Big surf for Kite beach Cabarete

Here is how Big Winter Storms roll in North America and the Caribbean...they
1. move West to East
2. throw Huge Surf on the reefs of Hawaii
3. blanket the Mountains with snow
4. put the Midwest and North East into Deep Freeze
5. bring Massive Surf, Wind and rain to the Caribbean
So Hawaii is getting big surf right now...look for big wave action here in 7 days (notice the map at the 180 hour mark). If anyone wants to learn how to paddle board small waves...this is the time...not next week...let me know!

Two Great SUP Days on Kite Beach Cabarete

Wow...lot quality SUP action for Kite Beach Cabarete...wind was slight off shore...channels were wide open and Surf was cranking!
Not many guys out...just a bit large for the normal guys...these days it was all about selection and the drop!

SUP CUP get ready Kite Beach Cabarete

A Big Winter Blast late this weekend and early into next week should bring quality SUP Wave action to Kite Beach Cabarete. Look for lite Trade Winds Friday Evening before this Big Winter Low displaces our trade winds as it moves South of Bermuda. Expect Quality Wave Action Late Sunday into Monday with the Swell holding through the week. There is a good chance of wind and rain especially Sunday and beyond. The organized kiter should be able to get quality kite boarding as this storm races across the North Shore of the Dominican Republic. Kiters should look for strong Clearing winds early next week. This storm should be 60-40 SUP to Kite Storm. Looks like wave hights will be big enough for the SUP CUP to happen! Shooters and Big Wave Riders should be ready

Ganzo Recap

The SUP CUP happened due to Gonzalo, a slow moving Hurricane which passes to the North of Kite Beach Cabarete.  A week of good surf and lite off shore wind transformed the Kite Beach into a Wave pool. All that is left of Gonzalo is photos and video. Here is what we have...

The Drone from Wesley Wang
Fixed camera by Stefan from KiteXcite

give us your vote!

SUP CUP Ganzalo

 Ya, Gonzalo was a great SUP Storm...wind stayed extremely light and "Family Surf" rolled over the reef today, Sunday. Nice way to end a week of quality Paddle Boarding Action.

Stefan shot both Video and Still shots from the Kite Excite Photo Tower and Wesley Wang shot Drone action from ocean Point 2. Here is some Wesley Wang Video

Sup Action continues for Kite Beach Cabarete

Swells size dropped, but quality SUP action continues for Kite Beach Cabarete. Wind stayed extremely light helping to make for yet another near perfect SUP morning. Drone footage is getting better each day. Below is a screen shot of Julian Kidd going left, shot by Wesley Wang Drone.

Gonzalo hangs out...perfect SUP Storm for Kite Beach Cabarete

Gonzalo was nice enough to move into position and hang out throwing quality swell across Kite Beach Cabarete "... the storm blocked the trade winds while throwing quality surf onto the reefs of Kite Beach Cabarete, so we had glassy conditions with Big Surf."

"...the storm was slow moving which really helped out SUP wave action here on kite beach." Says Method John
Now the storm has morphed with a Low pressure system coming of the East Coast giving quality action all along the East coast to Bermuda. 

The Drone crew got it together today after Stefan from Kite Excite dominated the "Best Photo" class of the competition. Wesley Wang had the drone in position today and got a bit of video but the Drone Cam is not so easy...here are a few screen shots.

Gonzalo was a very very good SUP Storm for Kite Beach Cabarete

Gonzalo was a quality SUP Storm and Kite Beach cabarete reef handled the Surf well. Kite Beach Channel stayed open as Gonzalo threw nice small waves for a few days,

because Kite Beach was in the "Lee" of the storm we had lite winds throughout the storm. Tuesday the surf picked up nicely and the last two days the surf got large and the SUP CUP was on. Method John and Gordon Gannon each got their wave quota´s. Drone operators struggled to get their birds in the air as Land Shooter, Stefan from Kite Boarding School Kite Excite easily won best photos.

Just when you think Hurricane Season is over

Wow...kite beach Cabarete has been getting some Quality SUP Surf off a late Tropical Storm, Gonzalo. Light off shore winds met big swells to make for a an excellent Big Wave Day. Gordon Gannon and Method John both caught there waves to qualify, buy of photogs had technical difficulties. This year the competition has really switched to include "Best Photo" as well as Wave Count and Ride Style. So we need our photogs!

Winter Storm Season starts Now SUP Cup 2014 Winter

Well, after a really windy Spring 2014 and another TOTAL SUP bust for Hurricane Season 2014, we are hoping for some quality paddle boarding wave action this Winter Storm Season. So far we have had some fun warm up waves here on Kite Beach Cabarete

Hurricane Season SKUNKED AGAIN in the Dom. Rep.

Wow...the North Coast of the Dominican Republic missed out on big surf for yet another Hurricane Season. Like much of the Southern Atlantic Coast, Kite Beach Cabarere did not get big Hurricane Surf Action this year. There were some good "Warm Up" surf for paddle boarding on Kite Beach Cabarete, but never big enough to have the SUP CUP (Dominican National Paddle boarding Wave Comp) 

With all that said, the Hurricane Season isn´t over.

SUP CUP starts now?

Action...Looks like the SUP CUP could be on next week as this distant tropical Wave shows impressive signs of development.

1. It´s traveling on the 20degree or lower mark
2. Moving a little fast but  coming in straight from the East
3. Good circulation
 All in all it looks like next Week End is Gonna Be Rock´in on Kite Beach Cabarete for SUP and Kite

Chicos School SUP Team

Getting close to having a "Call Out" for the Chicos School SUP teams...if you know any kids who want to Paddle for the team, please post

SUP CUP...It´s Starts

Well it´s been two years of wind with almost no Hurricane Action, but tides seem to be changing for wave riders, just today we had nice Tune Up Surf. So this years SUP CUP Wave Comp.  is happening along with a lot more.
Chicos SUP School Team
-Race
-Wave
-Practice
-Trips

This year we also have Ladies and babies SUP at the SUP Club at methodlodge.com

SUP CUP Wave Comp
1. Gotta be on a Team ie Kite Beach, Cabarete, Enquentro , Puerto Plata
2. Gotta have Go Pro, Land Shooter or Drone
3. Gotta Post Photos
4. If it´s over Head, the SUP CUP is on!
5. Honor Scoring
6. Best Photo
7. 10 Wave Must System Scoring System
8. 5 Wave Must on double overhead or bigger days