Windsurf

Some of our boards Radical Sports Tobago is located at Pigeon Point Heritage Park, Tobago, W.I. It is the only windsurf center in Tobago with a wide range of Mistral and Starboard Boards for beginners through to expert from 215 to 84 liter boards, along with North and Tushingham sails, from the beginners 2.0m training rigs to 8.0m Tushingham T3’s.

The Pigeon Point beach is protected by the Buccoo Reef, creating an ideal environment for windsurfing and kite surfing. Acting as a breakwater, the reef protects the Bon Accord Lagoon, Coral Gardens and Nylon Pools from the open Caribbean Sea. The prevailing winds are cross shore from the right, switching to on-shore many days in the main season. The main windsurfing season is usually mid to late December through to May/June. However in 2007 Pigeon Point, Tobago we were still experiencing windy conditions into August.

During the high season, December to May, lessons are available with our professional multi lingual instructors who can teach beginner to advance lessons.

Windsurfing clinics are available, in Tobago, each winter through Sportif International. We have had many professional coaches such as Jem Hall, Guy Cribb and Simon Bornhorf offer windsurfing coaching weeks with great success at our professional windsurf centre here in Tobago.

Surf and Action, a tour operator based in Germany specializing in windsurfing holidays, has also run very popular clinics over the last few years. Teaching beginner to advanced sailors with 3 instructors Oliver, Bernd and Norbert. With flights from London with British Airways, Excel and Virgin Atlantic and from Europe there are flights from Frankfurt with Condor, Amsterdam with Martin Air, it makes getting to Tobago very easy.

Wide Angle board shot You may even have read about the Pigeon Point sailing location in The Sunday Times or Boards Magazine UK both of whom have featured Tobago in many of their issues. The Board test team, Bill Dawes, Ian Leonnard and Gregg Dunnett has been to Tobago 5 times on test weeks. They are often seen bringing a mass of kit to test to our location.

Though out of the main windsurfing season July to December can still offer great beginner to intermediate level learning conditions. The low tide makes water conditions very smooth in the lagoon, which is great for any one wanting to improve, whether you are an expert sailor wanting to practice sailing clue first, or a beginner wanting to master beach starting, the calm waters are dream conditions.

Now with mountain bikes also available for hire from Radical Sports Tobago it makes getting to and from the centre a lot easier. Pre-booking of the mountain bikes are suggested.

Board team

Our Boards

	Starboard Kode – 122: Freestyle Kode Starboard's flagship range for 2009. The result of two years of intense R&D by Starboard, it took an unprecedented number of riders and designers to shape, test, tweak and refine the ultimate wave-freestyle collection. The formula for the new Kodes is speed and aggressiveness with maximum maneuvering versatility for wave riding, freestyling or simply jibing.
	Starboard Go – 170, 155, 144: A combination of extra-thin profiles, wide widths and iSonic engineering create a unique package that offers it all - control, comfort, wind range, early planing, smooth jibing and maximum top speed (the 144L is a soft deck Futura)
	Starboard Carve – 133, 131, 122, 111 Freeride: Fast, comfortable, and maneuverable, the Carves excel at jibing and provide an exhilarating, crisp, and free ride
	Starboard Futura – 133, 144 Freeride Freerace: The best of two freeride ranges in a package that offers it all - control, comfort, wind range, early planing and maximum top speed
	Starboard Aero – 127, 117 Lightwind: Cross-over, bump-and-jump boards for light to medium winds or heavier sailors.
	Starboard S-Type – 115, 104 Slalom, Freeride Racer: A fast and crisp slalom-type ride in a straight line with more comfort and more maneuverability than pure slalom boards
	Starboard Kombat – 114, 107, 97 Wave Freestyle: The Kombats are cross-over boards designed as one-board-solutions for wave rides, trick styles and fast rides
	Mistral Explosion - 155, 145, 144 Freeride: Low end power, easy jibing, speed Maximum fun, ease of use, for both planing and non planing conditions
	Mistral Screamer – 130, 115, 105 Freecarve: Speed, low end power, easy jibing, early planning, classic moves
	Mistral Syncro – 115, 103 Waves, Supercross: Classic tricks, supercross, high and low end power, speed and control
	Mistral Joker – 109 Expert Freestyle: Fast, tightest slide turns, mid to strong winds, freestyle tricks, easy maneuverability, smooth sailing

Stock photos - actual boards may vary