Flat water cruising in The Netherlands

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Patatg
Patatg
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21 Apr 2016 9:06pm


I made a quick movie of a super day, midwind and long flatwater stretches, think you guys at the other end of the world would like to watch this, from The Netherlands, grtz Patrick.




Sparky
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22 Apr 2016 12:03am
Very nice! What board are you using? also like the music.
Patatg
Patatg
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28 posts
22 Apr 2016 2:26am
Sparky said..
Very nice! What board are you using? also like the music.


That's an old Fanatic Falcon 105 2008
whitsun
whitsun
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22 Apr 2016 6:53am
Nice long runs, would hate to break something, long way back!
Where in the Netherlands is this?
sboardcrazy
sboardcrazy
NSW
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NSW, 8333 posts
22 Apr 2016 10:04am
Wow! I bet you'd get some great speeds / nm's + Hrs there! I'd love a run that long and flat..
Windxtasy
Windxtasy
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22 Apr 2016 8:05am
Looks idyllic aside from the air temperature, which I am guessing is a bit cold?
No wonder the Netherlands speed teams go so fast!
BSN101
BSN101
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22 Apr 2016 8:07am
GPS?
Patatg
Patatg
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28 posts
22 Apr 2016 1:52pm
whitsun said..
Nice long runs, would hate to break something, long way back!
Where in the Netherlands is this?


It's in the south of the Netherlands, Zeeland, 1.45h drive from where I live in Belgium. The lake is "Grevelingenmeer" the spot is known as "Zonnemaire", indeed insane speeds are set here by some of the best speed sailors in the world, whom I don't have to mention here Sometimes it gets windy there!. Today it was lowwind cruising around 20kt.


I'm glad you like the footage. It was a shame I had only less then half an hour because my battery wasn't charged. Next time I'll fix that
Temp was a bit on the chilly side with 8°C thats not much but it was sunny! And inthis part of the world it is getting warmer now
Dwbh
Dwbh
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22 Apr 2016 4:58pm
Great Vid Patatg thanks for sharing :-)

Patatg
Patatg
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28 posts
23 Apr 2016 2:56am
BSN101 said..
GPS?


www.gps-speedsurfing.com/default.aspx?mnu=forum&forum=2&val=102586

There were 2 more buddies, Koen who's track got corrupt and wasn't able to post, and Geert, who is a fast free speeder who doesn't use a GPS.
Dezza
Dezza
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23 Apr 2016 6:31am
Great to see this location, you dragged off the first person at the start pretty well, must be the red hot chillies music!
Patatg
Patatg
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28 posts
23 Apr 2016 3:45pm
Dezza said..
Great to see this location, you dragged off the first person at the start pretty well, must be the red hot chillies music!


Thats Koen, in fact he's a far more better windsurfer than I am. He is always faster then me, have to say I first used a brand new Hurricane fin, must be that, and ofcourse the red hot chilly. From now on there will be always one in my pants!
decrepit
decrepit
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23 Apr 2016 5:09pm
Great vid 5 star day indeed!
Piv
Piv
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Piv Piv
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23 Apr 2016 6:00pm
That's awesome. Great sailing. You don't get to practice your gybes much
AusMoz
AusMoz
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24 Apr 2016 9:39am
Quite easy to do 100km each session? or good distance?
Patatg
Patatg
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28 posts
26 Apr 2016 8:59pm
Another week, another video

vimeo.com
Patatg
Patatg
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28 posts
26 Apr 2016 9:00pm
Patatg said..
Another week, another video



WazzaYotty
WazzaYotty
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QLD, 302 posts
7 May 2016 4:20pm
Great stuff!!
Hey Patatg, what speeds are you getting for your nm ?
MalJ
MalJ
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QLD, 189 posts
7 May 2016 6:33pm
Love it. Thanks for posting.
Dezza
Dezza
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NSW, 956 posts
7 May 2016 7:17pm
you nearly hit that pole. And not looking before you gybe
Patatg
Patatg
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28 posts
13 May 2016 1:40pm
Speeds are not impressive, I'm just an avg amateur.
here's all my sessions :)
www.gps-speedsurfing.com/default.aspx?mnu=user&smnu=sessions&uid=1606
vando
vando
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13 May 2016 6:06pm
Cool spot do ya get much of a wind shadow from the wall.
Patatg
Patatg
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28 posts
22 May 2016 11:50pm
vando said..
Cool spot do ya get much of a wind shadow from the wall.


Not at all, it is a low wall, stones just come a bit out of the water.

neilpete
neilpete
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23 May 2016 2:01pm
Patatg said..

It was a shame I had only less then half an hour because my battery wasn't charged.






That’s the spirit.
Going fast because of a low battery.
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