Trails · Downwind
Galinhos → Macau
40 km of flat-water riding past pink salt pans and shallow lagoons. Intermediate level, ideal as the second day of the northern downwind chain.
Intermediate
Distance40 km
Duration1 h 40 min
LevelIntermediate
TideMid tide
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About this trail
A gentler stretch after the long Gostoso → Galinhos leg. The coast is protected by sandbanks, so the water stays glassy even with 25 knots overhead. Pink salt evaporation pans line the southern horizon; flamingos are common. You finish in Macau, an old salt-mining town with simple pousadas and the freshest shrimp on the coast.
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