A speedcross windsurfboard for long distance I currently use my hypersonic for 12kn+ wind crossings and after these crossings I started to think: is this the ultimate board for my adventures? These days most windsurf boards are developed and tested in a wide range of conditions. Yet if I may be honest, there is … Read more
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Windsurfing without wind It was not planned, it just happened. Windsurfing in wind below 2kn, been there done that after today. There should have been 12 kn last weekend (northerly wind)… I thought lets do a Almere-Amsterdam crossing… It wasn’t a normal Sunday however, it was jinxed Sunday. In the morning I was confronted with the fact I … Read more
Atlantic Windsurf Crossings By the way lots of cool windsurf adventures have been undertaken, I never heard of most of them. Therefor I give these a place on the internet. Not because I want to do it, but it is inspiring for sure! A normal windsurf kit has been used for this crossing, in … Read more
Bodensee, Friedrichshafen, Germany, windsurfing Another carbnb adventure, we changed last-minute plans from a trip to Norway into a trip to South Germany or Italy (for better temperatures). The first stop was Bodensee, Germany. We arrived on the west side of the Bodensee and I thought windsurfing would be “not soo good”(read impossible) over here. We did … Read more
Did you know someone is windsurfing solo around Great-Britain right now? His name is Jono Dunnet, 41 years old, he is windsurfing solo around Great-Brittain right now. You can follow him on the website or facebook page. Jono is windsurfing on a raceboard around the UK, he does this alone without support on the water. However … Read more
Did you know someone solo crossed 6300+km on a windsurfer? I just found out this amazing story of Raphaëla le Gouvello, who did a solo 6300+km crossing. She sailed from Australia over the Indian Ocean to the Reunion Island! Quote profile Raphaëla (source: http://www.raphaela-legouvello.com/2005/index_an.php?page=raphaela) Raphaëla le Gouvello is 45 years old, a qualified veterinarian specialized … Read more
EL-11 Windsurfing: Lake Winnebago Super Crossing 2013 Check out! Cool Stuff :), another crossing event 🙂EL-11 Windsurfing: Lake Winnebago Super Crossing 2013: We had a great Super Crossing ahead of the Windpower Championships today. 15-25 mph wind out of the west at the start. I took my Starboard… Erik Loots Erik is windsurfer for 10+ … Read more
Lightwind average speed is increasing! I started at the south Gouwzee windsurf spot and wind was light all day, the original plan was to sail to Lelystad, but I didn’t trust the weather/wind. I am actually surprised I could get the average speed above 30 km/h. I think the wind was 10-14 kn. The previous times I … Read more
[review] Ortlieb X-Plorer When I started to think about being helpless offshore, to far to swim… Which options are left normally? Getting noticed or picked up by another is the answer.However I want to be able to help myself out if I can, I don’t want to bother someone else because a rope broke. Some parts … Read more
