We are looking for a wing spot in March that has good connections to Perth and Tokyo. Boracay has come up, but seems to have tons of kiters on the water in a pretty limited area, and getting past the reef seems hairy. Some good promotional sites mention Mui Ne but everything seems close to a single noisy street. Some sites in Thailand with a few hours from Bangkok looked promising on first glance but much less attractive on closer look.It's easy to find pages describing how great each spot is, but personal descriptions what mention the drawbacks are hard to find. I'd love to hear from anyone who has been to wing foil spots in the area within the last couple of years. We're planning to go for 2 weeks, and will need to rent boards.
Are you looking for Waves or Flat water?
I've kited boracay in the past, and i wouldnt think its that great for winging. Like you say, busy as **, reef is a problem, and i cant see there being any decent wind swell at bulabog. Maybe further north on the island outside of that sheltered zone.
We did El Union and Siargao in December, both had no wind, but decent swell. Siargao looked super hectic on the inside of the reef breaks. Then again i could imagine it would be awesome with a decent seabreeze north of Cloud 9, in the bay area, as Its deep and the swell runs all the way through into the bay. But i cant find any written reviews or experiences on the spot at all - no one was foiling out there, and the sport is so fickle probably because of the expense. The locals can barely afford a surfboard let alone thousands of $$ on foiling kit.
I reckon (like with anything travelling) you really just need to pack up your lightest and smallest gear and just head over there and stay for as long as you can, scoping out every spot possible, and using that experience for the next year. I spent hours researching Siargao for surfing, but when I was actually there, it turns out it wasnt as good as I thought it would be - I dont think i'll return, but just use it as knowledge for the next trip.
