I was invited to go with a group to La Ventana. Is gear readily available to rent while I'm there? The whole purpose of the trip is to windfoil and wingfoil. I don't want to travel with any of my gear.

There are quite a few places where you can rent wing gear. The only place I know that rents wind foil gear is Wyatt's:

www.prowindsurflaventana.com/people/wyatt-miller/

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excav8ter said..
I was invited to go with a group to La Ventana. Is gear readily available to rent while I'm there? The whole purpose of the trip is to windfoil and wingfoil. I don't want to travel with any of my gear.

Yes, there's plenty of rentals that pop up on google searches. I don't know your skill level or happiness level based on the gear you ride but I'd make sure to send some emails and confirm they will have what you want. Traveling across the world to a foiling spot where you don't have the gear you want really sucks.

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BullroarerTook said..
There are quite a few places where you can rent wing gear. The only place I know that rents wind foil gear is Wyatt's:

www.prowindsurflaventana.com/people/wyatt-miller/

Highly recommend Wyatt's place. But his rental gear is only available for guests staying at his place, not for walk ups.

Plenty of wingfoil gear rentals in LV, I'm here for the season if you have any other queries.

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ilboarder12 said..
Plenty of wingfoil gear rentals in LV, I'm here for the season if you have any other queries.

Supposedly there's gear from a few brands being sent for us to use. Boards are the big question. We haven't heard if they're sending boards too.

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BullroarerTook said..
There are quite a few places where you can rent wing gear. The only place I know that rents wind foil gear is Wyatt's:

www.prowindsurflaventana.com/people/wyatt-miller/

Highly recommend Wyatt's place. But his rental gear is only available for guests staying at his place, not for walk ups.

I was looking at Wyatt's place, unfortunately we're staying at a house down near Baja Joes I believe.

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excav8ter said..
I was invited to go with a group to La Ventana. Is gear readily available to rent while I'm there? The whole purpose of the trip is to windfoil and wingfoil. I don't want to travel with any of my gear.

Yes, there's plenty of rentals that pop up on google searches. I don't know your skill level or happiness level based on the gear you ride but I'd make sure to send some emails and confirm they will have what you want. Traveling across the world to a foiling spot where you don't have the gear you want really sucks.

My skill level is low. I can mow the lawn all day and ride small waves, but I don't make many jibes yet. I'm better at windfoiling, but have kind of committed myself to winging because we go to some beaches where winging gear is just easier to carry the distance from the truck to the beach.

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excav8ter said..

swurfdog said..

BullroarerTook said..
There are quite a few places where you can rent wing gear. The only place I know that rents wind foil gear is Wyatt's:

www.prowindsurflaventana.com/people/wyatt-miller/

Highly recommend Wyatt's place. But his rental gear is only available for guests staying at his place, not for walk ups.

I was looking at Wyatt's place, unfortunately we're staying at a house down near Baja Joes I believe.

Reach out to Saladita. They have gear. Their location is north of you but a lot of them live down near Baja Joes and can get the gear there for you.

playa central also isnt far.

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Velocicraptor said..

excav8ter said..

swurfdog said..

BullroarerTook said..
There are quite a few places where you can rent wing gear. The only place I know that rents wind foil gear is Wyatt's:

www.prowindsurflaventana.com/people/wyatt-miller/

Highly recommend Wyatt's place. But his rental gear is only available for guests staying at his place, not for walk ups.

I was looking at Wyatt's place, unfortunately we're staying at a house down near Baja Joes I believe.

Reach out to Saladita. They have gear. Their location is north of you but a lot of them live down near Baja Joes and can get the gear there for you.

playa central also isnt far.

Thank you! I'll keep these spots in mind. I'm waiting on the final details from the shop that invited me to come along. I'm just trying to be proactive in case I need a board.

try this place: www.aquaventana.com/windsurfing

Esteban's place... nice restaurant there too Coyas on the roof with a nice view. Used to be the fanciest place in La Ventana. They rent out Duotone/Fanatic stuff as well as some other brands I believe.

Cool! I didn't know they did foil now. And agree, Coyo's is great eats.

Hi Guys, I'm Dom from France. I plan to go to LV from mid january for 1 month. First Time here. For those who knows the spot at this Time of the year what size of Wing do I need ? I have slingshot V6 3,5m 4,50m and 5,5m my board is the flowcraft V2 80kg with Glide 1100 foil and i'm 75kg
do you think i need to take the 3 wings with me ?
Thank you guys and maybe see you around soon

Hi Guys, I'm Dom from France. I plan to go to LV from mid january for 1 month. First Time here. For those who knows the spot at this Time of the year what size of Wing do I need ? I have slingshot V6 3,5m 4,50m and 5,5m my board is the flowcraft V2 80kg with Glide 1100 foil and i'm 75kg
do you think i need to take the 3 wings with me ?
Thank you guys and maybe see you around soon

I was there for the last two weeks of January last year with a 4.5 & 3.5. Used the 3.5 more and almost bought a 2.5. There were a couple days where a 5.5 was in order, but I used them to lick my wounds. Hoping this year is the same.

Sounds good ?? Thanks
and was it windy almost every afternoon ?

Sounds good ?? Thanks
and was it windy almost every afternoon ?

Yes. Only missed a couple days.

does it matter where in la ventana you stay or can you foil at any place along the beach. What is the best place (eg campground, south of campground)? Looking for a place where no car is needed and I can simply carry my board/wing to the beach from an Airbnb.

and how do you get from Los Cabos airport to la ventana best if you do not want to rent a car? Are there any shuttles that also carry boards?

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does it matter where in la ventana you stay or can you foil at any place along the beach. What is the best place (eg campground, south of campground)? Looking for a place where no car is needed and I can simply carry my board/wing to the beach from an Airbnb.

and how do you get from Los Cabos airport to la ventana best if you do not want to rent a car? Are there any shuttles that also carry boards?

You can foil from pretty much anywhere, some areas have a little bit of reef and cobblestones in the water but the drop off is pretty quick and it's easy in and out. La Tuna and Playa Central are the busiest but you can go up/downwind wherever you are. We were at Palapas Ventana the past week and I either launched right at the resort or did a downwinder each day.

Generally you can launch anywhere from Rasta Beach in the north to South beach (in the south ) On light wind days it's often (but not always) windier up North so worth checking the wind meters. On high wind (big El Norte) days, many launches have significant shore break. I've seen people injured from foil mishaps getting into/out of the shore break. In my experience, Playa Central is the place to launch in these conditions.

Regarding the OPs gear rental question, specifically for winging, there's gear to be had but most (all?) of it is older stuff. I like riding a mid length but I've never seen anything like that shape for rent in LV. The boards for rent tend to be of the wider variety in a range of sizes. Moreover, rental fees aren't cheap. This doesn't suit me so I BYOB.

I am in La Ventana fulltime, sail (windfoil and fin) out of same gear shed as Wyatt.Any questions hit me up with a PM.

Poseidon just filled me in that they have opened a demo center with newer gear down in Los Barilles.
www.poseidonstandup.com/pages/baja

Trip is getting closer. 12 of us going now. It looks like we're all taking a variety of wings, foils and so on. One of the guys I wing with works at MACkite. They are the ones setting all this up. I wasn't too stoked about taking gear, but it's probably for the best. My understanding is that there are several brands that are going to be there with gear to demo as well.

Trip is getting closer. 12 of us going now. It looks like we're all taking a variety of wings, foils and so on. One of the guys I wing with works at MACkite. They are the ones setting all this up. I wasn't too stoked about taking gear, but it's probably for the best. My understanding is that there are several brands that are going to be there with gear to demo as well.

I know a couple of Naish sponsored riders who are down there for the winter and they are often offering demos and may be able to set you up. LMK if you want me to give you their info.

I know a couple of Naish sponsored riders who are down there for the winter and they are often offering demos and may be able to set you up. LMK if you want me to give you their info.

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I know a couple of Naish sponsored riders who are down there for the winter and they are often offering demos and may be able to set you up. LMK if you want me to give you their info.

That would be cool.

I've never been to Mexico, so I hope this isn't a stupid question. Is it safe to drink coffee from the little coffee shops I've seen on Google Maps? I was really looking forward to having a coffee from a local shop, on the beach in the morning while I am there. I've been told, basically, if you didn't open the container yourself, that you shouldn't drink it.

Coffee is great!! Water here is bore water, do not drink from the tap, salty.Fine to cook your pasta. Everyone including the caf?s uses bottled for drinking

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I've never been to Mexico, so I hope this isn't a stupid question. Is it safe to drink coffee from the little coffee shops I've seen on Google Maps? I was really looking forward to having a coffee from a local shop, on the beach in the morning while I am there. I've been told, basically, if you didn't open the container yourself, that you shouldn't drink it.

I've had zero issues drinking coffee down there. I've never drank the water and never been sick. Some friends had tacos with fresh washed veggies on their last trip to Bucerias and ended up worshipping the chocolate throne for 3 straight days. Choose wisely.