Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Reviews and Ratings
(Baja Sur, Mexico)
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Visitor reviews of Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) surf break
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“You luck sperm lottery winner. Your daddy had an airplane allowing you to access this remote site. You think that you can hold back the hands of the clock. Progress is not bad for the people of San Jaunico. They need money and health care and many basic necessities. What is wrong with you. It is always about who came there first that gives you a sense of ownership of land and wave. Face it you are not even from their country. It is not your wave.
They deserve to have what you call a "ghetto community" flourish. What about them getting to send their children to college. What is wrong with you. I have a couple of community leaders that would love to sit down and talk with you. You would be lucky to still have your head if you ever displayed that attitude in person to the leaders of the edijo.”
Fred from UNITED STATES - 05 May 2016
Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Ratings
Overall: 4.0. Based on 20 votes and 3 reviews. Vote
Quality on a good day: 3.9(1 star: Even when the swell and winds are optimum, the waves are poor quality, 5 stars: If conditions are right, the waves will be World Class). |
Consistency of Surf: 2.4(1: Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) is a fickle surf spot that only works a few times a year. 5: Reliable year-round spot). |
Regional Rating: 3.6(1: Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) is usually very poor quality compared to other spots in Baja Sur. 5: the best break in Baja Sur). |
Difficulty Level: 3.2(1: Suitable for Groms. 3: Intermediates. 5: Expert tow-in surfers only). |
Onshore Wind: 2.5(1: even a light onshore ruins the surf. 5: Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) can offer better rides with a light wind behind them). |
Other Options: 2.2(1: If wind or tide conditions are poor at Scorpion Bay (San Juanico), it will be poor everywhere nearby. 5: other locations nearby provide a rich variety of wind and swell exposures). |
Wind and Kite Surfing: 2.7(1: An unsuitable spot. 5: Wind and wave conditions at Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) are often excellent). |
Water Quality: 3.8(1: Known health risks from pollution. 5: Never any pollution). |
Crowds: 2.6(1: Often too crowded. 5: Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) is an isolated spot where you are unlikely to meet other surfers). |
Access: 2.2(1: Getting to Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) requires an overland expedition or chartering a boat. 3: A 30 minute walk from the nearest parking. 5: Park a vehicle right by the break). |
Scenery: 4.2(1: An ugly industrial backdrop. 5: A spectacular setting). |
Local Attitude: 3.3(1: Locals are hostile to visitors. 5: Either there are no locals who surf, or else they are accommodating and friendly). |
Accommodation: 3.1(1: No convenient places to stay indoors. 5: A wide variety of accommodation near Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) for all budgets from hostels to luxury hotels). |
Camping: 3.7(1: Camping at Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) is not possible. 3: Camping tolerated but no facilities. 5: A nearby camp ground has excellent facilities and a good vibe). |
Entertainment: 2.2(1: Besides the surf and the solitude there is nothing to do when it is flat. 5: Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) is in such an interesting area to visit that getting wet is a bonus). |
Equipment and Repairs: 2.3(1: Nothing can be sourced, not even wax. 5: Quality surfing equipment can be purchased or hired. Major repairs can be fixed too). |
Eating: 3.2(1: Bring your own food, there isn't even a shop. 5: A wide variety of places to eat and drink at Scorpion Bay (San Juanico), from fast food and cafes to fancy restaurants). |
Drinking: 3.4(1: Alcohol is not allowed in the country. 5: There is an excellent pub near Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) where you can stay or park a camper van overnight). |
“1965 to 1975-- never anyone --- month on the point not a single car -- only my dad's plane on the old airway flying in to take me to the mulege house for r and r -- whole town sitting on cliff watching me surf -- this was new thing. Leaving my vw bus on the point for a week -- no problems -- family Aquiliar who founded San Juanico were very close -- Ramon died of a ruptured intracranial hemorrhage -- the youngest son of the Aquiliar family -- I unfortunately was not there -- possibly could have been the surgeon to have reversed the problem. Now San Juanico is a dirty little surf ghetto! It is sad -- the days of the desalinization plant are gone and now a road from villa insurgents that a Ferrari could drive! I was always afraid of this -- then Skip Smith and Jay Riddle dropped 10000 feet of film on the place in 1975 and the secret was over! You took Malibu in 1959 from us with Gidget few years later Rincon and then the ranch and now the Baja! No place to run !”
Will from UNITED STATES - 17 May 2014
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