A kite surf safari, but not on land. This trip is entirely done on the water!  And the locations are primo.  We are heading to the most undiscovered, unknown and relaxed parts of the Caribbean. Jack Sparrow might be the only one who knows the area better then we do!

Your vessel is our forty foot long, luxury catamaran dubbed the “Cloud Nine“.  Equipped with four double cabins, two bathrooms, full kitchen, BBQ grill, living room and open-air deck, you’ll feel like you’re staying at a fine hotel. Welcome to your new home!  Shallow water, waves, or downwinders between islands – it’s your choice.  Your floating hotel will go wherever you do!

Located just north of the equator, the Grenadines are the southern most islands of the Caribbean.  Our interest in them was piqued by the old German name for the islands, which literally translates to “Islands of Wind”.  We were not disappointed and you won’t be either!

The Grenadines are surrounded by coral reefs, crystal clear turquoise-blue water, and lined with snow-white beaches seldom found elsewhere.  The islands themselves are scarcely developed, far off the path beaten by the millions of tourists who descend upon the Caribbean each year.  The local culture is steeped in Rasta tradition with echoes of British colonization evident in the dry sense of humor shared by the locals.  The fact that rum stores outnumber petrol stations pretty well says it all.

The local culture in the water is even more picturesque.  Instead of riding along side throngs of tourists, you’ll share your water with giant sea turtles, huge fish, and yes, dolphin.  Combined with the lush vegetation rooted in the volcanic fortefied soil, you may think you’re on a different planet.

We customize itineraries based on the skills, interests and desires of each group.  If you want to spend eight hours a day in the pristine shallow waters, you will.  If you want waves, we know where to find those.  If you want to explore the islands, we will show you the best places.  The point is that we will work with you to deliver the best experience possible.

Imagine the creature comforts of a cruise ship packed into a giant floating VW bus.  “Cloud 9” is our forty-two foot, unsinkable catamaran tricked out with four double sleeper cabins, two bathrooms with freshwater showers, fully equipped kitchen for cooking up seafood caught fresh each day, and stocked with plenty of ice cold Carib (the local beer).  We dine and chill in the living room.  For outdoor cooking/chilling, there’s a grill, and open-air deck.  No senior citizens or shuffle board though.  Sorry.

An experienced skipper, who is also of course a kite surfer, navigates the “Cloud 9”.  He is an old school surfer who’s been riding the wind since the sport began.  And with years of sailing around the Grenadines, he knows every rock better than you know half your friends on Facebook.  Safety and expertise are guaranteed.

We’ll book you on a flight to Grenada with a major airline. Once you’re there, you’ll be picked up at the airport and (depending on your arrival time) either ferried directly to Carriacou, or dropped off at our cozy hotel in Grenada. Either way you’ll board the Cloud 9 the next day.
Package includes:

• Round trip airfare to and from Grenada
• Ground transport
• Lodging in Grenada
• Seven days on Cloud 9!

Package does not include:

• Food and drink
• Other private expenses

*We recommend budgeting $300 - $500 per person per week depending on whether you go for lobster and aged rum, or jerk chicken and beer.

  Here’s a sample selection of Cloud 9 Kite Safari destinations. Of course we’re not going to share all our secrets online, but this will give you an idea of where you’re going.

Here is what British Kite Magazine has to say about some of the locations we can hit on this trip:

CARRIACOU
Carriacou is part of Grenada and if you are coming from another country you must clear with customs. This is an island with over 100 rum shops and only 1 gasoline station. The Kite surfing on the northeast side would be good but tricky to access by water. We had an amazing Kite surf off a small strip of beach called Sandy Island on the west coast. Evidently this island was scattered with palm tree’s which have been destroyed in hurricane Lenny. Its bump and jump but a fun place to be amongst Pelicans, frigates and complete peace.

Grenada is actually a tri-island state made up of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique. They are the most southerly islands in the Windward Island chain. To the north lie the islands of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and to the south lie Trinidad and Tobago. Further east on the map the only thing to be found until Africa is Barbados. The largest island of Grenada is known as "The Spice of the Caribbean," visitors will be enticed by the sweet scents of nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger and vanilla wafting on the balmy breeze. Grenada's capital, St. George, is known as the most picturesque city in the Caribbean. Its horseshoe-shaped harbour is surrounded by a pastel rainbow of dockside warehouses and the red-tiled roofs of traditional shops and homes. Rich in English, French and West Indian history, St. George is filled with beautiful well-preserved examples of French and British Colonial architecture.

MAYREAU
Mayreau is home to Salt whistle Bay which is a half moon beach allowing a superb calm anchorage on the lee side and one of the best all round kitesurf spots in the Grenadines on the windward side. To set your session up there also happens to be a beach bar at one end of the beach. There is 1 small road on the Island, a very sweet stone church at the top of the hill where there is a stunning view.  For the average kitesurfer this place will provide more than enough for a week’s Kitesurfing. It is the most straight forward location in the Grenadines and there is no east-west current to inhibit your session. The launch site is sand and the The wind is cross or cross-on;you will normally have the beach to yourself. There are a couple of reef’s which allow bump and jump and the turquoise colour of warm Caribbean water will just keep you smiling. On the East side of Mayreau there are often a couple of kitesurfers out. There is a day anchorage and the bay seems more open with flat water to work on any freestyle.

TOBAGO CAYS
Many consider the Tobago Cays to be the crown jewels of the Grenadines. The Tobago Cays are a group of small, deserted islands, protected from the sea by a Horseshoe reef. The water and reef colours are a kaleidoscope of gold, brown, blue, turquoise and green. There are small powdery white sand beaches, clear water and a must when visiting the Grenadines. Tobago cays are a national park, fishing is not allowed, there is a charge for mooring and the turtles are now found in a turtle sanctuary. The snorkling in the Cays is stunning, all big and little fish can be seen in the clear waters. I am not sure how much longer kitesurfers will be allowed here, however if you do get a chance it is simply the most special place to kitesurf.  The launch site is a small sand strip on ramao and once you have sailed upwind you will be blessed with flat/choppy waters on the inside of the horseshoe reef. If you want to hit some wave action then head out of the reef and kitesurf upwind to either Egg Reef or World End.

WORLDS END

We discovered this reef, a long way upwind and too the east of petit Tabac. We had seen it on Google earth and with a building swell hit it one afternoon and just was speechless. Eric and I kept passing each other with thumbs up & just in sheer joy to find this spot that was going off. It was clean long rides and at times overhead high sets peeling in, dumping huge amounts of water on the reef. The spray of white water and intense ozone smell as we sailed out through the sets was amazing. We were at ‘worlds end’. We had read about it in the yachting guide as a place to avoid, we had talked to other sailors and now we were here on it, miles away from anyway and a long way to swim if something went wrong! We were the first to kitesurf at Worlds End, we showed some of the pictures to the local kitesurfers and they did not think it was the same continent!

PETIT TABAC

This is my favourite island to be at. It is quiet, has a good size white beach and not many yachts like the anchorage. It makes for a good launch site to sail to Worlds end and you are normally the only boat at anchor here. ‘Egg reef’ protects the island and if the wind has any more north in it then this can kick up some good faces. The island is special to look at and much of the filming of ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ was filmed here with Sail Rock in the distance.

PALM ISLAND

Palm Island, a small whale shaped island, was for many years uninhabited. The island was called prune island then a couple fell in love with it, built a small hotel and planted palm trees. It is stunning and now is a first class resort, most of the thatched bungalows that are being used are too the leeward side. The more exposed north, west and east shores are where we would recommend to stay if you wanted a shore base. This island is quiet, there is nobody on the beach, there are no shops, and it is heaven. For flat water the north side of Palm provides cross or cross-onshore conditions. There is a reef that wraps around the island and if you are looking for a wave hit the south side and although not massive, the rides are long and take you down into the bay. There is no beach on this south side, it is again a reef break and the launch/land is on the northern side.

FRIGATE ISLAND

For flat water heaven, peace and quiet then this is the place. You will always be on your own here: this is a secret still. It is superb on an easterly and although the launch is tricky you will be rewarded with butter flat water and plenty of obstacles to jump where there had been a marina half been built and stopped since the company went bankrupt! If the wind is more northeast then scramble across the windward side of the causeway and enjoy again super flat water on the inside with small waves on the reef. For practicing tricks this place is where it is at and if you can get the launch/land sorted this place is a little gem in the southern grenadines.

PETIT ST.VINCENT

PSV (petit St. Vincent) is an island up there in the top 10 for hide-aways! In the late 50’s a guy bought the island, built a hotel and the success was developed upon not being disturbed. No communications exist, guests are pampered in secluded stone cottages dotted around the island and when they want something a flag is raised! Do not expect to get Internet access here however there is a small Island, Mopion where there is enough beach to launch a kite. Kite surfing around Mopion is choppy and there is plenty of current going the wrong way! We enjoyed the kite across to access the wave spot off the south side of Palm Island. On the way you will enjoy racing the Barracuda and flying Trunk Fish. Turtles pop up and keep you smiling as you enjoy this stretch of Atlantic Water.

Grenada is actually a tri-island state made up of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique. They are the most southerly islands in the Windward Island chain. To the north lie the islands of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and to the south lie Trinidad and Tobago. Further east on the map the only thing to be found until Africa is Barbados.
The largest island of Grenada is known as "The Spice of the Caribbean," visitors will be enticed by the sweet scents of nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger and vanilla wafting on the balmy breeze. Grenada's capital, St. George, is known as the most picturesque city in the Caribbean. Its horseshoe-shaped harbour is surrounded by a pastel rainbow of dockside warehouses and the red-tiled roofs of traditional shops and homes. Rich in English, French and West Indian history, St. George is filled with beautiful well-preserved examples of French and British Colonial architecture.