One for the Road..


Holland is back on track...


Picture are made JePe

Back On track,

Last Saterday we catched a okay evening session.

During that session Ruben Snitslaar was once again back in the water after it didn't been good enough for a watershoot session since more than six months..

I really need to say Ruben improved him self allot..

Check the results from that session on www.klatser.com 21 aug

See you out there, i gueess thurstday!!!

The Lamp

The Windsurf hart beat , is once again pumping through vein‘s off the Dutch rider..

After a week already looking to this big Low depressure outside of Ireland it is finally happing.
A Déjà vu on last year is starting up and the end off a non wind halve season is finally till his end.

Where we were still happy last Saterday with a nice evening session the forecast fully changed to a perfect setup for this week.

Yesterday it was on, Wijk aan Zee fully changed to a over parked parking place not because off the to many windsurfers but beacase the Sail Event with the Old ships was till his end..

The last view off the ships were in the harbor off Wijk aan zee/ IJmuiden , before the they sailed out with the tail between there legs into the windy North Sea, as tough they sailed out they also straight away parked there ship few KM outside again with there nose in the wind.. I quess they where afraid the ship would break or the old mast’s would break… hahhahahha Captain hero’ss..

Wijk brought us from side shore to full onshore back again to side side onshore wind, So with on off the last session’s still on Pozo I felt pretty convertible..

During the session’s I feel more and more convertible on my new Mistral Boards..

Where I was straight away convertible with sailing with high speed and allot off controlle, I had to change my wave riding a bit from a full rail riding (pretty technical) to a more flatter bottum turn and a flat upper charging part before making the cutback..

The main different is, less technical and more speed and still a shorter turn with a nice top spin feel in the top turn..

With the Sun going down we ended or session and kept or big smile..

Let see what windy day two will bring…

Thanks to JePe who is enjoying his own ride.... Thanks

See U ou there,

The Lamp

On The Road,

After the PWA event I stayed for 2 weeks more in Pozo were I scored some proper conditions and enjoyed my self full power.. One off the main thing what I was trying to learn was the frontside wave 360, with the onshore condition I found this move pretty hard to make.
After three weeks there my body needed some easy flow easy go again.

Once back I found out I was one off the lucky once who still had some windsurfing in my arm’s, all the guys back in Holland were more than frustrated.

The weather here in Europe seems to do strains things, some guys who only sailed here in Holland can still count there Wave days on one hand.
There are a few different theories about that, one off them is that Iceland volcano is influence the system and the other one is that the northerly ice pool is warming up and pushing the weather system out off balance and afcours we still got the El nino one!! Let’s hope its just a one day fly thing!!!!!!


The DK Crip crew asked me to come along for a short trip DK where the forecast was promising..
Once there we cast some decent side side offshore conditions on Hanstholm and soon the smile where back..

As finish touch we cast on the end off the next day some decent onshore wave riding on Akker.
It looked like we where to late at the spot as everyone where deriging , but there was still some wind left and cast I guess one off the bigger waves of that day.

I try the Misral 90 twin for the first time in proper onshore waves and was stunt I kept so much speed through the bottum and top turns something different what I had before… Looking forward to my next session on it!!

During the days the good forecast changed and on die end we where lucky to at least score some surf on the last day..

Mean while back home in my home town the guys invented some for me new thing Tarp surfing check (http://klatser.com/archives/15070), maybe soon there will be something similar like that for wave windsurf if the weather stay’s like this..

Thanks to Red Hans,Hugo Boss, Franky

See you out there,

The Lamp

Pozo time,

Yesterday mid day i arrived after a long trip in Gran Canaria.
I had to fly over italie where Anders B was waiting with the new gear, from there i toookoff again to GC..

During the drive early in the morning from my place up to Maastricht, we saw so many people driving with a full foccust face and all had a white T shirt that i on one point realisted it was not luck, they all just came from the White Sensation that night, hahhahhahhah, you had to see those faces.. Still on fullpower foccus face...

Let hope the forecast here in pozo will change a bit and will work..

See you out there,

The Lamp

OOh and check The New Mistral movie is online, check check it out www.mistralboards.com/?site=new-mistral-movie&lang=en

New article in the Online Swell Magazine.

Checker

Inch beach

I'm just back from a trip to Ireland, were i competed in the BWA in Brandonbay.

A Four event championship in Rhosneiger, Brandon bay, Tiree and Cornwall.
The level is amazing high and the amateur’s are more than stoked to competed in there own championships.

Jordy van der Panne , Mister Ciske came along with me to join the small trip to Ireland.

After a pretty sketchy trip to Frankfurt Hahn airport, as it was not sure if we would fly, because of the as cloud of Iceland.
We were one off the lucky once and made it to Kerry airport in Ireland included gear,
Where was a 4x4 Van waiting off a friend and sponsor of my www.bodemenwater.nl Marc.

We straight away drove to the beach where we were just on time for the first elimination setup.
Nice waves rolled in, but on die end the wind didn’t came through. We catch a beautiful smal surf and were stoked we made it.

The forecast was promising for the next day’s

The day to be, the skipper meeting was at 6.30 in the morning at the beach.
The waves were not to high but as I already saw in the low wind off the day before the level is really high.
Most off them are pretty tiny, what for me is knee high is for them head “high” …

Ben Profit and Graham were promising good things for the comp..

I prepared a my gear but stayed as long as possible off the water for my finger what was still recovering off a pretty bad infection..

The moment off truth:

15 min before my heat against Timo Mullen, team mate Adam and Murray, I went in for a feel, on that moment it felt pretty light and was unconvertible, but asson my heat started the wind picked up a bit and the waves became 1m.
II try to sail as vertical as possible and after 2 okay waves went for some more radical tricks, to try to make a different in the smaller waves, on die end those almost aerial taka where not enough.. Seems that the more speedy turns off Timo and Murray was better choose..

It was nice to see the female’s out there on the water, they were ripping it, also the amateurs and Masters were fighting hard for the gold. Winner off the First elimination Pro’s was Ben Profit..

Wednesday look like it would not happen, but in the afternoon we all were pretty surprised of the strong wind what came though.

Once on the beach I found out I moved to the second round as I had the best point’s off the first round of the first elimination.
I rig up 3 sails again but stayed on the beach as my finger was not get any better but even worse. I was again on the anti biotic pills ..

Wind was pretty up and down, so I took my 5.3 in my heat.. I guy was sailing well and in the begin he was leading, but I found my riddem back and even mannish to make a taka after a long ride on the wave in the last minute off the heat.

Next heat was against local hero Rob Jones Mister (Otto off the simpsons).
In the upwind ride off the heat before my harness line broke and in the 3 minutes transition I had no time t change that, wind picked up so on that moment I look liked 5.0 was the sail to be, only during the heat the wind became lesss and less.. After trying to make the best off it, Otto was doing really well and passed to the next round.. During the 5 position heat the wind really died and didn’t came back anymore. On die end I became 7th..

Next days we cached some excellent surf on Inch and inch reef and enjoyed the beauty of Ireland nature..
More info off the UK Tour on http: www.britishwavesailingassociation.com or www.boardseeker.com there you also find video’s off during the event..

Best airlines are Ryanair or Airlingus but prepared to pay extra for your gear.

Accommodation Gerry’s House: manzor@iol.ie with the best view oceaan

Sail repair go to Robe Jones Brandon bay: EMAIL rob@rikswindsurfing.com

See u out there,

The Lamp

Hey Yeah Guy's,

It's already a while ago i post something.Well time fly's when you have fun (working)

I been busy the last view weeks with working for my dad to get a smal exstra boosd for the hole year windsurf..

I scored some nice promo in the dutch magazine's (surfmagazine and Motion).
Next to the picture they were giving me kredits i always sail in the cold dutch winter weather, hhehehhe i guess they wrote it befor the winter as i escape from this last winter by going to the Canarisch islands for the hole winter...

Last monday there was no escaping off the weather, nice northenly east wind with some nice swell came over and i was seprised off how many people where out there.

By my self i had prety troubles with put my wetsuit on and going out, on die end off the day i went, the next day i guess i found out why i maybe did not want to go.

I got a infected finger and taking anti antibiotica pill's as it is prety bad..

Soon i got a nice interview in the Belgiam magazine The Swell, so go to your international bookstore and read it... if thats possible hehehehe.

I posted my first story on my Mistral Blog check:

Soon more

See You out there,

The Lamp

Since a week I’m back on home ground.
It feel’s good to be back after 3 months away, those three month’s where really nice, everything went in a nice flow.
What was not fully planned felt like super planned, 1/5months free sailing/ training/ surfing, 2 weeks Fuerte Wave Classic, Two weeks off Testing for P7 in Tenerife, 2 weeks off photo shoot in Lanzarote..

During my trip I had allot guy’s who help me out, so thanks to:

Oscar Surfschool Hotzone, Bouke and Ben Witchcraft, OTC Adam and the hole crew of the OTC and Phillipo of Lanzarote.. Thanks Guy’s, it’s good to know there are still helpful people..

I learned allot during months, special from Andrea C and Anders B, the two boss’s who almost have together the same experience’s as my grandma!!!

Luck is on my side, as the weather is pretty convertible at the moment, let see how fast there will be some good condition’s again..

See You out there,

The Lamp

Martin Ten Hoeve on Mistral and Aeron booms,

I’m more than happy to announce I will sail on Mistral boards from now on..

For me the first sensation of windsurf all started on a Mistral windsurf board back in the beginning, I am really happy to continue this feeling once again on the Mistral boards..

With the warm outgoing character off Anders Bringdal I feel more than welcome to Family of Mistral.

Anders Brindal:
I am very happy to work with Martin. He is big time out of the normal size... but when sailing manage to use this to his advantage and has some amazing top to bottom connections on the waves with plenty of drive and pop...
His Back side 360 is also pretty mean... I will expect big things from him in the upcoming years. Watching him sail is a bit like watching Play station..... double click on left and hold in the punch button and voila, nice air taka....
He will be a great asset and works really well with Jonas, it will give Mistral a real edge as the boards will be tested though the extremes and by the riders who truly rip.

Photo Shoot,
Lanzarote island is amazing, the combination off mountain’s, green grass, rocks and beautiful blue water, this is really one off the better place’s for doing the photo shoot.
The main spot where we sail makes me think of a mirror image of Punta Preta..

The boards looks and feel really balanced, what the graphic design expressing show on land suits really on the water… The 86 shock feels really alive, It has a easy pleaning ability and feels really easy while pleaning and has a high end speed, once on the wave it’s fast, good bottum and top turn for a onshore Wave board..

Aeron will support me with the New V grip Booms and accessories.

With a nice start during the Fuerte wave classic, I feel ready to enter a new year of competition and continue to grow were I stopped last year…

Thanks to Roberto Signorelli for the Picture.

See You out there,

Martin Ten Hoeve

Fuerte Wave Classic,


Fuerte Wave Classic is on die end.

We didn't score that big as last year but stilll it been a really nice event.
0ff the ten days we scored 6 days windsurf and a few day off surf.

Or Team came second after a minimal off 0.5 point's..

Many thnaks to the organisation.

I am tommorow off to Tenerife were i will test the new 2011 Swell sails, they will be amazing..

For the latest photo or video's go to www.fuertewaveclassic.com or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPc9oD-pslM..

Check it out,

see you out there,

The Lamp

Fuerte `wave `classic is on,



We are no half way of the event and scored till now some okay conditions.
Few days ago we had a morning sail on `caletta and yesterday a free nice session on `bristol.

For more info about the event go to: http://www.boardseekermag.com/wnews/show-story/1/2201 or www.fuertewaveclassic.com.

Soon much more, Stay tuned.

See You out there,

Hey Yeah Guy's,

Here is a how to do a okay Tabletop Foward..



Thanks to JePe for the Pictures.

The Lamp

Hey Yeah Guy's,

I got a good How to Do article off a Backside Wave 360 in the International Web Magazine..

Check Check it out, http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f90780b9?page=1&p3259=4562#/f90780b9/56.

More than wurth it to check the hole Magazine.

Pictures made by JePe

See u out there,

The Lamp

Hey Yeah Guy's still in Fuerte..

This week had two good session's off wave riding and alot more off surf.
Soon going to Tenerife for R/D off the 2011 Swell sail's.

After that coming back to Fuerte for the Wave Classic....

The following shot is from a few days ago back in my garden..

Thanks to Daniel(basist) from the band Nada Surf for filming this shot..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNc45FTenhg

Enjoy the ride.

The Lamp