While we were living in the Netherlands many days on the weekends when it was windy were spent on the beach of the North Sea windsurfing and picnicking.
It was a two hour drive to the beach on the Northwest coast of Holland just south of Rotterdam. Most often we went to a section of beach near a small village called Ouddorp. Along the beach there is a public park with a road. When windy days blow from the North West you will often see hundreds of windsurfers with their trailers and campers parked along the road. Many of these people came from as far away as Germany to Surf here.
We usually would arrive late in the morning to get a good spot to park because by early afternoon the road would be full and you could not get a place to park. The rigs you see there are many and diverse from cars with rooftop racks to totally decked out motor homes with large trailers pulling complex arrays of windsurfing gear.
Once parked and the equipment unloaded the selection of the correct sail and board was mulled at length.
The rig was erected and the wetsuit put on and the battle to get over the 1st wave break out into smoother water begins.
Once pass the break you were into some flat water and high speed action packed sailing
Sailing is tough work and frequent breaks are in order for all the sailors.
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