Stories of wind and water, knowledge first hand. Here we gather what moves us about watersports on the Baltic: tips for getting started, honest buying advice, spot portraits and little stories from the water. Written at an easy pace, without market noise.
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When Is There Enough Wind? Reading the Forecast for Beginners
The most common beginner question of all: is anything happening today, or is it too much? Reading the wind sounds like secret knowledge, but it is quickly learned. With a few rules of thumb you will soon decide for yourself whether the trip to the spot is worth it. Knots, Beaufort and gut feeling In…
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Learn to Kitesurf on the Baltic Sea
Your first day on the kite stays with you. Not because everything works right away, because it doesn’t, but because that one moment comes when the kite pulls and you realise: this is a completely unique way of playing with the wind. And anyone starting out on the Baltic Sea has it easier than many…
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Our Favourite Spots on the Baltic Coast
The Baltic Sea is not a single spot, but a whole collection of small favourite places. Depending on the wind direction, a quiet bay turns into a perfect playground, or it doesn’t. There are three kinds of places we especially love to head for. Which specific spots are behind them, we reveal in the linked…
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Which Wetsuit for the Baltic Sea? Month by Month
The Baltic Sea makes things easy and hard at the same time. Easy, because the spots are shallow and getting started is gentle. Hard, because the water often stays colder than the sun promises. Anyone who goes out in the wrong suit is shivering after twenty minutes and heads home frustrated. In the right wetsuit,…