| Dursey Head is the windiest kiteboarding spot in Europe |
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Ireland is the windiest spot in Europe for kiteboarding. Dursey Head was considered the kite arena with the highest number of days with more than 4bft winds (beaufort scale), in 2010. The Irish wind heaven registered 274 days in those conditions. Europe is a great continent for kiteboarding. The analysis made by the German magazine "Kiteboarding" covered 15 countries. Dursey Head registered an average wind speed of 15 knots during the entire year, which proves that the land of Guinness beer pints. In second places comes Vlieland, in Holland, with 270 days of winds above 4bft. Karpathos, in Greece, places in fourth place, while the famous Spanish windsurfing spot of Tarifa only secures a ninth place between 15 countries. The beautiful town of Sagres, in Portugal, stays in the 13th position and the Polish spot of Leba ranks in 14th. One beaufort is the equivalent of 1-3 knots, 2bft equals 4-6 knots, 3bft means 7-10 knots, 4bft is the same that 11-15 knots and 5 bft equals 16-21 knots.
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