MIami is kinda weird 'cuz you can't access the water easily accept to play on the beach. We found we could go kayaking and learn to windsurf, though. Sailboards Miami is a fun place to spend a half day. We were early for a windsurfing lesson so we took out two single kayaks. I was afraid I wouldn't be strong enough but it wasn't hard. We saw Vizcaya and paddled around and I got comfortable on the water. At 12:00 we took the 2 hour lesson with 3 other people (there were five in total). We started on land and the instructor showed us the basics. Then we got in to the water about knee deep (it was warm and they say it's pretty much warm all year, perhaps wet suit weather around January and February). The instructor got us to turn the board and go straight. Within the first 30 minutes we all had our own boards and were sailing. I received a bigger sail so I could go faster. We had a good time and I'd recommend going there.
Pros: safe location (no motor boats)
Cons: bathrooms 5 minute walk
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