Kitesurfing - Zandvoort
Kitesurfing, or kiteboarding as it is sometimes referred to, is a relatively new sport which started in the late 1990s. Initially it was done only by experienced windsurfers but today many people learn to kitesurf without ever going windsurfing.
What makes kitesurfing possible is the special, inflatable kite which is able to lift off into the air again even after crashing into water. This is also what makes kitesurfing a challenging sport and an exciting one for spectators to watch. You can see in the photo left that kite surfers can frequently be seen on Zandvoort's coast - as long as there is enough of a breeze.
Left and Below: Watching Kite Surfers in action - Click to enlarge.
The Netherlands attracts many kitesurfers because of the fairly regular winds which blow on the coastline and there are kitesurfing festivals, kitesurfing competitions and kitesurfing schools in many Dutch towns and beach resorts to serve this ever-growing and very popular extreme sport.
Zandvoort beach plays host to many regular kitesurfers. One of them is Okke Engel, a Dutch kitesurfer with his own kitesurfing school whom we interviewed and filmed kitesurfing off the Zandvoort coast (summer 2009)
Read more about …
The Zandvoort Kitesurfing Zones
More Kitesurfing Zones + Currents and Tides Info
Okke’s Kitesurfing School
Kitesurfing FAQs
Okke Engel Kitesurfiing Video
Okke Engel Video Interview