The kite spot at Pounda between Paros and Anti Paros

There at not many kite spots where you can anchor right next to, but we found Pounda between Paros and Anti Paros fits the bill. At this spot we have seen anything from 3 to 30 knots, and used all our kite gear, including the 6, 8, 10 and 12 kites, twin tip, nugget surf board and the foil. On the days where the wind was on the light side, I was often the only kiter our, only sharing the water with surfers.

The spot where we where anchored was not only popular with kiters, but also had an irresistible draw to super yachts. The sailing boats in the Cyclades are mostly over 40 feet, and motor boats under double that size are rare here. We don not consider SaltyPaws small at all, on the on the contrary. However, many nights we were the smallest boat out in the bay. Whenever a smaller boat would drop anchor we cheered the fact that we where not the smallest anymore, but often that would not last, as the smaller boats did not like to spend the night in the open bay.

We had a good laugh about the the son of the owners of a massive catamaran, whose main idea of sailing includes riding around on an electric surfboard, and launching small copters from the fore deck.

Whenever you decide the kite spot at pounda, I would really recommend the Paros Kite Professionals at the end of the beach, as the staff at the other kite center was less than friendly. The beach is also better at the site of the Paros Kite Professionals.