22 February 2026: Finally SW wind and warmer weather: season has started
maandag 23 februari 2026
After months too cold, no wind or Carnival. Today finally SW wind again and warm enough. Sailed the Banzai 4.7 on the One 95. Low tide, so relatively flat. Only a bit of jumping and a bit of back-side wave riding. Jibing on the outside was often a planning jibe. Timing was very good. After rigging it stayed dry and the wind was good all the time. Unfortunately my condition is not very good, so I get tired relatively quickly. Wonderful to have sailed again. [Read...]
26 October 2025: Cold tail of storm Benjamin
donderdag 06 november 2025
Today WNW wind predicted, perfect for the Grevelingendam. Sailed with the Banzai 4.7 on the Goya One 95. Set was perfect for these conditions, nice and fast, good control and went upwind very well. Often planing jibes. Very occasionally a wave for a small jump. It was clearly colder than Friday. On Friday with the 4/3 mm it was fine, today with the 5/3mm wetsuit and still cold feet, at the end really hardly any feeling anymore. Unfortunately, mittens and headband were not in the trailer: poorly prepared. [Read...]
24 October 2025: Surfing in the tail end of storm Bejamin
dinsdag 04 november 2025
Stopped working early to catch the tail end of Benjamin. It was quite busy on at the dam: Autumn holidays. Sailed with the Banzai 4.2 on the Wave Slate. Unfortunately almost only swell and no steep waves, so not much for wave riding. Occasionally found something for a back-side hit. The few times the wave was good enough to try front-side not the best surf condition, so tired relatively quickly. It was nice to sail again. 4.2 was great. Unfortunately there were not very many good waves. So basically, the Wave Slate wasn't the best choice. [Read...]
15 September 2025: Heavy summer storm
dinsdag 16 september 2025
Bad weather predicted for Monday: heavy storm with heavy showers. In the morning it turned out to be dry and even blue skys. Wind expected up to 42 knots. So a chance for a nice day. Sailed with the Banzai 3.7 on the Custom Thruster 81 and K4 Scorcher 20/10cm. Pfff, wind was very strong, in the beginning really no control. Sailed until I was really empty and arms hurt. Wind was on the edge, it was just possible to sail in. Sometimes just too much, half the time fun sailing. It was clear blue sky almost all the time, not cold at all. And with 8 surfers, also very quiet. [Read...]
