====== Netherlands Surfski ======

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===== Downwinds/Paddles =====

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==== Downwind ====

  * **Bollenboys Run - Katwijk aan Zee - Noordwijk**  13 km [[https://downwindable.com/bollenboys-run|Downwindable.com]]
  * **Hargen to Castricum aan Zee **  (either direction depending on wind) 18.5 km [[https://downwindable.com/bollenboys-run|Downwindable.com]], [[https://vimeo.com/98463197|video]]
  * **Knokke-Heist (Belgium) - Cadzand-Bad **8 km [[https://youtu.be/312yQe_-KwQ|video]]
  * **Markermee**r (dammed off inlet of the North Sea - currently (2021) fresh water)
      * Between Amsterdam - Almere (22 km starting from Marken Island?) [[https://downwindable.com/markermeer|Downwindable.com]]
      * [[https://youtu.be/t0vY9igPLis|video 18 km]], [[https://youtu.be/jVdvytJqHSs|ss2 video]]
      * **Almere - Lelystad **24 km [[https://youtu.be/DAnPwJAWIPs|video]], [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/markermeer-downwind-short|Downwindfun]]
      * **Blijburg - Lelystad**  36 km [[https://vimeo.com/145860355|video]], [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/markermeer-downwind-long|Downwindfun]]
  * **Nieuwe Merwede **near Dordrecht at Biesbosch park [[https://youtu.be/m50nja0Hpfc|video]] - estuary canal of Rhine river - SW wind pushes waves that you can surf upcurrent
  * **Waddenzee **  (SE North Sea intertidal zone) [[https://youtu.be/6NLjM0qJGsM|Dutch Coast Race video]]
==== Surf ====

  * **Scheveningen ** [[https://youtu.be/PMmLdvD-444|video (really just downwind surfing the swell toward the beach)]]
==== Boat Wakes ====

  * **Lek River ** [[https://youtu.be/Wh2MLZ1rJs4|video]]
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===== Conditions =====

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==== Weather ====

  * [[https://www.hahnsoftware.com/|AyeTides]]. For iPhone, iTouch and Ipad.
  * [[http://www.tidetablechart.com/tides/region/Netherlands|Netherland Tide Table Charts]]
  * [[https://www.windy.com/-Webcams/Netherlands/Friesland/Terschelling/Strand-en-branding-Midsland-aan-Zee/webcams/1400851654?53.051,5.034,8,m:e8Oaglw|Windy - Waddenzee]] Wind Forecast w/ webcam

==== Webcams ====

  * [[https://skylgenet.nl/live/webcams-op-terschelling/|Tershelling]]
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===== Races =====

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[[:races:race_calendars|Worldwide Race Calender Page]]

  * [[https://boei3.nl/index_en.php|Boei³ race series]] surfski race series held on every 3rd friday of the month (June, July, August)
  *  [[https://www.facebook.com/Bollenboys|Bollenboys Dutch Coast Race (facebook)]]
      * [[https://bollenboys.nl/|Bollen Boys Kayak Club]]
  * Waddenzee Downwind Race - ([[https://www.facebook.com/dutchcoastrace.nl/|Dutch Coast Race]] facebook) [[https://youtu.be/6NLjM0qJGsM|last run in 2019]]
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===== Video =====

  * **Arjan Bloem** [[https://vimeo.com/user23688593|Vimeo Channel]], [[https://www.youtube.com/@arjanbloem/videos|Youtube Channel]]
  * **Thierry Personne** [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLantz8Aujuz1KrGF7bIPyUZeWzEYtxevV|Video Playlist]] Netherlands, Brittany, Saint Martin, etc.
  * [[:wake_riding#netherlands|Netherlands Boat Wake Riding Videos]]
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===== Clubs and Groups =====

  * [[https://bollenboys.nl/|Bollen Boys Kayak Club]]
  * [[https://rb.reddingsbrigade.nl/|ReddingsBrigade]] surf lifesaving
  * [[https://www.facebook.com/SurfskiHollandBattle/|Surfski Holland]] (facebook) focus on Castricum Aan Zee Race?
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===== Rentals =====

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===== Coaches =====

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==== OC ====

==== Sprint Kayak ====

==== Surfski/Downwind ====

  * [[https://surfskistart.nl/|Surfski Start]]
  * [[:coaches|Online Coaches]]

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===== Injury and Recovery =====

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===== Dealers =====

  * [[https://www.kajak.nl/kanokoopjes/surfskis/|Arjan Bloem]]
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===== Resources =====

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