On my first trip to Cabarete I kept a log of the equipment I used. I had no particular reason for doing this, other than perhaps thinking that it would help me remember what I liked when it came time to buy new gear. In any case, the following year I did the same the thing, and the year after that, and so on until it got to the point that I had to continue. Anyway, if you are thinking of going to Cabarete, my log may give you an idea of what wind strengths you can expect - as long as you go in March.
In cabarete, the wind is typically light in the morning, and increases to sailable strength sometime between about 12:30pm and 1:30pm. In general, if it becomes sailable, it will stay that way until at least 6:00pm or so.
The log shows that over 6 trips, I have had a total of 59 possible sailing days. Of these, 41 - or about 70% were sailable on a short board for at least 1 hour. 29 days, or about 50%, were sailable on a 6.2 or smaller - meaning that they became windy enough for me (160 lbs/72kg) to use dedicated wave sails and wave or bump/jump boards.
For a more detailed description of the sailing conditions at Cabarete, as well as more general information about the town, accomodations, and other activities, check out my Windsurfing at Cabarete page.
3/14- p.m. only: 5.0/Mistral 268
3/15- 5.0/M 268, F2 268
3/16-a.m.:6.5/ExplosionII; p.m.:6.0/ScreamerII
3/17- pm. only: 6.5/ExplosionII
3/18- very large shorebreak, no wind in a.m., sailable late p.m.
3/19- 5.0/Axis 272, 268, Electron
3/20- very light, freestyle
3/21- nothing
3/22- nothing
3/12- light, didn't sail
3/13- p.m. only: 6.0/F2 277; 5.4, 5.7/Mistral 263
3/14 - p.m. only: 6.0/Mistral 268
3/15 - bad flu! no sailing for me: p.m. only: 6.0-6.5
3/16 - no wind
3/17 - still too sick, 6.0 all day
3/18 - 4.5-5.5/Protech 260 master blaster all day
3/19 - 4.5/Axis 262, Master Blaster 260, from 1:00 p.m. on
3/20 - 4.5/Mistral 260; 4.0/ Protech Master Blaster 252, from 2:00 on
3/21 - 6.5/Mistral 295, only 1 hr. of planing
3/11- no wind
3/12 - very light, freestyle on F2 Phoenix 320/5.4
3/13 - 6.7/Mistral 295 from 2:00 on, planed 25% of the time
3/14 - 6.5/Xantos 310, Flow 284; 5.5/Axis 267, 261, Protech 260. from 11:00am
3/15 - 6.0/Flow 276; 6.2/Flow 284 from 3:30pm
3/16 - 6.0/Flow 276, wind straight onshore, from 3:30 on.
3/17 - 6.0/Flow 284 off and on from 12:00pm on, occasional rain, onshore wind.
3/18 - rain, no wind
3/19 - rain, no wind
3/20 - no wind
3/21 - 6.5/xantos 295, Flow 284; 5.8/Flow 276; 5.6/Axis 272
3/24 - NW wind 6.7/Vision 130, Ride 279
3/25 - light NW wind
3/26 - light NE wind
3/27 - 7.2/Ride 279; 6.5,6.0/Flow 276; 5.9/Protech Orodonez 258; 5.4/Naish 8'5"
3/28 - 7.5/Vision 150, Xantos 300
3/29 - 6.7/Flow 276; 5.0,4.5/Axis 261 (brief, then rain)
3/30 - 7.0/Flow 276; 5.9/Score 99
3/31 - 7.0/Flow 276; 5.9/Naish Floater, Flow 266
4/1 - 5.9/Flow 266, Axis 261; 6.7/Flow 276
4/2 - no wind
3/16 - 5.6/JP Freemove 261; 5.0/Maui Project 8'4"
3/17 - 5.5-5.0 JP 255 Wave; 5.0-4.5/JP 251 Wave; 5.0 JP 255 Wave
3/18 - 6.2/Naish 8'9" Freereide, JP 261 Wave
3-19 - 5.7-5.6/Naish 8'6" Freeride; 5.6/JP 258 Wave
3/20 - 5.6-5.0/Naish 8'6" Freeride; 5.0-5.4/Naish 8'5" Wave
3/21 - no wind
3/22 - light NW, 8.0/Vision 130; ~1 hour
3/23 - rain
3/24 - light, sailed in one design race organized by Center Nathalie Simone; 6.7/F2 Rookie
3/25 - no wind
3/15 - 7.2/JP Freeride 145; 6.2/F2 Wizzard 262
3/16 - 5.4/JP Freestyle Wave 78
3/17 - 6.2/F2 Wizzard 262, Naish 8'9", JP Freeride Carve 96, JP Freestyle Wave 86
3/18 - 6.6/Naish 8'9"
3/19 - 7.2/F2 Wizzard 268
3/20 - 6.2/JP Freeride Carve 96
3/21 - 5.7/JP Freestyle Wave 86
3/22 - 5.3/JP Freestyle Wave 86
3/23 - 8.0/Starboard Formula 175 DRAM; 6.2/JP Freestyle Wave 94