Windsurfing on the Dingle Peninsula.

This is one of the very best (or even the best) all-round windsurfing spots in Europe, with unbelievable, world class wave sailing conditions, where good days compare even with Hawaii, both for surfing and windsurfing. Surrounded by beaches facing literally every direction, Brandon Bay and The Maharees peninsula allows windsurfing for all abilities in any conditions. Cruise on a free ride board around islands with dolphins and basking sharks, or blast for miles in the comfort of a giant bay, overlooked by virgin green mountains. Or learn to windsurf in the shallows of Scragorne or Sandy Bay, on flat water.

Whether there's wind or not (and in the autumn there's always some), if you're into the outdoors, there's more things to do here than anywhere else with great mountain biking and hiking, golf and fishing, surfing and kite surfing, diving and drinking all on your doorstep.

The great Irish hospitality means you'll probably meet and talk with everybody in the bars and drink a few pints of the world famous Guinness, join in on a few sing songs and relax beyond belief. There's a local Gaelic saying which means 'quietness without loneliness' (cuinas gau naigneas) which couldn't be more appropriate.

Ireland is fascinatingly close to Britain but with unspoilt landscapes and beaches, oceans without pollution, towns without neon lights, pubs without T.V.'s and about fifty million less people. Jump on a ferry on the Friday evening and be windsurfing by 10am the following day! The weather is approximately the same as England yet with loads more wind and waves.

The windsurfing hotspot of Ireland is Brandon bay on the Dingle peninsula in the south west. However there's hundreds more great sailing locations which can be discovered in our Ireland Guide.

Please contact guy@guycribb.com or Planet Windsurf. To reach Europe's top wave sailing location you can catch a ferry or flight from England or France.