At least I learned a few new effects on the water, which I was never knew about. My tip would be: Yes, going to new places might bring you to new helpfull findings, helping you to progress as a speedsurfer/windsurfer.
My 2010 visited spots:
- Amstelmeer, most visited, close by home and best wind nearby my home
- 't Kuitje Den Helder, close by home and flattest water with Northeast wind
- Gruissan mateille, April holiday
- Gouwzee, long reaches and constant chop/waves with Northeast
- Da Curve, flat water and wide range of windangles that work
- Strand Horst, wide area with flat water and gusty wind
- Poepegat, nice spot for NW speed and flat water
- Razende Bol, nice spot for NW speed
- La Nautique, crosswind matchracing
- IJsselmeer Makkum, real choppy
- IJsselmeer Kornwerderzand, with NW real flat water but not really fast (gusty)
- IJsselmeer Andijk, waveriding with NE on a slalomboard ;)
- IJsselmeer Den Oever, doing reaches along the longest in sea dyke
My wishlist to windsurf in 2010:
- The Brace oosterland
- IJsselmeer, De Houw
- Lauwersmeer
- Amsteldiep
- Haringvliet
- Alkmaardermeer
- Northsea (bergen aan zee/egmond/texel??)
- IJsselmeer crossing
- Enkhuizerdijk
- De Hors texel
- De paal Den Helder
You can add De Houw to it now :P (even though it had marginal conditions today)
ReplyDeleteYeah, 10 spots to go!!
ReplyDeleteYesterday was interesting, at least for findevelopment I figured out on such water a short and powerfull fin is simply the best. Soo this will be a mission in the next 2 months to make such a fin in the sonntag finrange. Also behind sandbanks this feeling to go short and powerfull is there (razende bol session), but less important than in small chop. Only broad courses long fins are more forgiving and stable.
See you next time on the water, maybe Lauwersmeer or poepegat with good wind ;)
Cheers,
Erik