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Chile Caleta Portales, Valparaiso Skimboarding is arriving in Chile! This is the
first of many beaches ideal for skimboarding that we (SouthPacific
Skim... importers of skimboards) have found. We still have over 4,000
kilometers of coastline to try out in this country alone. Come help us! On any given day you catch waves up to 6 feet or
so. In the summer (January & February) The Beach can get crowded
with menacing kids during the afternoon so try to avoid that. As far as
the tides we haven't seen much difference in the waves. PS. Keep an eye out for more spots in Chile as we
continue exploring the coastline. P.S.S Watch out for thieves as they are known to stroll the beaches looking for unattended items. Heads up! Spanish Version el skimboarding se viene fuerte en chile! esta es
la primera de muchas playas ideales para hacer skim, que nosotros (southpacific
skim importadores de skimboard en chile) hemos encontrado. Todavia nos
quedan 4.000 km de costa por recorrer, asi que ayudanos! En cualquier dia puedes tener olas de hasta 2mt. Directions: The beach is located on Avenida España in
Valparaiso, about ten minutes south of Viña del Mar and two hours from
Santiago. There´s a large (currently) collapsed dock by the beach. You
can get there by bus or train. See you there. La playa se encuentra ubicada en avenida españa en
Valparaiso a 10 minutos de Viña del Mar y 2 horas de Santiago. Submitted By, NocturnalGringo@Backpacker.com Cau-Cau, V region -english version: cau-cau is the best beach for the skim that we have
known in chili (but other exelentes like zapallar also exist, caleta
portals, punta tralca, etc...), but at the moment they are many to visit
and to travel, this beach sometimes has waves on 2 meters (6 feet) and
enter 3 meters (7,5 feet) when this good one, also has a tip in the bank
that makes that these waves always run very tubular and that wave get
smaller during it runs , reason why there are waves for all the skimers
levels. this beach is located in the V chili region, in the
orcon town (quite well-known, to if that is easy to found), at 1,45
hours of santiago in car. You can also go in bus.
we wait for you in cau-cau. -version en español: cau-cau es la mejor playa para el skim que hemos
conocido en chile (pero tambien existen otras exelentes como zapallar,
caleta portales, punta tralca, etc...), pero por el momento quedan
muchas por visitar y recorrer, esta playa tiene olas a veces sobre 2
metros (6 pies) y entre 3 metros (7,5 pies) cuando esta bueno, tambien
tiene una punta en la orilla que hace que estas olas siempre corran muy
tubulares y se va haciendo mas chica mediante corre, por lo cual hay
olas para todos los niveles de skimers. esta playa se ubica en la V region de chile, en el pueblo de orcon (bastante conocido, a si que es facil hubicarse), a 1,45 horas de satiago en auto. Tambien puedes ir en bus. te esperamos en cau-cau. Directions: This beach is located in the V chili region, in the
orcon town (quite well-known, to if that is easy to found), at 1,45
hours of santiago in car. You can also go in bus. we wait for you in
cau-cau. Esta playa se ubica en
la V region de chile, en el pueblo de orcon (bastante conocido, a si que
es facil hubicarse), a 1,45 horas de satiago en auto. Tambien puedes ir
en bus. Playa de Zapallar, V Region, Zapallar esta playa es ecepcional e increible para el
skimboard, con olas de 2 a 3 metros en la orilla y en parte corren
bastante, muy tubulares y fuertes. esta playa queda en la V region de chile, en la
provincia de petorca. Submitted By: jota@campino.cl Punta de Tralca, VI Region, Chile Puntade tralca es una playa muy buena para el
skimboard, aunque no es muy conocida, pero tiene todas sus olas en la
orilla son bastante grandes, llegando a los 2 metros o incluso 3 cuando
esta muy bueno, sin importar nunca si la marea esta alta o baja. Punta
de tralca tiene alguos problemas, tales como que en algunas partes hay
muchas piedras escondidas y que hay mucha corriente tanto por fuera como
dentro de la playa, por lo cual si se te va el skimboard muy para dentro
a veces puedes correr el riesgo de que se te valla con la corriente para
dentro y ni se te ocurre ir para dentro a buscarla, porque te podrias
ahogar. El tipo de ola que se dan en esta playa son con
mucha fuerza, pero raramente son tubulares, pero siempre corrren mucho. Uno se puede ospedar en el centro de retiros de
punta de tralca, donde hay comida y almuerzo y sale muy barato o con
suerte gratis. This beach is hubicated in the VI region of
chili, down the Punta de tralca Church. You also can stay there an its
very cheap or if you have luck is free. This beach is hubicated in a small town that have the same name of this beach, Punta de tralca, and its very beautiful and small. This Town is around 2 hours to the south of santiago of chile, the main city. Submitted By: skimchile@hotmail.com Renaca Reñaca is maybe the most known beach in Chile.It has a very good and long sand space for skim. There are 5 spots in all the beach.The 1st one is very good, some days you can find waves between 1 and 2 meters(3-6 feets). The 2, 3 and 4 are just the same. It's flat and the wave comes very fast. But these 3 sectors are not very good. The 5th spot is like the best one. There you can find good waves, but the bad thing of the spot is that is too deep, so it's slower for skimboard. This beach is very pretty and in summer it gets very crowded so is better if you come in the morning where you can meet Chilean surfers. Here you can find good beaches, like Reñaca, Cau-Cau, Caleta Portales(in the V Region) or tropical views in the north of Chile, like Totoralillo(IV Region) and a lot of beaches in the Ist, IInd and IIIrd Region. This beach is in the north of Viña del Mar. To go there, you can go by bus. You can take the 111 bus and the bus leaves you in Reñaca. If you take that one, you must walk a few blocks.The Bus costs between 40 and 60 american cents(250 or 450 chilean pesos). If you go by your own car and you are coming from Viña del Mar, you only have to go to the north by the coast. Then is very easy. You can see a lot of signals. If you want to stay in Reñaca, you have a lot of places to choose. Hotels, Huts. You can find campings too.In winter(june, september) is going too be much easier to find places to sleep, and cheaper too. In summer(january, february) comes too many people and gets very crowded.If you rent a hut, you can find in Reñaca everything to stay. But the problem is that Reñaca doesn't have a skimboard shop. The most known is in Viña del Mar called Tropico near a big mall. Submitted By: m_pfaff_nash@msn.com 19 Norte I tried this Spot last Sunday. Some pros tried it in January so I figured It should be good. We got there when the tide was already rising and we caught some nice waves. Some where a little too far for amateurs but in general I think this spot is great. Given the right tides I think there should be a nice right side wash. We will have to ride it more to find the perfect conditions. Be ware of fisherman that leave lines with hundreds of hooks. No crowds. (meaning tourists, we still don't have skimer crowds) Gay Beach. If you are in Santiago, either drive or take a bus straight to Viña which is about 1 hour and 20 minutes west. Once in Viña head north towards "Reñaca", on the coast highway. You will be riding along a beach on your left then you will notice a navy base entrance on your right just after a stop light. Right in front of it there is a Rock Point. To the south of it you have 19 Norte. There is Parking right in front of the Spot. Submitted By: claudioizzo@yahoo.com Algarrobo Norte This spot is only for kamikazes, so only come here
if you have a death wish! The rips are really strong, the waves huge.
Hundreds of people have died here, so swimming isn't allowed in this
beach. Tip: if one day you feel like committing suicide, don't bother,
just come here. Spanish: Este lugar es solo para kamikases, asi que
solo ven aca si te quieres ahogar. Las corrientes y la resaca son muy
fuertes y las olas enormes. Mucha gente se ha ahogado en esta playa, asi
que nadar no esta permitido. Consejo: Si algun dia te quieres suicidar,
no te molestes, solo ven a esta playa. Submitted By: they_own_us@hotmail.com
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