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Always the sea
There must be a thousand ways to enjoy the sea and on the Canaries you will find each and every one of them. Blue, crystal-clear and full of life, the waters around the islands remain at a temperature of between 18 and 23 degrees Celsius throughout the year so that they are perfect at any time.
The islands provide you with the best possible conditions for sailing in any size of boat. The cooling trade winds moderate the temperature and at the same time make it possible to make exciting trips with intense channels of wind often reaching strengths of up to six on the Beaufort scale.
You will often sail accompanied by free-living whales and dolphins, an unforgettable spectacle of nature. The Canaries have some ideal spots that are well known throughout the world by amateurs and professionals alike of sports such as windsurfing or kite-surfing, with beaches with almost permanent wind and perfect waves where the most skillful and daring astonish the spectator with spectacular leaps. Surfing, bodyboarding, water-skiing and jet-skiing are other options.
Following the islands’ coastline, you will come across incredible landscapes rising out of the sea: volcanic bays with brilliant black volcanic sand, gigantic cliffs, mysterious rocks, peaceful beaches, endless expanses of dunes, grottos and natural swimming pools.
The underwater scenery of the islands open up an entire universe for lovers of diving. You will see striking and brightly-coloured plants and animal life, including rays, amberjacks and moray eels that are easily found in many parts of the Canaries.
Big-game fishing is another option for which the islands are especially well provided. The Atlantic, thanks to the Gulf Stream, known here as the Cold Canarian Current, is particularly rich in such highly-appreciated species as the blue marlin, specimens of which have been caught weighing over 800 kilos. In the modern yachting marinas, you can find superb berths or companies from whom you can easily hire a boat with or without crew.
But many people simply prefer the pleasure of getting a tan beside the sea on any of the island’s magnificent beaches. Leisure activities for all ages are also very varied in the main bathing areas, where you can easily hire pedalos, floating tricycles or take a parascending flight, so as to get a better view of the coast from the sea.
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