Submitted by punkguy23uk on 5 January 2009 - 11:14pm.
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Fairly large grass strip, easy to reach via the parking lot next to it. At the waters edge there are rocks (wear shoes!). The grass allows to launch safely in most wind directions. Some areas with small piece of grass, sharp rock and then the water with the same sharp rocks on the bottom.
There's no sand, so you dont have to wash your kite after, drop it straight on the grass - nice!
Gets busy in the summer, friendly kiters though.
Kiteboarding Facilities in Grevelingenmeer - Grevelingedam
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Nearest airport:
Rotterdam
Nearest big city:
Rotterdam
Nearest town:
Bruinise
Trip from town:
short
Access:
immediate
Directions:
Take a map of the Netherlands, and find the Grevelingendam on it, near Bruinisse, when your on this road exit it at sign `Strand Grevelingendam`.
Low-cost flights to Grevelingenmeer - GrevelingedamAt the beach:
Level required:
intermediate
Best style:
freestyle
speed
Watersports:
kitesurf
windsurf
sailing
Spot type:
lake
Shore:
grass/mud
Bottom:
sand with rocks
Crowd:
average
Hazards:
- dirty bottom
- protruding rocks
Facilities:
+ school
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+ shop
+ parking
Beach rules:
You must take the spot most on the east side to kitesurf, this is to keep the windsurfers and kitesurfers out of each other. Also there's a small bay at the spot, it isn't allowed to kitesurf here so don't do it. I think kitesurfing isn't officially allowed anyway, so if something happens the spot is history for kiters.
A few hazards ie, rocky entrance to water, various bushes and trees, oysters and sharp rocks cut my booties a bit sometimes, but there's still plenty of space on the grass if you are carefull.
There's a shop near the spot - you'll find it no worries, check with them if you're not sure.
Weather:
Nice in summer: water 14-19°C, air: 14-25°C (shorty or long wetsuit advised). Cold after summer (mid-October): water 8°C, air: 6-12°C. Cold in the winter (5/3mm),
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Wind conditions:
Dominant winds:
W
Respect to shore:
side-onshore
Best direction:
N
NE
W
NW
Wind details:
Works from W to NE. Same as many places in this region: good constant winds (not like at sea, but fairly good) when wind is blowing from West over North till East. From southern directions however the wind is blowing over an elevation, so this causes it to be gusty and shifty. Windspeeds avg: 6-20 knots. (25 knots on `good` days).
On the water:
Water quality:
clean
Best tide:
no dependency
Waves:
flat / shallow
Consistency:
never
Water details:
Big salt water lake, no waves, water is fairly choppy most of the time. Shallow waist deep water in the vicinity of the car park, for about 100-150m, you can see where it becomes deep by the buoy line, from there you can stand anymore.
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