Sardinia offers conditions for all levels of windsurfer and every sort of water state from waves to flat water, all served with a healthy slice of Italian style. RRD’s International Marketing & Team manager, Matteo Guazzoni, gives us a guide to the island and why it is a favoured base for their distributor meeting.
Sardinia lies in the Mediterranean Sea, nestled in the NW corner between Italy and France. Whilst its sister island Corsica belongs to the French, Sardinia is as Italian as it gets. The landscape is some of the most beautiful in the Mediterranean with incredible rock struc-tures surrounding hundreds of small bays and inlets. Throughout history Sardinia has played a role in just about every European war, changing hands numerous times, and perhaps it is this that gives it that extra magic. Stretching out over 250 km from north to south, it takes around 3-4 hours to drive the length of the island, but there is over 1,800 km of coastline to explore, making it a watersports paradise. Add to that the famous Mistral wind that blows from France in the north and you have a windsurfer’s dream. For that reason, we at RRD decided that it was the perfect host for our annual distributor meeting.
PORTO POLLO
The chosen spot was Porto Pollo and visiting during the early summer of 2018. Located in the north of Sardinia, it is one of the windiest parts of the island and features nice flat water with wind coming from the left, offering the perfect test ground to try all the latest gear. The whole event was hosted by the ‘MB Surf Center’, which is one of the biggest and most professional windsurf and kite centres in Italy. The ‘MB Surf Center’ is a great place to windsurf in the company of family and friends as everything you need is right there, so no wasted hours driving. It’s a good spot for all level of riders, but is definitely also a spot where you can go to learn windsurfing also. The windsurf / kite school is packed full of the most up to date equipment and caters for everyone from absolute beginners to advanced riders.
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