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Water Adventure in GoaWindsurfingWatersports in Goa - Water sports have seen an incessant growth all along Goa / Goa Beach Resorts / Hotels in Goa and have been largely responsible for the first Windsurfing Regatta, now an annual event. This, along with the Open Board Sailing Competition that lasts up to a week, are events that all water enthusiasts have come to look forward to. Most of the windsurfing trainers and experts deems Dona Paula bay to be ideal for the beginners. The conditions here are almost lake-like for both the prevailing winds and the sea. The morning breeze is light and steady—just right for learners; while stronger winds that set in during the afternoons offer a perfect challenge for the more experienced. Scuba DivingFor the speed freaks Goa offers the thrills of venturing into the sea on speedboats. The ‘thoroughbred’ amongst these, can achieve speeds up to 30-40 miles an hour. These crafts, which can carry between six to eight people, are available at the Cidade de Goa, Oberoi, and Taj Hotels. They can be conveniently used for sightseeing as well as water-skiing. Dinghy SailingA pleasant change from windsurfing is dinghy sailing, often referred to as ‘beer and sandwich’ sailing. With the winds in Goa so gentle most of the time, this particular sport offers its participants much time to relax. Dinghies are available for hire at the Cidade de Goa and the Taj Holiday Village. These 15-odd feet long crafts hold three to four people comfortably AnglingThe beaches of Goa offer a varied and plentiful, almost inexhaustible, supply to seafood, still incredibly cheap and absolutely fresh. Go to Betul for Goa’s best and largest mussels, brought ashore by expert divers. Go to Agonda for all imaginable rockfish. Soormai, salmon and mullet are frequent catches. River CruisesThe Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) runs a variety
of river cruises on the Mandovi river — daytime, sunset and moonlight.
There are two types of day cruises -- from the Panaji jetty, down the
Mandovi into the Zuari bay and up the Mandovi to Aldona and a mineral
water spring. A few private firms also offer a variety of imaginative
cruises or boat tours for sunset views as well as for crocodile or dolphin
spotting. Wedding
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