Kite boarding paradise

that looks sooo mint, too bad i just spent all my savings :( heh what month you going in?

im keen to do the month trip it works out pritty cheap with dollar and cheap air fares to cook islands at the moment but are there waves there???

There are no kiteable waves in Aitutaki, in Raro there are surf spots but are sheltered from the wind.
The reef in Aitutaki is way too shallow usually 4-5 inches at high tide.
plus if you knew the number of BIG sharks there were looming on that outer reef.
the reef is a coral wall and drops from 0' to 2000' + instantly
I lived in Aitutaki for six months last year.
Mike lee who runs one of the tours there is a fairly nice guy, just don't let him know you have cigarettes or he'll be smoking them for you ha ha.

Aitutaki is an awesome place to be although i would say a month there is a bit much there is not an awful lot to do.

I was planning on running trips there this year but other projects got in the way, bit late in the day now to get them organised.
But for sure i will have something epic arranged for next year.
If you are heading there in July it will be busier than normal as they are having a kite competition held there to promote kiting in the cooks.

whats the month long trip price? I only see the 13 day (11 kiting days) price.

Can't remember exact months as they blended into one really, but from memory june was a bad month with only one week with wind.
july aug sept were cranking most days over 20 knots.

remember these are warmer tropic winds so you'll need around 17-18 just to get riding.

the trade winds blow in an e - se direction. watch out for storms as they are like the finger of god kind of stuff, if you experience a cook island storm you'll never have experienced anything like it.

damn awesome lovely place though.
i want to go back every year.