Name: Red Slave
Address: BQ

Overview

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Red Slave is a kitesurfing spot located at the southern tip of Bonaire, near the old salt pans. This spot offers windy conditions with trade winds and an exposed body of water. The historic setting with the slave huts makes it a unique location. Suited for advanced riders.

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Spot forecast for Red Slave

Sunrise 06:23 · Sunset 18:12

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Red Slave: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

433h

in January · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 30 rideable days a month on average, at 31 °C. It peaks in January, with 433 hours of usable wind.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 33%13-20 knots · 66%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 13 and 20 knots — 66% of rideable hours. That is the most versatile range, where most kites work. The coldest month is January, at 29 °C. The wettest month is November, with 60 mm.

Monthly averages: Red Slave

Monthly averages — Red Slave — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	31.0	433 h	29 °C	48 mm
February	28.0	374 h	29 °C	26 mm
March	31.0	420 h	30 °C	15 mm
April	30.0	419 h	30 °C	29 mm
May	31.0	433 h	31 °C	37 mm
June	30.0	429 h	31 °C	56 mm
July	31.0	459 h	31 °C	42 mm
August	30.5	415 h	31 °C	28 mm
September	30.0	408 h	32 °C	17 mm
October	29.5	364 h	32 °C	46 mm
November	27.5	349 h	30 °C	60 mm
December	31.0	427 h	30 °C	50 mm

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Technical details of Red Slave spot

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE, E.

Depending on conditions: N, ESE, SE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Advanced

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