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Kite spot atlas made by kitesurfers for kitesurfers
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Add a kite spot

Use this form ONLY for a kite spot! Do not post here information about a region or multiple kite spots.

Fill in the following fields. Read the comments carefully before submitting your data!

HELP: confused ? WannaKnow how to fill in the form, which zone to use, how to add a new zone, etc..??

First, check the tutorial, secondly check the FAQs, and lastly, ask us directly.

Kite spot location in the atlas
Country selector*

Zone Selector

Select the zone of the atlas where this spot is located.

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The kite spot
Name of the spot*
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Please do not submit it again!
Please, do not use special characters, and check the right spelling of the spot!
Alternative name
Location

Set location to ensure this kite spot appears on the Country and Zone maps:
Without this important information, the addition of your kite spot may be delayed!

This is an interactive map! Use controls to pan and zoom this map.

Step by step procedure to set the spot location using this map:

  1. Tip: If you add another spot of the same zone, recenter the map to the previous location
  2. Use the zoom and pan controls to go to the location area
  3. Double click to center the map to the correct location, or drag the marker
  4. Zoom in to the maximum of the map resolution to ensure the location is accurate
  5. Wait a second to display existing spots of the area and check for duplicate
Set location from GPS device

Use this GPS Advanced form to manually add GPS coordinates.

Latitude
Degrees
Minutes
Seconds
North
South
Longitude
Degrees
Minutes
Seconds
East
West
Precision
Exact
Approximate
Check on map
Datum

You can use one of the three GPS coordinates formats:

  • Degrees and decimals of degrees (DD). Example: 33.641389° S - 78.841111° W
  • Degrees, minutes and decimals of minues (DM). Example: 33° 38.48334' S - 78° 50.46666' W
  • or Degrees, minutes and seconds (DMS). Example: 33° 38' 29'' S - 78° 50' 28'' S

Take care of what format you are using! For example, if your format is using DM, do NOT use the seconds fields...

If you retreive a GPS coordinates from Google Maps / Google Earth, make sure to set the datum to WGS84.

Kite spot access

Set a description for someone who does not know the area!
Please, do not describe the zone access, but the kite spot access! The kite spot itself has a dedicated text area.

Distance to a city
In the city
Take a car
Day trip
Week-end trip
Surf trip
Sell the house, wife and kids
Don't know
Access time
Instant access (< 5min)
Short walk from shore (< 5min)
Good walk (15-30 min)
Long walk (>30 mn)
Don't know
Easy to find?
Easy to find
OK
Hard to find
Don't know
Public access?
Public access
Private access
Don't know
Special access
No access issues
4x4
By boat only
By plane only
Don't know
Amenities
Camping
Hotel
Gear-Shop
Repair-Shop
Rental
School
Rescue
Showers
Spot info
Rate the spot
Great
Good
Standard
Why not
Poor
Don't know
Experience
Everyone
Beginers
Intermediate
Established
Experts
Kamikazes
Don't know
Style
Wave
Freestyle
Freeride
Bump & Jump
Long distance
Speed
Week crowd
Empty
Few surfers
Crowded
Ultra crowded
Don't know
Week-end crowd
Empty
Few surfers
Crowded
Ultra crowded
Don't know
Kite/wind?
Good for WindSurf
Good for KiteSurf
Type
Open Ocean
Beach
Lagoon
Estuary
Lake
River
Canal
Reservoir
Don't know
Bottom
Sandy
Sandy with rock
Rocky
Boulders
Flat rocks
Reef (coral, sharp rocks etc..)
Deep
Dangers
Other water craft
Visible hazards
Submerged hazards
Current
Reef/Rocks
Sharks
Extreme cold
Floating seaweed
Pollution
Tide
Best at high tide
Best at falling tide
Best at low tide
No tide dependency
Current
None
Low ( < 1 knot)
Medium ( 1-2 knots)
Strong ( > 2 knots)
Don't know
Water quality
Crystal-clear
Clean
Murky
Polluted
Don't know
Day timing
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Local wind
Important note
This only concerns local wind.
Do not fill these fields for low pressure winds! They should be described in the zone.
Type
Venturi wind
Thermal wind
Don't know
Force
light ( < 16 knots)
Medium (16 - 25 knots)
Strong ( > 25 knots)
Don't know
Main dir.
North
NorthEast
East
SouthEast
South
SouthWest
West
NorthWest
Don't know
Best dir.
North
NorthEast
East
SouthEast
South
SouthWest
West
NorthWest
Don't know
Best dir. relative
Onshore
Offshore
Cross-Shore
Side-onshore
Side-offshore
Don't know
Start best season
All year
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Don't know
End best season
All year
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Don't know
More infos
Some more information about this local wind ?
Additional Information

Some more information about this kite spot?
Description of the site, spot highlights, etc.

Send pictures, maps and/or landmarks/Seamarks of the spot.

Do NOT Send pictures under copyright (that means, no pictures scanned from magazines or books, no pictures taken on third party Internet websites).

Original materials only please !

Maximun size for a file is 3 Mo. Files type must be JPEG. Check the size BEFORE "Submit" to avoid wasting your time!

First file
Add caption

Second file
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Third file
Add caption

For files already under copyright, you can send professional URL to be referred.

Reference URL


Copyright policy
  I certify that I have the right to distribute these photos and that they do not violate the Terms of Use.

Identity of correspondent & publication options

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Name*
E-mail Address*
Country*
Non logged users
By default, your personal information (real name & email) will not appear into the spot datasheet. Check these cases if you want to (un)publish them.
Community users
By default, only your username will be shown, with a link to your community profile.
Publish my name
Publish my email
Add to my favourites
  By checking the "Add to my favourites" option, this kite spot will be automatically added to your favourites once validated.
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