For the last day of Defi wind it looked like the wind was finally dropping of a little, or so it seemed. Thanks to my crash from yesterday I had some damages on the 5.6 so this in combination with the seemingly lighter wind I thought it would be a good idea to go
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Day 3 was just as hard as the others, with winds of up to 60 knots we where in for some hard work. But the good thing is that it is becoming more normal now, this is taking out some of the nerves. So being cool as cucumber makes this stuff a lot easier.
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Yes just when you thought it wouldn’t be possible the wind picked up. Not 5 knots but 25 knots. Yes 25 knots from 40 knots mean a lot of wind. With gusts of up to 73 knots they choose to take it easy in the morning and let the wind wear it’s self out
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After a good drive partially through night thanks to a lot of traffic I arrived at 7.30 on the opening day of Defi Wind. For the moment still calm but a forecast that promises a lot of wind, my thought “oh well we will see”. We have promotion booth here with Angulo Boards and
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Yes, back to Defi Wind. It has been a while since I was there last. Good memories though. I’ve only done it 2 times but finished 2nd both times. That was a while back, so imagine how I’m feeling, 2 days before the event. I know I’m ready, I know I can do it and
Continue reading »Having travelled all over the world for windsurfing and having sailed in some pretty amazing places the dutch saying really is true. Zoals het klokje thuis tikt, tikt het nergens Direct translation; The ticking of the clock never sounds as it does at home. Meaning; There is no place like home. This also counts for
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Mondial du Vent Drive, but this time with the wife and kids, this changes everything. Now you are not on your schedule anymore, but on their schedule. The key is planning the stop before everyone goes crazy, but again with a tight schedule and traffic we where not able to stop too much. Leaving in
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Even though this year you wont see me on the PWA world tour much I still take my performance serious. Having been at the top for a few year some years back makes me want to be on my game. So getting ready for those races I will do is crusial for me. Mondual du
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