The fastest and most extreme event of windsurfing - Lüderitz Speed Challenge. 7 Weeks to go!!

[@CroLarus]

Preparations looks really serious! Thank you for showing us how you practice! I'm very emotional about Luderitz, you, and other woman who participate because there is just few of you who are ready to go all the way down the channel. You are great Vorbild/example and I will show you to the girls in our club. All of us who fall while speed run have some damage and bad memory, it is really painful, but to stop will be even more painful. I wish good race to you and all participants!

[@KarovanTonder]

Thank you so much for your heartfelt message and your support!! That is really nice of you. It is a very dangerous discipline… each time one goes down the channel, so much can go wrong, and sometimes one can only learn through injuries and mistakes. But, like you say, the journey is so rewarding, one keeps on coming back to improve. Facing these challenges sometimes makes the rest of life feel like a breeze! Thank you for your wishes for this year’s event 🙏😊🤟

[@bigfefu]

what a fantastic Windsurfer you are Karo, Bravo!!

[@doofercall]

Great compilation and an amazing Rocky montage to start off. That’s some hardcore training 💪🏾

[@KarovanTonder]

Thank you so much!! 😊🤟

[@patrickflanagan317]

Windsurfing is the most exciting thing I've ever done in my life.

[@KarovanTonder]

😊🤟

[@wallymcguire2033]

The guy that got slammed when his fin hit the bottom of the leeward bank would probably agree with you. 🙂 As well as the guy that bounced off the bank too. The sailors are definitely a little extreme

[@TheHochschieber]

those crashes are insane!

[@KarovanTonder]

Brutal!!

[@TheMartinchostar]

Karo you're a super Woman no doubt. Bravo!

[@KarovanTonder]

Ah thank you so much!! 🤟😊

[@JSDudeca]

That crash with spin-out and going through rig is insane. Rig stopped, passenger did not.

[@KarovanTonder]

Yes, that one is really rough… the impact must have felt insane!! 🤯

[@glaros0]

Is it only me who thinks they need to make the channel wider - as it stands there's no 'room' for correcting an error!!!

[@KarovanTonder]

No room for errors! The channel is currently about 7m wide. It would become too expensive and labour intensive to make it wider… Water gets pumped into the channel each day so it would also take too long to get the level high enough if it is wider.

[@Peachypupp]

Wider would allow more room to generate waves…

[@hendrikfrederick5429]

3times the actual size req

[@sharewavestv]

Good luck! You are looking stronger than ever 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@KarovanTonder]

Thank you so much!! 🙏😊

[@zorrobreizh44]

Very good job. Congratulations 🤙🤙🤙

[@KarovanTonder]

Thank you so much!! 😊🤟

[@doradosurfcharters]

Wow insane crashes stay safe good luck 👍👍

[@KarovanTonder]

Thank you for your wishes!! 🤟😊

[@ferocious_r]

Algorithm showed me your channel a few weeks after I began windsurfing. First time in a harness next weekend. Inspirational to see what level you've taken it to. Best of luck and take care! Fingers crossed for you!

[@KarovanTonder]

Wow, I love reading messages like this! So stoked that my channel has been a source of inspiration on your windsurfing journey! Thanks for your wishes ☺️✊

[@cameddy4081]

Wow !! Just wow - looks like you could use a bit more water in some instances

[@nirliberman]

Good luck ! Waiting to see you on the course

[@KarovanTonder]

Thank you so much!! 😊🙏

[@johanvandijkhorst6126]

Tuff going! So cool!

[@KarovanTonder]

Thank you!! 😁🙏

[@sjsomething4936]

I’d be using a 1m2 sail 😂. Fantastic job, you’ve got guts to sail in such immense winds and a narrow channel.

[@KarovanTonder]

Thank you so much!! ☺️🙏

[@cyriellenting8823]

This awesome! Bad ass training 💪 go for it! 🤙

[@KarovanTonder]

@@cyriellenting8823 Thanks so much!! 🤟😎

[@mindofown]

WEll done and good luck for 2024

[@KarovanTonder]

Thank you so much!! 😊 🤟

[@SoulFyahProductions]

EPIC!! Say greetings to Charl :) from Hendrik (Henne) / Norderney 🙏🏼

[@KarovanTonder]

Thanks so much Henne!! Will do! 😊🤟

[@robertocoslovich3143]

Go for it 💪

[@KarovanTonder]

@@robertocoslovich3143 🤟😁😎

[@GDe-gi1kz]

Which surgery did u do for shoulder dislocation

[@KarovanTonder]

Bankard posterior labrum repair and also two anterior repairs.

[@rommandenissov9371]

Какой у нее рекорд скорости был в этот раз? Девка крута. Так держать.❤

[@KarovanTonder]

Ah thank you so much! Thats so nice of you. My record is standing at 44.6 knots… im hoping to kick it up a few notches at Lüderitz this year 😁🤟

[@TheKitchenTechnician]

Hook in and hang on!

[@JOVO1971]

Windsurfing, the mother of funsport😆

[@KarovanTonder]

Totally!! 🤟😎

[@JOVO1971]

@@KarovanTonder Good luck & top speeeeed without crash🤙

[@RdNwn-b1g]

respect Karo, it looks like you are fit and prepared, are you going to sail at AV?🤙

[@KarovanTonder]

Thanks you so much!! 🙏😊 Yes, I will definitely be on AV.

[@RdNwn-b1g]

dit is die beste kombinasie 😜👌

[@kurthenze2900]

What kind of speeds are you reaching? Are you using gps? Wow! And where is this located?

[@KarovanTonder]

Yes, I wear a GPS Coros watch and a GT31 GPS as extra backup. The event also uses its own system to perfectly measure the speeds of the riders to make it official.. so in the end of the day you have 3 readings to cross reference. My best average speed over 500m is 44,6 knots, 2s peak speed of 47 knots.. To set a record, they use your average over 500m, so the little spikes in speed doesn’t count. This is what makes it extra challenging! 🤟😊

[@kurthenze2900]

@@KarovanTonder Thankyou for the fast response. What country does this take place? I hope the woman that shown will be ok.

[@kurthenze2900]

@@KarovanTonder Ok, googled it's location

[@sigisoltau6073]

​@@kurthenze2900It's several kilometers or miles south of Luderitz, in Namibia. This is my hometown.

[@mattcarroll106]

The place where windsurfers skip their bodies instead of stones.

[@KarovanTonder]

🙈🙈

[@hendrikfrederick5429]

Widerchanel lesser sailing heavier board+cycling helmet ⛑️

[@maxgrass8134]

I thought you have to sign off that you don't post any footage of the crashes? Makes it seem too dangerous? ( That's up to debate)

[@maxgrass8134]

Still really epic shit!

[@KarovanTonder]

I think that you have heard a rumour.. that is definitely not the case! 😁🤟

[@maxgrass8134]

​@@KarovanTonderthat is possible!

[@KanyeKetchup]

That looks unreal ! So heavy .. How strong is that wind there ?

[@KarovanTonder]

During the 5 years Ive been there, on a record day the wind can pick up to over 66 knots. A “light wind” day is considered 35 knots! 😄🤟

[@gipeterpan845]

@@KarovanTonder Holy.... I always thought i'm "pretty ok" in windsurfing, i can handle winds up to 30-35 knots bla bla.... hands down, that what you and the others are doing there is absolutly insane!

[@wallymcguire2033]

@@gipeterpan845 I'd probably be using a 3 1/2 m sail in 35 knots of wind. Holding down those big sails in that much wind is wild. It's no wonder they use weight vests to keep things stable and under control.

[@gipeterpan845]

@@wallymcguire2033 I use 6.2m² at 30+ knots - but trimmed to max to be not tooooo over powered. I try to use only 2-3 sails. Anyway, I really want to test a very small racing sail about 5,0 m² at high winds but I don't know anyone to borrow me one 😃

[@and10101]

What wind speed?

[@KarovanTonder]

The wind speed on a moderate day is 35 - 40 knots. On record days it can go from 45 - over 60 knots. 🤟

[@sigisoltau6073]

​@@KarovanTonderJust last week Friday/Saturday night 107 kilometers per hour was recorded in the harbour area, the second highest since 2015.

[@svenball5384]

those crashes are next level sh..t . hellmen/women

[@KarovanTonder]

😅😅🤟

[@73smoo]

Is it on now?

[@KarovanTonder]

It starts 4 November 😎

[@73smoo]

@@KarovanTonder Ok. All the best for you! I'll keep fingers crossed!

[@KarovanTonder]

@@73smoo Thank you so much!! 😊🙏

[@KiteMichaelXY]

Kiteboard: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZbUdYKIgsxmg5Ysi=wqMiZvKZ9MNPK9se Windsurf: 🧻

[@KarovanTonder]

Ahh shame I feel for you man! 🤦‍♀️ Cheers! 🥂

[@J3hudi-nz7rn]

not wrecking yourself next time would be nice ;)

[@KarovanTonder]

Hehehe!! No injuries would be VERY nice!! 😅👌

[@jos_t_band3912]

Not safe.

[@KarovanTonder]

That depends on the conditions, the rider and the gear. Definitely not the safest sport around… But it’s very rewarding to push the limits of the sport!! 🤟😁

[@simonjones2453]

If it was safe we'd all be breaking windsurfing speed records. The boundaries of human acheivement are rarely pushed by keyboard warriors such as ourselves.