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
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
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Windsurfing Raceboards 2015 A month ago I had a very good windsurfing session together with my brother Wouter. It wasn’t very windy that day, but that was no problem. Wouter used a starboard F-Type and me on a starboard Freeformula. I was having a good time, didn’t know big board can be such fun. … Read more
[travel] The carbnb concept, first adventures For my job I have a SUV (sports utility vehicle), I chose this Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV because it can drive electrical and on petrol it is more eco-friendly which suits the company values. Also it is somewhat bigger inside, which makes it easier to take drilling equipment and/or samples … Read more
successful 10km gps-windsurf crossing Markermeer Today I used my Suunto to navigate from Gouwzee to Oostvaardersdiep. Not a very impressive distance between both (10km), however a good challenge for me as a beginner in crossings. For the first time I used a raceboard. And yes, thats something different for sure! Some differences which I found … Read more
[review] Starboard Hypersonic, hype or true? In 2003 I bought the starboard hypersonic 105, it was my first ‘new’ board. I bought it early from a teamrider (I think he didn’t really liked it). The board replaced my AHD freerace 289, and WOW this was an amazing step forward for me. In 2006 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
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
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
