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Punta Pellaro
Overview:
Punta Pellaro is located on the calabrian side of the Strait of Messina. It's the beach of Pellaro town, 10 minutes south of Reggio Calabria (province of Reggio Calabria), Italy. This spot exploits the powerful influence of the strait of messina on local wind circulation. Perfect with winds from the northern sectors (see statistics) , changing currents may vary the waveshape from flat, to bf 5 and even funny weird shaped waves. Locals are usually kind to visitors, not many speak english.
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follow the sp106 from reggio calabria until Pellaro, turn right at the second traffic lights, follow the town heading south, at the immediate end of the town turn right to the seaside, continue heading south to the far end 'till shore
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north oriented wind (known as "Boreai") usually over 12Kts, sometimes rises up to 30+, usually variable channel wind, may be gusty or suddenly drop or nuke. A thermal component makes Summer (from May to September) the best period. Kiteable about 200/250 days per year
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45-70% >= 4 bf
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70% >= 4 bf
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Reggio Calabria offers a lot of attractions especially in summertime. Bars, grills and restaurants serve very good italian food at convenient prices.
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