Cabezo Spot Guide - Dieter Van Der Eyken tips for sailing in el Cabezo

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El Cabezo is a spot with perfect jumping and wave riding conditions for windsurfing in El Medano, Tenerife. It is also considered a more dangerous place to sail because of the rocks covering most of the beach. Still, you can take care of your equipment and yourself with these great tips from Dieter on how to enter, exit, where to sail, and what to do in case of an emergency.
You can also consider joining Dieter´s clinics this summer in Cabezo, to get those tips in real time: tws-windsurf.com/tws_clinics/...
0:00 Intro and general info
1:04 How to launch from the beach
4:00 How to exit
5:32 First Danger - rocks in front of the parking
7:12 Second Danger - rocks in front of godzilla
8:28 Emergency exit in front of the bush
9:25 Emergency exit upwind of the bunker
10:15 Emergency exit downwind of the bunker
10:59 Emergency exit upwind of the parking

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@MrFanaticrat 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the explanation I had a really hard time getting out and in when I was there. "El muelle" is a very safe and fun place to catch waves too.

@maiazzul 3 ай бұрын

Very clear explanation of the spot, thanks Dieter!

@andreslarrain2790 3 ай бұрын

Fantastic guide. Wonderful. I wish all great tricky spots would have such a clear guide. Thanks a million a time.

@dietervandereyken9271 3 ай бұрын

Your welcome, would be cool to have it on even more spots but for the ones in El Medano we will have you covered.

@mrcputh899 3 ай бұрын

Wow, by far the best spot guide I‘ve came across. Thanks Dieter! 🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻

@dietervandereyken9271 3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! Hopefully a more save session on Cabezo next time!

@natkingcol909 3 ай бұрын

Great video. Is it ok to launch from the beach near the hotel end of the bay?

@TWSWindsurf 3 ай бұрын

Yes, you can launch from there too. The wind is quite sheltered by the hotel so you might find gusty winds close to the beach but is possible to launch and exit on that beach.

@TheHochschieber 3 ай бұрын

oh, I will never forget the day I crashed just in front of the bunker and ruined my board. Trying to get out of the water barefoot I made contact with some unfriendly „local“ and stepped right into the spine of a sea urchin. 😂

@gergelyszantho8844 3 ай бұрын

Do most people sail there barefoot?

@TWSWindsurf 3 ай бұрын

Yes, still most of people sail barefoot. Few helpful tricks: - While water starting close to the rocks, it's better not to stand on the bottom even if you are able to do so. Try to water start as if you were in deep water, keeping your legs flat and close to the surface. - Try not to end up too close to the rocks, where you would need to stand up once there is not enough water to keep the fins from hitting the rocks. - If you end up close to the rocks, walk slowly to the beach. Use the moments between waves to take another step carefully when you can see more of the bottom and decide on a safe place to step. Try to chose flatter rocks to step on.