May of 2007, I took a Carnival cruise to the southern caribbean. Hobie Waves were available to rent at many resorts at all of the islands we visited: St. Thomas, Barbados, Antiqua, St. Lucia, and Dominica.
I had my first sail on a Hobie Wave in Antiqua and was hooked. Directly after the cruise, I marched down to the nearest Hobie dealer, here in Southern California and purchased one. I have been having a blast with her ever since.
Beware of the wind, though, as there can be more than one prevaling wind direction off of these tiny islands.
In Antigua the wind blew across the island, off the beach, directly out to sea, but once I was out a few hundred yardss, the wind was blowing perpendicular to the island wind which created a swirling eddie.
It was a tricky return tack back to the beach and took close to an hour.
Just ask the locals (i.e. taxi drivers, etc.) for the best location and remember that everything is negotiable.
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