Slalom Windsurfing | Trailer NED 166 Kirsten Baas

[@rave8635]

Hello, Thank you for sharing your informative videos. Do you know if there will be the white color option for the 2024 X-over sails?

[@KirstenBaasNED166]

Hi! thanks for your reaction and question. I am not sure about the colour options for the X-Over and how that relates to material choice, performance, timing etc...

[@rave8635]

Noticed you were on a white Race sail. Is that the 2024 version? Any changes compared to the black 2023 version?

[@KirstenBaasNED166]

Hi@@rave8635, I was with the Freerace North sails. A proto 6,8 and a production 7,7. They will hit the market in spring and I wil vlog about them then to tell you more ;-)

[@fonsvandenhove]

Hi Kirsten, I've been to Dahab twice now, renting gear from Harry Nass. But you seem to prefer Soma bay? Any reasons for that? And do you always travel with your gear?

[@KirstenBaasNED166]

Hi Fons, Dahab is also a great spot to windsurf! After Dahab we discovered Hurghada and after Soma Bay. There are lots of reasons why we went back to Soma Bay. I reckon that the wind conditions of Dahab and Soma Bay are comparable. We feel home at the surfstation in Soma Bay. We know Peter Mueller, the station chief of Surfmotion, quiet well and are enthousiastic how he runs the station. He comes from near my hometown in Germany, so that generates lots of trust and fun. He can evaluate the situation well enough to have us fly out there. Dahab, in these turbulent times is maybe a different thing. The spot is fabulous! Wind, sun and lots of km to windsurf. It is amazing, beautiful and you don't have enough time to explore all of the runs you can make in 1-2 weeks. No rare fish, so that also feels safe! There are always windsurfers that have the skills to join on these sessions or windsurfers with more skills you can join. The community works great to go out in a pack. And yes, we like to take our own gear. That is also a great advantage of surfmotion, because you can rent a corner for your gear. This time we also took new gear to try with us. The North Freespeeds.... What more can I say! totally in love with Soma Bay :-) @fonsvandenhove

[@RobertBaas]

Dear Fons, Kirsten already describes that both (and many other) locations on the Red Sea are beautiful windsurfing areas. What's great about Soma Bay is that it's approximately a 40-minute drive from the airport, and Surfmotion also offers good Patrik slalom boards for rent. What I remember from Dahab is that if you went far enough out, you could catch some really nice swells. That's not the case in Soma Bay there, it feels like you're windsurfing on a lake. (And that gives some surfers a sense of security ;-))