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Spot de Balistra \ Corsica

Balistra \ Corsica

Balistra \ Corsica

Kitesurfing spot | France

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Overview

The Balistra spot is less known and yet it's a treasure on the coast!
Its uniqueness: A large sandy beach and... a lagoon surrounded by vegetated hills!
 
The spot is beautiful and not very crowded by kiters.
Max Thévoux and his good mood will be happy to welcome you in his charming little kite school: Naturale ride  (http://www.nustrale-ride.com/presentation/). He teaches kite and wing there. Right next to it is a lovely guinguette run by Gilles with his warm atmosphere known by boaters in the region.
 
The spot is actually two spots:
 
THE BEACH: with its onshore wind and beautiful waves in strong wind
THE LAGOON: with its flat water ideal for freestyle and beginners
 
To summarize, if you prefer the natural and lagoon aspect, this spot is the perfect counterpoint to the Piantarella spot
 
Note: For paragliding lovers, it's also a soaring spot
 
 
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Technical details of Balistra \ Corsica spot

Required level

Beginner

Spot opening date

Ouvert toute l'année

The spot is open and operates all year round

Parking

Access is relatively easy, after 2.5km of sand/gravel road you will arrive at a huge parking area right by the water where it's even possible to come with a camper van.
Personally, we even spent several nights there (best done off-season).

Hazards

No particular dangers, wide and comfortable beach to progress.
However, be careful of the swimming area on the right side of the beach.

Wind specificities

Like the entire southern tip of Corsica, you need to adapt your spot (move around) according to the Mediterranean wind direction whether it comes from East or West.
For real-time wind on the spot, see the Winds'up beacon: http://m.winds-up.com/index.php?p=spot&id=1641

BEACH SPOT

EAST WIND: Balistra is a spot that exploits its full potential in EAST wind. It blows regularly onshore
WEST WIND: About 10 knots more than on the West coast, the wind blows more irregularly offshore (so not ideal for beginners unless you take lessons with Max and his boat from the Natural Ride school).

LAGOON SPOT

WEST WIND: Regular and offshore wind (not a problem as there's the bottom)
EAST WIND: More gusty but onshore wind
 
 

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