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Open, 1 of 1 remainingPunta TrettuPunta Trettu, Sardinia, Italy
A nearly enclosed lagoon with flat, shallow water for hundreds of metres, and wind from the mistral in summer and the scirocco in autumn. Punta Trettu is one of the best places in the Mediterranean to learn, and riders may only use two marked zones.
Punta Trettu, Sardinia, Italy
Punta Trettu sits on a lagoon that is almost closed off from the sea, with flat, shallow water and a sandy bottom for hundreds of metres. The mistral blows in summer, often boosted by a thermal, and the scirocco brings clean wind in autumn.
Riders share the lagoon with fishermen's nets and a working boat channel. Kiting is confined to a schools area and an area for independent riders, launches are only allowed from the kite beach, and riding outside those zones can bring fines. The space works because riders keep to it.
A chapter gives schools and independent riders one voice with the municipality and the Coast Guard, helps keep the zones fair as numbers grow, and keeps riders trained so the lagoon stays open to everyone.
What the chapter does here
- Holds the line on access: one standing voice with whoever manages the launch.
- Runs stewardship days, so the people who manage the beach see riders as an asset.
- Runs sponsored certification weekends, so riders are trained and self-policing.
How we protect access
World Wind Sports protects access at every location in its network. Where a local chapter is still forming, the network takes on that work directly.
We engage with the authorities and conservation bodies that manage each area, and when the situation calls for it, we bring in local advisors, legal counsel and government relations firms to act for the chapter.
The goal is the same everywhere: keep the launch open, keep the habitat healthy, and make riders a welcome part of the place.
Why riders love it
What brings people here, in the words of the people who manage it and the people who ride it.
Launch and wind
The best winds are the mistral from the north-west and the scirocco from the south-east. South, west and south-west winds also work when strong enough, and the usable range is about 12 to 40 knots.
The mistral blows mainly in summer and is often boosted by a thermal of 5 to 10 knots. The scirocco is steady and clean, mainly in September and October.
The water is flat and shallow with a sandy bottom, ideal for first sessions and for freestyle. It runs from about 15°C in winter to 25°C in summer.
Source: KiteGeneration; Italiabsolutely
Access and rules
Local governments and environmental agencies set the terms. The chapter works with them, not around them.
Access and rules
Kitesurfing is limited to two designated zones: an area reserved for local schools and an area for independent intermediate and advanced riders.
Kites may only be launched from the Punta Trettu kite beach. The boat channel and the fishermen's net areas are off limits.
Riding outside the zones, including off the harbour-front beach, can bring fines from the police and the Coast Guard.
Source: KiteGeneration
Ecology and habitat
Protected lagoons, wetlands and the species that depend on them. Stewardship days keep launches clean inside the protected zones.
The lagoon
The lagoon is nearly enclosed by land and connects to the open sea only through a boat channel.
Fishermen still set nets in parts of the lagoon. No environmental guidance specific to riders is published; the chapter's job is to find out what applies.
Source: KiteGeneration
Good to know
Location, facilities and history.
Where it is
Punta Trettu is in the municipality of San Giovanni Suergiu on the south-west coast of Sardinia, facing the island of Sant'Antioco, near the village of Matzaccara.
It is about 85 km from Cagliari. The spot is a 600 m sandy strip ending in the lagoon.
Source: KiteGeneration; Italiabsolutely
Good to know
The kite centre at the beach has a bar, showers, toilets, changing rooms and equipment rental, and entry is free.
Parking is about 10 minutes' walk from the kite beach.
Source: KiteGeneration
Live conditions
Wind right now at Punta Trettu
Sponsorship
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