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Type:	Flat, Chop, Small Wave (< 1m), Medium Wave (1-3m)
Hazards:	Ships/Boats, Reefs
Quality:	No Info
Best Tide:	Tide Independent

Clean water, no tides, mostly flat/choppy but if you go to the end in the right side there is a great spot for wave riding. Galeon Bay is a tiny bay with extreme flat water. Also a wave spot.

Type:	Grass, Sand
Size:	Small
Hazards:	Other
Beach Users:	None

The beach has a little sand area and behind some trees and a lot of grass area, perfect for launching and leaving your kite without worries. The only negative thing is that in the weekends there is a lot of Caribbean locals that leave the place full of garbage and broken glasses, so I recommend to use sandals in the grass area. It's a very well known spot for the expert kiteboarders that prefer to let Orient Bay just for the kite school and the tourist.

Best Months:	January, February, March, April, May, June, July, December
Wind Type:	Trade Winds
Best Direction:	NE, ENE, E, ESE
Main Direction:	NE, ENE, E, ESE

December to July is dry season and trade winds are an every day phenomenon. Wind in dry season is from 12-25 knots, the whole day and night.

Transport:	Car
Access:	Short Walk

Get directions from

St Martin is really small, there is only one main road that goes around the island. Galion Beach is the next bay to the south of buzzing Orient Bay. The surf break is just outside the bay.

Rules:

None

Also called Coconut Grove, Baie de l'Embouchure, and nicknamed 'Baby Beach'. No rules or registration needed. There is a windsurf school in the left end, but they are not very friendly towards kiters. Stay out of their way with kites. Many surfers and windsurfers are not willing to share their spot with kiters, so respect locals.

To start: Tantra bar in La Marina Royale, Marigot. Salsa: Bodeguita, next to Tantra. House: Gizmo, Maho Resort. All kind of music: Bliss, Maho Resort. Stripclub: Platinum, Maho Resort.