NORTHLAND Featured Location The area around Doubtless Bay in the Far North District offers some of the best windsport opportunities in New Zealand. While it is super busy during summer with people on holiday, boating, fishing and swimming, it calms down over winter. Though winter is possibly not the right word for it, as […]
BEST PLACES TO WING FOIL IN NEW ZEALAND Location Feature Finding yourself on a well earned holiday? Looking for the best places to wing foil in New Zealand? No need to look any further, we have the lowdown for you on where you need to be! Where to find the best location with reliable wind, […]
CANTERBURY LAKES TRIP FEBURARY 2024 Trip Report That’s a wrap! A fantastic crew – again – with lots of laughs and good banter. It’s almost like getting on the water every day is just the icing on the cake! Arrival day is usually what the word says – the day to arrive. But this crew […]
CUSTOM SURFARI CANTERBURY LAKES 2024 Trip Report What exactly is a Water Nomads Custom Surfari? Well, it depends. As the name suggests, it’s a Surfari Trip, tailored to perfectly suit your needs and wants. It can be one of our standard Surfari Trips at a different date that suits you, or it can be something […]
LAKE ŌHAU Spot Guide Lake Ōhau Spot Guide, it holds a special place in our heart, it’s got that certain feel to it. We always end up spending a lot of time there during summer, although most people rather associate wintersports and the Lake Ōhau Skifield with the area. During our Canterbury Lakes Discovery Trip […]
LAKE AVIEMORE Spot Guide In the New Zealand windsurfing scene, Lake Aviemore is possibly the best known lake in the South Island. Out of all the lakes that we visit during our Canterbury Lakes Discovery Trip, it is the only one with and active windsports scene. We give you the run down on what you […]
LAKE TEKAPO Spot Guide Lake Tekapo, the Northern-most lake of our Canterbury Lakes Discovery Trip, offers fantastic scenic views – a landscape right out of Lord of the Rings. We give you the run down on what you can expect here. Geography of Lake Tekapo: Lake Tekapo is about 3 hours drive south-west of Christchurch and […]
Close your eyes and imagine your ideal windsurfing or foiling trip. It’s probably not a sweaty tour bus, a guide herding you around, a school camp, or a wild party. Our Water Nomads Surfari Trips offer a completely different experience that caters to your passion for the sport and your sense of adventure. Our Surfari Trips are designed for a small group of intermediate to advanced windsurfers and foilers, ranging from six to ten individuals who share your enthusiasm for living life on the water.
Another stunning weekend in Taradise – the Taranaki Wave Classic 2023 saw some amazing sailing in Pungarehu on Sunday and more sailing, winging and surfing on various spots along the coast on Friday and Saturday. Here is how our Water Nomads crew experienced the weekend.
The Taranaki Wave Classic is approaching fast. To ensure a fun and safe event for everyone, let’s brush up on those waveriding priority rules and etiquette.
