What
The weather forecast announced three days of super good conditions in Galicia, with beautiful weather, so together with Antony Ruenes we jumped at the occasion to sail in nice waves without a crowd, with such pure surroundings, a dream!
Where
Galicia, the north west corner of Spain. West of La Coruna, along the road of the ‘Costa de la Morte’ close to Cabo Vilano lies a spot without crowds and without a name.
When
First week of May 2009, a little 4 day trip from Marseille.
Conditions
The wind was side-offshore coming from the north west, between 20 and 30 knots. Starboard tack sailing with a nice swell the first day of a bit over logo high, then two more days of nice head high waves. The wave breaks over a sandbar and there’s also another peak right in the middle of the beach. Easy and not dangerous!
Thomas
Antony
Spots
The spot we sailed didn’t have a name, but it is the only beach accessible via the route ‘Costa de la Morte’, and lies about two to three kilometres north of Cabo Vilano, close to Camarinas. We called it ‘Spot de la Morte’! The wind is better than at other spots in Galicia, it works with north west (side off starboard tack) and also with south/south west (side off port tack). The spot takes all the swell, but works best when it isn’t too big. A nice spot with grass right up to the beach, and best of all: no one to bother us on the water!
In short
It really is a little corner of forgotten paradise, pure with beautiful scenery. The water is full of fish for those who like to do some fishing, I even saw some dolphins while I was sailing. The shore lends itself for camping, the ancient villages give you a true feeling of tripping! The dialect makes you feel like you’re on another planet, it holds something between Spanish and Portuguese, funny to hear (not so funny to understand!). In short: total relaxation, a real nice dose of calm, nature, good windsurf and all that without having to travel to the end of the world!
