Dutch power!
June 29, 2009 | Category: Journal, Wind Riders
Yesterday I had a day filled with Italian students. My Italian vocabulair has gotten a lot bigger. “Malaserre”, “Goiko”, and some bad words I do not want to write down here.
In the morning the wind wasn’t too good. But the water was warm and perfectly flat for wakeboarding. Normally people crash a couple of times before they get up on the wakeboard. Well, not the Italian boys. All got up the first time…
To make it a little bit more difficult I told them to start with there other foot in front. That was a lot more difficult. So what do you do when you think that your teacher is not watching…. you make a 180..
After that the first jumps were made and the arms were tired we went back to the shore.
In the afternoon we had some more Italians… and thanks god a lot more wind.
Nicole and William were cosistently riding in both directions! Gaicomo made his first long rides and is totally stoked on kitesurfing now. Lorenzo took of to the other side of the lake. When he came back we had to hear stories about upwind riding, turning, jumping, kiteloops… well you know… the whole package..
After 4 hours of pushing the limits and enjoying the great wind we went back. I learned some more Italian and my Italian students had a great time kitesurfing:)
Today I took Mirjam and Rik out. After teaching all these italians is was great to have some Dutch people again.
Italians listen to this: A Dutch girl pumps up a kite 3 times faster than you all! Yeahh Mirjam we Dutch girls got the power:)
Mirjam made her first water start. Ed was for the first time with a board in the water and was doing some bodydragging with the board in the hand and some waterstarts. Rik was doing some riding. When the wind dropped he trained starting the kite whitout wind. Not easy but possible with the Kahoona.. And he practised some more riding with light wind. It is hard work but when you stay up on the board is worth it.
Manuel also worked the kite pretty hard and had a few good go’s.
Hopefully a bit more wind tomorrow:)
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Si dice MALESSERE MIKAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mika.. Wich stories..? It’s all true…!
Now you can call me loop-maker..!
The next time I will try only unhooked tricks..!
Come with me..! If you can..!
Dutch girls got the power, oh yeah! Dutch boys however do whatever is needed, no showing off with pumping to impress our Italian friends, just ride the wind fast and furious…..
After visiting many kitespots in several countries, all of them with promising features like perfect waves,easy going, superbe learning curve and most important -every day wind-, a lot of disappointments have been noted in our dairies. So when Maayke told us the same story about Lake Garda, we had our doubts.
However, this proved out without reason. In 5 days we went 6 times kiting for several hours (in total 18 hours), and if we would have had the energy this could have been 8 times!
Perfect wind, lots and lots of space on the water, nice temperature, and aswell very important, relaxed but thorough training!
Cumbuco, Talemone, Zeeuwse kust,Cabarete, mmmmm-no, Lake Garda, YES!
Maaike took us out by boat right to the spot with the best wind. On board we pomped the last bit off the kite(leadingedge) and went into the water. Maaike stayed with us by boat and gave us instructions. When we got tired, mostly after three hours she pulled us in the boat and drove us back to shore. It was great. For the beginner lake garda and the windridersschool is the best. Within four days you will be able to ride the board. The trick is that you have a lot off space to keep practissing, you don’t have to walk back everytime.
We are deffenitly comming back.
Ric and Mirjam
Hi Ric and Mirjam,
Did you already ride in Holland?
This week we have 5! other Dutch student, you quys are trend setters.
What a realive it is when Dutch people pump up kites compared to the other nationalities.
Today we after one of my students took almost 10 minutes to pump up a kite I was about to take over. I managed to control myself but a Dutch girl like you Mirjam who sets a good example works ten times better then me trying to motivated them…
Today the North wind really blow is away. 7 meters were big enough for riding! But the South wind was disapointing.. A tunderstrom came and stopped the South wind..
Tomorrow the forcast for the North wind is promising so we will prepare the sevens again:)
Take care and keep in touch!
Maayke