PROVIDENCIALES TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
ON THE WATER
If you’re looking for smooth, comfortable progression, you’ve found the right location. Providenciales (or ‘Provo’) is the primo kiting location in the Turks and Caicos archipelago with steady trade winds, warm turquoise waters and white sand beaches. Unobstructed for miles around, there are 41 islands and cays to discover while enjoying some of the smoothest winds you could hope to find. The absence of gusts will only aid your progression.
You’ll usually be riding your ten to 17 metre kites with your twin-tip, so this is often bigger kite riding, but so many people enjoy that.
While this can generally be a more expensive location to reside than some other Caribbean destinations, the conditions are undoubtedly more consistent, with a ten month wind season and a phenomenal 90% average of kite-able days in that time (depending on your gear of course).
LONG BAY BEACH
The main spot is at Long Bay beach — a three mile long, soft, white sand strip, lined with beautiful accommodation and water conditions that are suited to all levels of kiter. Most of the kiting is focused at the far east end of Long Bay beach where the winds are side-onshore, the beach is nice and wide and the water is mostly shallow enough to add confidence. Most people go from the public launch near Shore Club down to Sea la
