * **Gariepdam **  (in South Africa "​dam"​ refers both to the dam and to the reservoir) Gariepdam is on the border of East Cape and Free State.
-      * **Just South of Gariep Dam - Inlet north of Dam **10 km (this distance includes going upwind in order to get lined up for about 5 km SE downwind) [[https://​youtu.be/​xEGrvLSkeAA|Dawid Mocke ]][[https://​youtu.be/​xEGrvLSkeAA|video]][[https://​www.downwind.fun/​courses/​gariep-downwind|Downwindfun]]+      * **Just South of Gariep Dam - Inlet north of Dam **10 km (this distance includes going upwind in order to get lined up for about 5 km SE downwind) [[https://​youtu.be/​xEGrvLSkeAA|Dawid Mocke ]][[https://​www.downwind.fun/​courses/​gariep-downwind|Downwindfun]]
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 ===== Conditions ===== ===== Conditions =====
  
 +  * [[https://​www.webcamtaxi.com/​en/​south-africa/​eastern-cape.html|Eastern Cape Webcams]]
   * [[https://​www.windguru.cz/​51679|Windguru Gqeberha]]   * [[https://​www.windguru.cz/​51679|Windguru Gqeberha]]
-  * ...+  * **General** 
 +      * [[https://​www.wasaproject.info/​docs/​2_windclimatesafrica2010.pdf|Wind Patterns in South Africa]] (good for general knowledge but consult locals for critical details/​variants/​microclimates where you plan to paddle) 
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