🇹🇷 Çardak (Gelibolu)
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Best directionNE
Wind speed18–28kt
SeasonJun – Sep
Skill levelIntermediate
WaterFlat + chop
Ridden forKitesurfing
A spot on the Gallipoli peninsula where the Dardanelles strait funnels wind between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara — historic ground turned into a reliable summer launch.
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Getting thereAsian side of the Dardanelles strait near Lapseki, about 40 minutes north of Çanakkale or 3.5 hours from Istanbul via the 1915 Çanakkale Bridge. A car is…
HazardsSits directly adjacent to the active Dardanelles shipping channel — genuinely violent shipping current and heavy commercial container traffic to avoid. Stay…
Best time of dayAfternoon, when regional northerly winds get heavily accelerated by thermal compression along the narrow strait. Builds consistently…
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