Water Sports in Goa
Best Season for Water Sports in Goa : October
to May when the skies here are cloudless and blue, and the waters placid.
Goa
with its endless shorelines, golden sands, smiling sun and azure sea
has an immense opportunity for water sports. The enormous possibilities
of water sports in Goa, captivates a large number of water sports enthusiasts
to Goa. Today, mostly all the beaches of Goa offer wide range of water
sport. The most favourite one are the scuba diving, water skiing, wind-surfing
and angling. There are water sports institutes in almost all the beaches
of Goa, which offer training to the beginners. They also provide the
equipment required for a particular kind of sport. Safety measures are
also followed to keep undesired incidence within control.
Windsurfing
Windsurfing is a very challenging sport, and one
needs to have a strong heart to balance oneself on the challenging and
roaring sea. It is a unique blend of surfing and sailing, which requires
the surfer to adjust his strength and balance to the changing forms
of wind and water. One who is expert can indeed make it an exhilarating
experience.
Scuba
Diving
Scuba diving is also fast becoming popular in
Goa India. Attractive coral heads, lobsters, bright colored fish, and
other marine life can be conveniently explored in these shallow waters.
Water
Skiing
For the speed lovers Goa offers the thrill of
enjoying the sea on speedboats. The full-blooded can achieve speeds
up to 30-40 miles an hour. They can be conveniently used for sightseeing
as well as water-skiing.
Angling
This is one very interesting type of sport, can
be easily enjoyed by most number people.
Other
Water Sports
High fliers amongst the speed lovers can opt for
parasailing at Goa. There are numerous organisation offering this sport.
Water scooter is a recent addition in the Goa Water Sports, catching
popularity with the tourists here at Goa. They are readily available
at Dona Paula jetty, Cidade de Goa, Majorda, Oberoi, and Candolim beach.