A lot of windsurfers by now know that it’s possible to measure speed with a GPS and post your results individually on sites like GPS-Speedsurfing.com. This idea inspired some members on the Seabreeze forum to set up a similar competition, but then between teams. A lot of people joined the discussion and this showed huge interest by the community. Eventually this lead to The GPS Team Challenge. Read more about: GPS Team Challenge
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You probably have heard about tow-in surfing. With muscle power alone the surfer can’t make enough speed to get picked up by the wave. The solution is easy, the surfer is towed in onto the wave by a wave runner. The surfer is now able to get bigger waves.
I didn’t know that this was possible with windsurfing equipment. Kauli Seadi did a tow in session at big wave spot Jaws. On 1:03 you can see how he is towed in.
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Hiswa, one of the biggest dutch boat shows is coming up. The expo is not as big as BOOT Dusseldorf but you can still find a lot of boats and water sports related stands.
There is one major difference with BOOT, there are almost no windsurfing exhibitors. As a windsurfer I wouldn’t advice you to go there, only if you interested in boats, looking for tips on boat maintenance, rigging tips, navigational equipment or other related topics.
Here you can find out how to get there.
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A new Windsurfer International Magazine is out. This is a fairly new windsurfing magazine which you can find only online. And that’s no coincidence.
Brain likes print but he has to say that even recycled paper doesn’t make up for the traditional methods print uses to publish everything because of the toxic inks, wasted paper and high shipping costs. Besides that, some magazines also “recycle” the content which have been seen online already.
I don’t fully agree because a lot of people forget how much environmental impact all the data centers have on which all the websites reside. Anyway it’s another great issue!
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Lately I am thinking about redesigning the website. I like the clean look the website has and the fast loading times. The website is also is easy readable.
What I don’t like is the fact that my site is not very recognizable. It could be any site instead of Mad Windsurfing. The navigation is also not how it should be. Old articles are not found very easily and that is very important because I want to provide the best user experience possible.
Yesterday I rearranged the sidebar (see the columns on the left). It was cluttered and not al links were clicked on very frequently. Hopefully is the navigation improved by this change.
What do you think? What should be improved and what should stay? Leave here your comment.
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