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Tomorrow last Fun & Speed Meeting for 2009

Maarten — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:03:03 +0000

The last Fun & Speed Meeting (FSM) of the year will take place at Strand Horst, the Netherlands. This windsurfing event is all about getting your windsurfing skill level up. But it’s also about having fun and help each other to improve.

That GPS Speedsurfing is getting popular is shown by the more than 70 participants (it’s not possible to register anymore). And best of all, the weather forecast is great so don’t forget your GPS device.

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ISWC Speed Windsurfing World Championship Karpathos 2009

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Windsurfing in 2009!

Maarten — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:41:35 +0000

A lot of people have new years resolutions for 2009. Setting goals is better name in my opinion. A few of my goals are in different categories like sports, work or are related to this website. I will focus in this post on the windsurfing goals.

Since June 2007 I am actively involved with GPS windsurfing. I really enjoy windsurfing with a GPS despite I don’t own windsurfing equipment made for speedsurfing. Windsurfing with an GPS device will give you insight in your windsurfing accomplishments. You can learn for example:

if your board speed was right
The effect of small changes in your windsurfing equipment and stance
If you were on the correct course with the correct angle
By uploading your results on gps-speedsurfing.com, you can compare them to other windsurfers that day

Windsurfing goals for 2009

The following goals I will try to accomplish with the help of a GPS device and the learning points I described above.

Upload at least 16 windsurfing sessions. Last years I was windsurfing without GPS are did not always upload the session. That’s valuable information lost! In total I uploaded 12 sessions. By being more on the water this year I will also have more sessions to upload.
More knowledge of my windsurfing equipment. With more knowledge about the equipment, I hope to get the full potential out of the board and sail.
Buy material focussed on high winds. Currently I am windsurfing on a Starboard Hypersonic 105 from 2003. Which is a great board but the board is more focused on mid winds instead of high winds. With a board designed for high winds it will be easier to get higher speeds.
Sharpen my personal records (PR). By combining all the above described points I hope to reach higher speeds. See here my current PRs in knots.

	2008	2009
Average speed	29.07	32.8
Max. GPS (display)	32.83	35.6
Max. 2 sec. (software)	30.72	34.6
Max. 10 sec. run	30,02	32.9
100 m run	29.97	33.1
250 m run	29.59	32.4
500 m run	28.02	31.3
Nautical mile	23.83	27.3
1 hour	15.99	18.7
Alpha racing	18.42	21.1

What are your goals for 2009? Leave your goals in the comments!

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Gps-speedsurfing.com renewed

Maarten — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:57:14 +0000

Windsurfing website GPS-Speedsurfing.com has renewed their layout. On this site you have the possibility to upload your windsurfing sessions and compete with fellow GPS windsurfers. The only thing you need is a GPS device. As you can see, the new layout is a big improvement .

Old layout:

The new website has a few bugs. But don’t be to harsh on them because the site is build by volunteers. They did a remarkable job!

New layout:

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