1 Day as a WINDSURF TOURIST in El Médano, Tenerife | Spotguide

[@bsichterman]

I did my first windsurf trip here and learned to waterstart at el Medano. The teacher just told me to go out about 200 meters and jump in the water, and I wasen't allowed to come back untill I did a waterstart :) As a beginner I learned more here in a week than I would in a month at most other spots probably. Love it!

[@foobar1013]

Have been in El Medano as a beginner. Learnt water starting there. It was absolute chaos 😂 Drank a lot of sea water. But to be honest 110,- rental for 1 day is crazy.

[@kerrbaillie4181]

TWS is the most expensive rental shop. You can get cheaper elsewhere. I went last year and paid £80 for a half day rental, which is all you really need. How many hours can you sail in flat water?? But there are cheaper shops where you will pay about £80 per day... You can hire gear for a week from the Godzilla shop for about £300. But you will need a car to carry it around.

[@rkj7935]

Always fun to see your Dad on camera! :) He cracks us up!

[@davidtaylor9583]

I want to hug your dad And give your grandma a kiss You're so blessed

[@philippedward7218]

It was such a Great time this year in Teneriffa with you! 14 days of Wind and waves! The Food:-)🎉

[@MarioKuempel]

Best windsurf holiday!!

[@MrEduvino]

great video! I'm so in love with el médano... as is the only spot I know!!! anyway, you got a really strange day. mostly choppie with the NE, only 15 days per year we have a SW wind or so that makes a fabulous flat water and strong winds. not a begginners spot, but I learnt 5 years ago with my old school gear, so with the newer ones not so difficult. and must say you just went to the most expensive rental but probably the best. don't understand how they had the sail not trimmed as they work with the PWA guys and are as I said probably the best rental. I have to check the video in slow motion for if I was sailing that day and appear on the background!

[@davidtaylor9583]

I enjoyed your video Thank you for the adventure! I feel like I've been there

[@miguelbemartin]

Great video man! just curious, why did you choose racing board 121? it's not too big board for these spot? have you tried to sail with smaller boards?

[@sundhedensteve]

Now I miss El Medano! Challenging spot but you progress a lot here! Nice video! 👊🏼

[@MarioKuempel]

Haha so I did a good job with the video I guess!🤣 Thanks!

[@WindsurfGenerationX]

Cabeso Bucht seems calm this day. Great Video.

[@MarioKuempel]

Yes, it was the most relaxed day of the 2 two weeks we had!

[@rorydonnellan8537]

Class video Mario. Very jealous. Little or no wind here in Ireland for the last couple of weeks. 8-10 knots at best 😢

[@MarioKuempel]

Uuh Ireland sounds cold indeed... but summer is around the corner!

[@windloungeDE]

Schmeckt!!🌞

[@loskiff]

What do you think about the ezzy cheetah? I am curious to hear your opinion, usually Ezzy’s are pretty straight forward to rig: they have calibrated downhaul and outhaul. Was it the ezzy mast or another brand?

[@maxgrass8134]

Hey Mario, erzähl doch ein bisschen was über das Brett. Wir sind nicht alle völlig vertraut mit dem Lineup von future fly. Wäre schön wenn du ein paar Details erwähnen könntest und wie sich's fährt und so weiter. Danke fürs coole video, sieht ja aus wie ein Traum. Vielleicht schaffe ich es auch irgendwann mal dirthin. Danke!

[@MarioKuempel]

Oh, total vergessen! Danke für den Hinweis, werde wohl nochmal ein extra Video drüber machen..😊🤙🏽

[@guntherschabus3458]

Wahnsinn, da muss ich hin 😀👍

[@philippedward7218]

Unbedingt!!!!

[@markrudd8265]

Great video, looks like a good spot. What would it be like to foil there? Always good to see your Dad in front of the camera 0:02 🤙

[@MarioKuempel]

Winging is great there, windsurf foil is hardcore…😄🤙🏽

[@vincenzo_outdoors]

This spot looks amazing! Now I want to go rate this spot too 😃 just in case..., does TWS have a rescue team for emergencies on the water?

[@philippedward7218]

Yes they will Look all time at you and they have a jetski

[@belgianrockets]

We confirm the jetski… friend of us was once towed by the jetski. They were super fast !

[@vincenzo_outdoors]

@@belgianrockets haha oké, hopelijk iedereen ongedeerd. Bedankt voor de bevestiging!

[@belgianrockets]

@@vincenzo_outdoorsiedereen was ok. Was vooral uit voorzorg dat ze kwamen, maar uiteindelijk neem je daar beter geen risicos.

[@gatis_vaitovskis]

What kind of wetsuit do I need in El Medano 3/2mm?

[@bertvwveldman3931]

Nice video, great to see el medano and rental stations. Question on ezzy, you forgot downhaul ? Or testing all settings

[@MarioKuempel]

I just took the sail as it was given to me 😅

[@bertvwveldman3931]

@@MarioKuempel ahaa. Tourist mode, not racer Mario …

[@freewavezweiundvierzig7356]

Salut Mario, danke für's mitnehmen. Das waren laaaaaange fünf Tage 😊. Sebastian

[@MarioKuempel]

Gerne! Ja, hab dann doch nochmal etwas verlängert...🤣

[@laens0r]

Urlaubsgefühl ist angekommen! :) Will auch...

[@MarioKuempel]

Haha freut mich!!😄

[@oliverspiess]

Hi Mario El Medano wie eh und je auf dem Wasser. An Land komplett verbaut. Gib doch bitte Infos zu den Appartements. PS: Jetzt aber schnell nach Hause um mein Packet versandbereit zu machen ;) Greez OLI

[@philippedward7218]

Los ballos

[@future_horizon]

So the rental prices are without insurance? Well, a little accident and 80€ may become 800 € very fast ..😮

[@vprwave]

Yes, he said without insurance. Personally, I have a liability insurance that (very important) explicitly includes watersports, but also includes cover for rental equipment damage. I recommend such, because insurance premiums for/by rental shops can be pretty steep anyway.

[@Mrshereforethemusic]

@@vprwaveThanks for the tip!

[@windsurfingatmeerwijck]

80 euro p.p for the gear rental?

[@MarioKuempel]

Yea but I think if you stay a week price goes down

[@windsurfingatmeerwijck]

@@MarioKuempel i whas on Bonaire in januari and even there i paid 35 dollar at Frans paradise...for an hour..

[@erkaltarm2872]

hi bro. thanks for you this information video. I guess you so lucky because you have a windsurfer dad. Say hi him from me.🥰 But if I'm not wrong I saw rent price 100 € per day. I think this little bit expensive🤔

[@gnadzon]

No insurrance... that does not sound good, especially I am keeping hear, it's not a beginner spot. Are there any rescue ? I am leaving to El Medano in a week ...

[@MarioKuempel]

Yea there is rescue and they help you with an insurance..😊🤙🏽 enjoy!!

[@annasophiewolf]

Mega cooles Video ☺

[@MarioKuempel]

Danke Engel ❤

[@schobihh2703]

El Medano is nice. But the rental prices are crazy. But isnt it everywhere now to expensive.

[@windloungeDE]

🎉

[@job7159]

WTF, E110,= for 1 day. That's a monopoly position for the rentalshop. TWS doesn't bring that flow of windsurf attitude to the beach. Nevertheless it's a great spot and bring your own stuff for taking down your costflow. Drinks and food are better to spent your money! Great family :)

[@MarioKuempel]

Well there are actually many rental shops there, so no monopoly. I think price goes down a lot when you rent for a week for example. But yeah, it’s expensive! 😄

[@lamustardo]

10:40 Looks like a green screen😂

[@man555551000]

Although it appeals to me a lot to have this experience, Windsurf Rental prices are MADNESS! Can anyone reason that renting a car is cheaper than windsurfing gear? I mean isn't there another way, so difficult these days to gain the courage to spend 300 eur or more for a week just to do the sport outside of your home town

[@MarioKuempel]

No school owner is rich, so apparently the prices are what they are… 😅 although that is not optimal

[@husse]

El Médano, correct pronunciation is el mÉdano, mark the word on the E, not on the A. Kind of saying :El MEEEEEdano.

[@leisepinkler]

80 €…?! Für einen halben Tag im Windsurf-Paradies? Da gibt es in Hamburg Möglichkeiten, die gleiche Summe in kürzerer Zeit und weniger Spaß auszugeben 😎

[@sharewavestv]

Moin Mario

[@MarioKuempel]

Guten Morgen!

[@Gryffins90]

Honestly it is kind of unacceptable to have a sail not rig properly like the first sail you took. You can clearly see when you were on the water, the sail had plenty of ripple near the mast. Like you said, it was probably due to not enough downhaul. But paying a premium price of 80€ for half a day to not have the correct gear is not correct. Even if you can go back to shore to change, you lose time and it is kind of annoying to de-rig the sail etc. I have already seen multiple example of this situation at the windsurf rental I went and they are often kind of careless.

[@Red-Door]

Tuning is very personal and depends a lot on conditions. It is a part of windsurfing. Even with your own gear you don't always get it right from the start. Just do some runs. Come back in. Drink something and tune the sail/board to your needs and go out again. You should expect some decent rigging from the rental but the finetuning is up to you.

[@future_horizon]

Very entertaining video as always! Your dad is very funny & should be included in every video! The spot? Looks like a very ugly place...nothing special except for the watersport I guess. Best regards! Ps: where is Christopher? No windsurfing holidays for him? 😢😢

[@philippedward7218]

No no it is perfect! All the pro riders Train there…was nd every day…

[@future_horizon]

@@philippedward7218 they train there because the conditions (wind chop waves) are similar to Pozo Izquierdo (also an ugly place) where the world cup takes place. In addition they stay and train there over winter ( cheap, warm and windy). But it does not mean it is a nice place....there are beautiful spots on the Canary Islands, but el Medano and Pozo are not ....

[@christopher2689]

I got parked in rainy and cold Germany 😄✌️

[@future_horizon]

​@@christopher2689 that sucks! I am officially placing a complaint with the management(mario) in the name of the youtube fan base!!! 😉😉😉

[@MrPavelvideo]

pls advise a nice spot in your opinion. txs

[@73smoo]

Yes, rental is expensive. But you probably know what manufacturers and shops charge you for equipment nowadays. It costs you an arm and a leg. And with one arm and one leg windsurfing is not fun anymore!

[@windsurfingatmeerwijck]

Windsurfing is still fun but the prices of the new gear not 😂. But you dont have to buy new, second hand is good enough

[@MrPavelvideo]

totally agree. the prices are crazy

[@AndreasMahlow]

Auch wenn ich englisch spreche wäre mir Deutsch lieber...klar englisch bringt sicher mehr Klicks ..

[@reiry429]

zuviele Kiter dort das ist echt Schrott, nutzt man die Bay voll, stören die ständig naja muss ich nicht mehr hin, dann die vielen hässlichen Hotels ohne Worte!!! Wenn's die PWA braucht, ich nitt da gibt es wahrlich bessere schönere Slalom Spots...