Short report, thanks to the not-so-great-personal-results. I have to applaud for Hans Kleingeld for his right forecast, AND superhigh improvement on his new gear!! The wind was good enough, water was flat, enough space, enough gusts, sun, overall ingredients to make a perfect speedsurfing day. I did have the worst problem, it felt OK and … Read more
This article is written for starting speedsurfers, the first nice goal would be to reach 30kn (= 55km/h) on your GPS. 30kn Is some kind of barrier, skilled speedsurfers can reach 30kn quite fast. But how to do it? What do we need?Normal windsurfgear is OK, just don’t rig way to big or small. With … Read more
The Sonntag Fins SL-S is made for slalom and works over a large range (even very good for SPEED). This is the first (and so far the only) fin into production, you can buy this fin (click on sonntag logo on speedsurfingblog homepage)!! I tested the SL-S in sizes range from 28-46cm, with rakes from … Read more
Speedspot Amstelmeer::: Everything you should know! On the picture I have plotted a few track from last month. The yellow lines are totally FLAT spots, it is very good for amateur or even beginner speedsurfers. You can stand along the long dam. The rest of the Amstelmeer is 2m deep or even deeper. Amstelmeer is … Read more
De laatste maand dat ik deze geweldige zeilen mag gebruiken is aangebroken! De nieuwe gaastra Vapor 2008 zeilen komen laatste week van februari ongeveer binnen. Onderstaand heb ik allemaal getest met de Gaastra Zeilen. Gaastra Vapor (2007) en MastenIk heb slechts de 5.5 en 6.5 in mijn bezit gehad, dus alleen de RDM masten getest:-Gaastra … Read more
We have many brands producing gear suitable for speedsurfing. My advice would be go with the brands you feel best, find something that suits your style. Not everything works the same for everyone, keep this in mind. Used gear can be very good, or totally not. There is no windsurfing gear that lasts forever, keep … Read more
I like to exercise and navigate at the same time, this way the gps shows the route while still saving the gps-track and recording speed.
It looks like the new Naish Stealths are complete different from last couple of years. At first sight I see a tighter leech. Looks like a Gaastra Vapor design! I don’t know the rider on the pictures, if you reconize the rider maybe we could get some real valuable information. Off course it is new … Read more
I think it is about time to write a few things about these sails. I have used 8.6/7.8/7.0/6.2 and have some impression I am willing to share. Dispite different look the sail has sort of the same feeling like the older model RS:Racing (E1) Downhaul is way different, it seems that you can use different … Read more
Starboard just dropped me this email, about the futura speedpotential. Nice one to read. I believe the Futura is as fast as the iSonic, last time I did check the shape and it looks fast to me. I know at least 2 happy speedsurfers that have did serious speed or personal records on the futura-series. … Read more
