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Santiago de la Ribera

A northern Mar Menor lagoon town spot in San Javier municipality with a long sailing-school tradition (Real Club de Regatas, Aloha Center); flat, shallow, warm lagoon water similar to the rest of the Mar Menor shoreline.

Mar Menor sunrise from the Santiago de la Ribera promenade, direct lagoon shot
Mar Menor sunrise from the Santiago de la Ribera promenade, direct lagoon shot — Jmll / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Wind

best months
  • Apr
  • May
  • Jun
  • Sep
  • Oct
season notesSame broad Mar Menor wind pattern as neighboring Los Narejos and Lo Pagán
wind nameMar Menor local winds

Water

typelagoon
tidesnegligible, closed lagoon
standing depthshallow

Levels

beginneryes
intermediateyes
advancedno
notesSailing/watersports town with an established Escuela de Vela zone; several kite schools operate nearby

Launch & crowd

Hazards

Travel basics

Sources: deportesdeaventura.com · centeraloha.com