Friday, December 16, 2011
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Sunday, February 6, 2011
AC on Patrick Boards
Andrea Cucchi will be racing on Patrick Boards this season.
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- Posted with iPhone
Saturday, February 5, 2011
MVM 1st place on GP3S
Martin Van Meurs is currently first on the GPS speedsurfing ranking for 2011. He did this on a proto board and with the new AC-1 5.0 from Point-7.
Click here to go to GP3S
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Click here to go to GP3S
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Sunday, January 30, 2011
Lightwind Session
There was some wind from the South predicted. I went surfing at the Grevelingen. During this session it was dificult to start planning and plane through lulls. I definitly need a longer fin to get the board foiling. I have to get me one of those new S11 fins and that in size 49.
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- Posted with iPhone
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
iPhone 4 Windsurf Apps
On my iPhone I installed the following windsurf related apps:
* Windguru (wind forecasting)
* Windfinder (wind forecasting)
* Tapatalk (to read and post on surfforum.be and windsurfing.nl)
* Blogpress (to post on my blog)
Download these Apps from the Apple AppStore.
If you know other winsurf related Apps, please let me know.
- Posted with iPhone
* Windguru (wind forecasting)
* Windfinder (wind forecasting)
* Tapatalk (to read and post on surfforum.be and windsurfing.nl)
* Blogpress (to post on my blog)
Download these Apps from the Apple AppStore.
If you know other winsurf related Apps, please let me know.
- Posted with iPhone
Location:België
Monday, December 20, 2010
Thursday, August 26, 2010
The track
Max 9 kmh
Don't fly away
Close-up
Alpha
Me and the big guy.Thursday, August 19, 2010
TOW & PKD
During the months June, July and August I went surfing 2 times. Not a lot of TOW (Time on Water) that is. I often lack the energy to go windsurfing because off my PKD (Polycystic kidney disease).
I was diagnosed to have this disease about 10 years ago. I now have a kidney function less than 10% and I have to take a lot off medication to reduce side effects. Medication such as blood pressure control, hard rhythm control, calium reduction, osteoporosis medication, arthritis medication, veins medication, …
Currently there is no cure for this illness. The only thing that can be done is to get another kidney. There is also a machine that can filter your blood but it is inefficient and it takes 3 half days per week to filter the blood.
There are 2 possibilities to get a new kidney: From a dead donor or from a living donor.
My blood type is O+. That means that are a lot of other people on the waiting list to get a kidney from a dead donor. I would take about 4 years from the moment that you are on the list for transplantation.The other solution is to get a kidney from a living donor. But then you first have to find someone who is willing to donate you one of his/her kidneys and the kidney has to match your blood/tissue.
I got a lot of luck here. My wife wants to donate her kidney and the blood/tissue matches.
Somewhere in the autumn I will get 2 operations. First they are going to remove my 2 kidneys and then about 6 weeks later me and my wife will be lying in 2 different surgeries at the same time. One team will remove one kidney from my wife and put it in me minutes later.
I hope that all this will work fine and I hope that my lovely wife will not suffer too much and will be recovering quickly.
I hope be windsurfing again (at full force) by the summer of 2011.
I was diagnosed to have this disease about 10 years ago. I now have a kidney function less than 10% and I have to take a lot off medication to reduce side effects. Medication such as blood pressure control, hard rhythm control, calium reduction, osteoporosis medication, arthritis medication, veins medication, …
Currently there is no cure for this illness. The only thing that can be done is to get another kidney. There is also a machine that can filter your blood but it is inefficient and it takes 3 half days per week to filter the blood.
There are 2 possibilities to get a new kidney: From a dead donor or from a living donor.
My blood type is O+. That means that are a lot of other people on the waiting list to get a kidney from a dead donor. I would take about 4 years from the moment that you are on the list for transplantation.The other solution is to get a kidney from a living donor. But then you first have to find someone who is willing to donate you one of his/her kidneys and the kidney has to match your blood/tissue.
I got a lot of luck here. My wife wants to donate her kidney and the blood/tissue matches.
Somewhere in the autumn I will get 2 operations. First they are going to remove my 2 kidneys and then about 6 weeks later me and my wife will be lying in 2 different surgeries at the same time. One team will remove one kidney from my wife and put it in me minutes later.
I hope that all this will work fine and I hope that my lovely wife will not suffer too much and will be recovering quickly.
I hope be windsurfing again (at full force) by the summer of 2011.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Race 1Monday, June 7, 2010
May Sessions
Ouddorphaven 06/05
To make it a tradition I went surfing again on my birthday. Last year I was lucky and I could break some PR’s at Herkingen on that day. This year the wind was N to NNO so I went to Ouddorp haven in the afternoon. The wind was a bit on/off and I was on my P7 AC-1 6.3 for the first time. The sail wasn’t rigged 100% and I couldn’t get the trim of the board right. I also made the mistake of choosing a fin which was a bit to big and a sail that was a bit too small. There were 2 other guys using a real speedboard with a 7.0 and that proved to be more efficient. However I’m still pleased with the speeds since I was also getting used to the spot. It has some really shallow area’s which made me surf with the brakes on. There was also some rolling chop on the speed course. I think this spot will work better with NO winds.
Kessenich 24/05
There was more wind predicted inland than at the coast on Monday the 24th. Time to check out Kessenich again. It had been a long time that I went surfing there. Kessenich has quite large gravel extraction which is filled with water from the “Maas”. The disadvantage is that you also have a lot of boats during non-working days. The best winds are winds from the East. Today the wind was North. A bit gusty but fairly strong in the gusts. My surfmate and me both took the SL78. He was on the RS Racing 9.0 and I was on the P7 AC-1 8.7. Although there were a lot of wind holes we were planning all the time and had al lot of fun. I also got some good reactions from the locals on the P7 sails. “Looks very nice on the Black Machine” it sounded. I think I will be going more there for afterwork sessions because of the short drive. Another nice thing there “freshwater and a nice beach”.
G-dam 29/05
Wind from the South at the G-dam. A lot of people were waiting for the wind to increase but they were mislead by the trees the covered the wind. Out on the water there was enough wind to plane. Very pleased with the low wind performance of the P1 AC-1 8.7 with the Exocet SL78. My secret weapon for lowwind is an old JP Slalom 48cm fin in G-10 which I made a bit thinner. Works great.
G-dam 30/05
Wind in the morning coming from NW then N then W. Went to the “boothelling” and waited for the rain to stop. Then drove back to the G-dam and the wind again turned from N to W. It stopped raining. I went out with the AC-1 7.1 with the SL78. (Gusty) Then the wind increased and I took the SL61. I had mounted the backstraps to the last holes. This didn’t work in combination with the 7.1 and the chop. Then the wind increased even more and I wished I had the 6.3 ready. I went to the beach and at that moment a thundercloud was passing by with a lot of wind. I was glad I was on the beach. After that the wind decreased a lot. End of day for me.
Very difficult conditions and I was always on the water with the wrong set.
To make it a tradition I went surfing again on my birthday. Last year I was lucky and I could break some PR’s at Herkingen on that day. This year the wind was N to NNO so I went to Ouddorp haven in the afternoon. The wind was a bit on/off and I was on my P7 AC-1 6.3 for the first time. The sail wasn’t rigged 100% and I couldn’t get the trim of the board right. I also made the mistake of choosing a fin which was a bit to big and a sail that was a bit too small. There were 2 other guys using a real speedboard with a 7.0 and that proved to be more efficient. However I’m still pleased with the speeds since I was also getting used to the spot. It has some really shallow area’s which made me surf with the brakes on. There was also some rolling chop on the speed course. I think this spot will work better with NO winds.
Kessenich 24/05
There was more wind predicted inland than at the coast on Monday the 24th. Time to check out Kessenich again. It had been a long time that I went surfing there. Kessenich has quite large gravel extraction which is filled with water from the “Maas”. The disadvantage is that you also have a lot of boats during non-working days. The best winds are winds from the East. Today the wind was North. A bit gusty but fairly strong in the gusts. My surfmate and me both took the SL78. He was on the RS Racing 9.0 and I was on the P7 AC-1 8.7. Although there were a lot of wind holes we were planning all the time and had al lot of fun. I also got some good reactions from the locals on the P7 sails. “Looks very nice on the Black Machine” it sounded. I think I will be going more there for afterwork sessions because of the short drive. Another nice thing there “freshwater and a nice beach”.
G-dam 29/05
Wind from the South at the G-dam. A lot of people were waiting for the wind to increase but they were mislead by the trees the covered the wind. Out on the water there was enough wind to plane. Very pleased with the low wind performance of the P1 AC-1 8.7 with the Exocet SL78. My secret weapon for lowwind is an old JP Slalom 48cm fin in G-10 which I made a bit thinner. Works great.
G-dam 30/05
Wind in the morning coming from NW then N then W. Went to the “boothelling” and waited for the rain to stop. Then drove back to the G-dam and the wind again turned from N to W. It stopped raining. I went out with the AC-1 7.1 with the SL78. (Gusty) Then the wind increased and I took the SL61. I had mounted the backstraps to the last holes. This didn’t work in combination with the 7.1 and the chop. Then the wind increased even more and I wished I had the 6.3 ready. I went to the beach and at that moment a thundercloud was passing by with a lot of wind. I was glad I was on the beach. After that the wind decreased a lot. End of day for me.
Very difficult conditions and I was always on the water with the wrong set.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Ouddorp Haven 12/04
I had a nice session at Ouddorp Haven on Monday 12th of April. The wind was decreasing when I arrived at the spot but the nice weather still made it good fun. I had chosen a short fin to make sure I didn't hit the ground. The spot is very shallow and that is a bit scary at times. This time the fin was actually too small to get decent speeds. The AC-1 7.1 felt like I was sailing a 6.7 with the power of the 7.1.
Jo and me
Marco and me
Realy crowdy sometimes
A perfect day
Friday, April 16, 2010
Point-7 8.7 AC-1
AC-1 2008 & 2010
First time on the water with the Point-7 8.7 AC-1 and the impression is power and control.Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Friday, February 26, 2010
More Black stuff
Point- 7 sails. I ordered some AC-1 sails together with C-100+ masts. I first came in contact with Point-7 when I went to Lake Garda in 2008. Then I saw the new sails on Boot 2010 and I was convinced.
Point-7 stands for 0.7 which is the highest score you can get in a windsurfing competition. The sails are originated from Italy and the company was started by Andrea Cucchi. They now also have a testcenter on Fuerteventura were the sails are designed by Peter Munzlinger.
Following this link to see some action on the P-7 site.
Point-7 stands for 0.7 which is the highest score you can get in a windsurfing competition. The sails are originated from Italy and the company was started by Andrea Cucchi. They now also have a testcenter on Fuerteventura were the sails are designed by Peter Munzlinger.
Following this link to see some action on the P-7 site.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
G-dam 22 November 2009
This was a nice session together with my surf mate Dominique. The wind came from the South. This means off shore wind at the G-dam. This gives nice flat water but because of the trees nearby the wind is not very constant. Best thing is to choose a bigger board in combination with a small sail. I started with the 5.4 on the SL61. This gave good control but not enough power. Since I sold my 6.2 I had to go for the RS6 6.7. Very good combo. Dominique was out on the water with his SL66 in combination with an RS6 5.4 after he broke his mastfood on his Gaastra 6.0. At the end of the session Dominique made some fantastic pictures and I borrowed his SL66 and put the RS6 6.7 on it. Man this is a great combo in high wind for slalom. Good power in the lulls and nice control in the gust. This might be the next board on my wish list.
Select Fins 2010
Select has launched the website with fins for 2010. The Pro Series no longer have the very popular SL7, SL9, ProSlam and Caspar fins. Now they have the Elite S07 to replace the SL7 and the Elite S09 for the SL9 and I guess the Elite S10 will replace the ProSlam. The Caspar speed fins are now only available in the Elite line. The good thing is that the price of the Elite series has gone down.
Also very nice is the fin selector where you even have a specific webpage for Exocet SL boards.
Also very nice is the fin selector where you even have a specific webpage for Exocet SL boards.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Test RS Racing EVO II 7.8
I ordered some new RS Slalom sails in sizes 6.2, 7.0 and 8.6. I ‘m now waiting for the sails to be delivered in the shop. Meantime I got a sail from the shop the use during this period. A brand new RS Racing EVO II 7.8. At first I was even afraid the take this sail out on the water but the shop owner told me just use it and enjoy.
Last weekend I took the RS Racing EVO II 7.8 for a spin. I only have X6 masts but the X6 460 seemed to do just fine. Out on the water you immediately notice the better visibility compared to the RS6 and RS Racing. The sail also feels extremely light and smaller than the older sails. Probably caused by the shorter luff length and the lighter materials used in the top off the sail. The acceleration is very very good but most off all it is the control that you have that makes the difference. I was out on the water with a 7.8 and the other guys were on 7.0 and 6.5.
I cannot wait for my sails to arrive and I ‘m sure to get the same light feeling on the water.
Thank you Liquid Surfshop.
Last weekend I took the RS Racing EVO II 7.8 for a spin. I only have X6 masts but the X6 460 seemed to do just fine. Out on the water you immediately notice the better visibility compared to the RS6 and RS Racing. The sail also feels extremely light and smaller than the older sails. Probably caused by the shorter luff length and the lighter materials used in the top off the sail. The acceleration is very very good but most off all it is the control that you have that makes the difference. I was out on the water with a 7.8 and the other guys were on 7.0 and 6.5.
I cannot wait for my sails to arrive and I ‘m sure to get the same light feeling on the water.
Thank you Liquid Surfshop.
New Boom
I replaced my X9 180-230 boom because there were some problems with it. The grip was coming off, the boom head was broken, and the clips were breaking from time to time. A new boom head was quite expensive and I didn’t want to replace the grip myself.
I started looking for a new monocoque carbon boom. I had a look at the new X9, AL360, Maui Sails, Unifiber and Techno Limits.
For a number of reasons I choose the Techno Limits XTR 180 – 240 Boom. It has the new curve, a solid boom head, 28mm grip, wide usable range and also important it was available.
After two sessions, one with 7.8 and one with 6.7 I’m very pleased with the grip and stiffness of the boom. And If you want to know, the new curve is an improvement. It just feels natural.
Highly recommended.
I started looking for a new monocoque carbon boom. I had a look at the new X9, AL360, Maui Sails, Unifiber and Techno Limits.
For a number of reasons I choose the Techno Limits XTR 180 – 240 Boom. It has the new curve, a solid boom head, 28mm grip, wide usable range and also important it was available.
After two sessions, one with 7.8 and one with 6.7 I’m very pleased with the grip and stiffness of the boom. And If you want to know, the new curve is an improvement. It just feels natural.
Highly recommended.
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