Great kiting and lots of fun things to do afterwards. That’s what you will find in Sao Vicente.
Sao Vicente is one of the Cape Verde islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Central Africa. It is a small island with many beautiful sceneries and the cultural capital of the islands: Mindelo.

Mindelo is a cosmopolitan city with lively cafés, good restaurants and fine colonial architecture. The city is famed for its internationally acclaimed musicians.
The sceneries of Sao Vicente are breathtaking with steep, volcanic and table-top type mountains, wide valleys and spectacular beaches, all within short driving time of Mindelo. The land is dry most of the year with a short rainy season during August and September.
A short hop on the boat will take you to the neighbouring island of Santo Antao which, in stark contrast to Sao Vicente, has an evident presence of water. The island is green and has steep, high mountains, narrow gorges, waterfalls and valleys with lush vegetation.
The great conditions for kiting will draw you back to Sao Vicente. Sao Vicente benefits of consistent trade winds during the October – July period. The safest beach is Salamansa, a kiting location with a big empty sandy beach bay, warm water and near-perfect* wind. Alternatively if you are up for more radical conditions try the waves of Sandy Beach with a world class right, hollow point break.
For most of us flying to Sao Vicente is by indirect flight. International flights arrive from Lisbon (TAP and TACV) and national flights arrive from Praia and Sal. The national airline TACV offers reasonable airfares from Boston, Fortaleza and various cities in Europe to Praia and Sal and does not charge for the onward flight to Sao Vicente.
If you are interested in kitesurfing and more in Sao Vicente, visit us at www.kitesurfnow.us.

* = The table below compares the wind in Salamansa with perfect wind
Cross-shore 11-25 knots Continuous from 10am to 5pm Percentage of days with these conditions
The Perfect wind : • • • 100%
Wind in Salamansa : • • • 85% - 99%