Windsurfing Costa Rica Windsurfing!General Information The Lake Arenal area of Costa Rica is a paradise for windsurfers. Warm water, predictably high winds, moderate temperatures and great accomodations all add up to possibly the greatest windsurfing conditions on the planet! Here at Tilawa Windsurfing Resort, we have great prices on accomodations and windsurfing equipment. Conditions and Statistics Wind speeds, lake conditions and weather conditions on Lake Arenal: 
December through April, average 25 mph wind. 11° N. latitude, 1,525 feet above sea level, 48 square miles of surface area, 24 miles long, Air Temp: 70° to 80°, water temp 73° +, sweet water, with up to 5 foot swell with port- ramps. Lake Arenal Costa Rica Wind data is provided by Costa Ricas National Utilities. The information sums 15 + years of wind speed averages as measured by a professional quality weather station. This station is located within one mile of the Tilawa Wind surf launch and Marina. You will note that there are three "averaged wind speeds" and unlike most wind surfing destinations' wind data, it provides the complete picture: the highest, mean and minimum you can expect at Lake Arenal. It should be noted that the wind speed here is unusually stable, it is very-very typical to sail one sail size all day. Current Weather on Lake Arenal Costa Rica.
RealWind SAILBOARDS
@ Tilawa
Production
Surflite
New this year!
Production boards from Realwind. The EPS Surflite series is computer designed
to be slightly more of a wide style surf, bump and jump shape.
 "We had a chance
to check out the new line during our last round of Hatteras tests. On the
water, these boards displayed all the traits you look for in a highwind
board. The Surflites are fast and easy to set a rail, with more control
than we've ever felt before. These boards excel in a variety of conditions,
from wave to highwind bump-and-jump." — WINDSPORT MAGAZINE Buyers' Guide.
 Tilawa offers
the full line of Real Wind boards:
241cm @ 68
liters
 Cascade
sailboards 7.7 - 8.0 & 8.3 for those BIG WIND days
Designed for
flatter water and chop, by master shaper Gary Swanson, over 3000 boards
shaped since 1979. Gary's "Gorge Series" board is easily sailed and made
for the chop-learn to gibe with good speed or rip one after another at
full tilt. The taper V tail is for smooth chop handling, tucked rails and
moderate wave rocker allows for it all. The expert will find its distinct
edge allows for clean bite and release in the turn or in the last seconds
before lift-off, of a that steep face. The advanced sailor can comfortably
accelerate their learning curve -make the gibes, landing jumps and handling
the chop, it's all made easy.
 ProFlex
footstraps
are available. One of the only patented footstraps on the market today–feel
the difference!
Sails
 REAL HOT
POWER WAVE SAILS @ Tilawa are all rigged on Gulftech RD-60 carbon skinny
masts and Carbon booms with adjustable harness lines. A loose and light
powerful sail that mimics the performance of the boards, it is at home
in the waves or any where else you may go sailing for that matter. A durable
real world design for sailors who travel between Bump and Jump and wave
sailing while dabbling in some free style moves. Sizes range from 2.5 meters
to 6.2 with very positive reports from sailors.
New for this
year, the Gulftech RD-60 reduced diameter masts feature true constant curvature,
integrated woven ferule, and weigh in at almost a pound lighter than the
competition. The masts are mated to 2004 Gulftech aluminum
RD mast bases with Streamline cleat systems, and Chinook mast bases.
(www.gogulftech.com)
Booms
Keeping things
light, Tilawa has chosen to employ the 2004 Gulftech GT boom series,
boom features include; regular or skinny mast with no shim required, tapered
1 1/16 grip, dual stainless steel adjustment, standard continous carbon
RBE.
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