====== Germany Surfski ====== . . . {{randominc>start_movies:germany&max-height:450px&nofooter&nodate&noeditbtn}} . **Downwinding in Germany** ---- ===== The Paddler - German Surfskiing ===== * **2020****[[https://www.thepaddler.news/international/surfski-spotlight-germany/|How Surfskis Are Gaining Popularity in Germany ]]** (Oct 2020)The Paddler spotlight on Germany - Gordan Harbrecht, Michael Dobler, Oscar Chalupsky, Tom Selleck, Max Hoff… * **2024****[[https://www.thepaddler.news/slider/the-surprise-party-that-saw-harbrechts-world-championships-win-finally-sink-in/|Gordan Harbrecht Wins ICF World Championship ]]**The Paddler article on Gordan Harbrecht's historic 2024 win, the first ICF men's championship won by a paddler **not** from South Africa or Australia * … ---- ===== Downwinds/Paddles ===== ==== Marine ==== ==== Baltic Sea (Ostsee) ==== (Locations from West to East - meistens, hoffen wir) * **Flensburg Solitüde - Glücksburg Schausende **7 km [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/coreban-dart-run|Downwindfun]] * **Eckernförder Bucht ** (aka "**E-Bay**") [[https://youtu.be/8cr9KE9Wr_k|winter storm downwinder]] * **Schwedeneck - Eckernförde ** ~ 18 km [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE-HkMjWUaw|video]] (part of the course that has been used up to at least 2023 for the Baltic Sea Festival race) * **Kiel** * **Laboe to Fehmarn ** ~52 km * **Todendorf ** (village with Hubertsberg lighthouse)** - Heikendorf ** (Kiel Bay) ~28+ km [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gffeW0ZBzIM|video]] * **Lippe - Schönberger Strand** 18 km [[https://youtu.be/cOPq2SufcEc|video]] * **Poel Island ** [[https://youtu.be/igLFWd_qSs4|calm day circumnavigation]] * **Rerik** * **Wustrow Peninsula ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PYrFlgecmk|calm day circumnavigation]] * **Elmenhorst - Heiligendamm** 15 km[[https://youtu.be/FKN_atG31oY|video]] * **Wilhelmshöhe - Heiligendamm **13 km [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OzXSLwL2lk|video]], [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/ost-west-downwind|Downwindfun]] * **Warnemünde - Kühlungsborn** ~23 km [[https://youtu.be/UP5LtUBZKnI|video]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNz8pC5ZsbA|reverse direction video (OC Ostsee Cup 2019)]] * **Nienhagen - ****Kühlungsborn ** ~13 km [[https://youtu.be/rMyWAz0eOn8|video]] * **Warnemünde - ****Börgerende **14 km [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJUCzxNZdFg|video]] * **Börgerende - Kägsdorf **15 km [[https://youtu.be/gCsz_7dknyg|video]] * **Rostock** * **Rostock - Darß** ~36+ km * [[https://nordickayaks.com|Nordic Kayaks Europe]] * [[https://www.paddelcenter.de/|PaddelCenter]] * [[https://www-xn----wassersport--warnemnde--qic-de.translate.goog/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=ajax,se,elem|Warnemünde Watersports]] * **Bodden Wustrow - Born ** ~10 km * **Prerow - Zingst** ~8km [[https://youtu.be/IlxsIfw4Tek|video]] * **Prerow - Hiddensee** ~35 km ==== Wadden Sea (Wattenmeer) ==== Intertidal zone at the **Southeast end of the North Sea** * **Elbe (Estuary)** * [[https://youtu.be/RRYnhij1u4o|downwind video]] near **Kollmar** * [[https://vimeo.com/46104795|sea kayak downwind video]], [[https://youtu.be/DlwajEF2xAE|surfski ]][[https://youtu.be/DlwajEF2xAE|video]]**Hamburg** * **Wedel - Blankenese **6-7 km [[https://youtu.be/-pTetdty5RE|video]] * **East Frisia (Ostfriesland)** * **Neßmersiel - Neuharlingersiel ** ~23 km [[https://youtu.be/9aTmiDEgK2Y|sea kayak video]] * … ---- ===== Tide Races ===== **[[:tidalrace:tidal_races#safety_-_learning_tidal_races|About Safety]]** ==== Wadden Sea (Wattenmeer) ==== * **Between Baltrum & Nordeney Islands ** [[https://youtu.be/lLD2ep5cM88|sea kayak video]] about finding the tiderace (not for beginners) * … ---- ===== Freshwater ===== ==== Lake Constance (Bodensee) (Swiss/German/Austrian) ==== * [[https://youtu.be/Md0ER3Axw58|Downwinder Video 2017]] * [[http://www.kanuschule-bodensee.ch/|Kanuschule Bodensee]] * See [[:switzerland#lake_constance_bordered_by_switzerland_germany_and_austria|Switzerland Page]] ==== Lake Plön (Großen Plöner See) ==== * [[https://youtu.be/zyBPc-_oMhc|Downwinder 2023 SS2]] ==== Lake Steinhude (Steinhuder Meer) ==== * windy lake, popular for windsports ([[https://www.facebook.com/Racer-of-the-Lake-119362061749121/|Racer On the Lake]]). We would be surprised if you can't downwind here, possibly a good downwind learning location when conditions are not too rough? ==== Rhine River (Der Rhein) ==== * Boat Wake Surfing [[https://youtu.be/f-dsqYch8UA|video]] ==== Wesel-Datteln-Kanal ==== * **Hünxe - Dorsten ** [[https://youtu.be/eCFXBwgu604|calm water paddle]] * … ---- **OC Ostsee Cup**, photo: Petr Smitka [[https://youtu.be/UP5LtUBZKnI|video]] {{:locales:germany:ostseecup.jpg?direct&450x317|ostseecup.jpg}} . ---- ---- ===== Conditions ===== ==== Weather ==== * [[https://www.hahnsoftware.com/|AyeTides]]. For iPhone, iTouch and Ipad. * [[http://www.tidetablechart.com/tides/region/Germany : North Sea|Germany North Sea Tide Table Charts]] * [[https://www.windy.com/-Webcams/Germany/Schleswig-Holstein/Schonberger-Strand/Promenade/webcams/1346468401?54.416,8.753,8|Windy - Germany]] Wind Forecast w/ webcam ==== Webcams ==== * [[https://www.mygermancity.com/kiel-webcams|MyGermanCity Webcams]] (Webcam sites are notoriously flaky - the webcams shown above on the Windy website may be more reliable if you can find some water facing views where you may want to paddle) * … ---- ===== Races ===== [[:races:race_calendars|Worldwide Race Calender Page]] * [[:races:races_germany|]] * … ---- ===== Video ===== * [[:germany_videos|Germany Videos]] * … ---- ===== Clubs and Groups ===== * [[https://www.facebook.com/Kanuconnection|Kanu-Connection]] (facebook) this is a company but their facebook feed also includes non-commercial informative posts for canoers * [[https://www.kanu.de/WETTKAMPF/Ocean-Sports-52168.html|Deutscher Kanu-Verband Ocean Sports]] scroll down to bottom right to see full club list - does not include all clubs that support ocean sport vessels * **Ocean Sports **is a term in Germany that seems to refer to "canoe" and board sports with origins on the ocean. Clubs in the following list may have surfskis, SUP, dragon boats, outrigger canoes, sprint kayaks, sprint canoes (called "Canadian" in Germany to distinguish them from kayaks, but "Canadian" more broadly also refers to open canoes including voyaging, whitewater, and sprint canoes) etc. * [[https://www.kanu.de/SERVICE/Termine/Termine-suchen-52067.html?search._digest=true&search._filter=default&search.view=finder.today&search.disziplin=12|Deutscher Kanu-Verband Ocean Sport Events]] List can include races, training, etc. * **Small Sample listing of Ocean Sport and Surfski inclusive clubs ** (the list above from the Kanu-Verband includes 1000 clubs!) * **Berlin** * [[https://bkc-borussia.de/|Berliner Kanu Club "Borussia"]] * [[https://www.scbg.de|Sport Club Berlin-Grünau]] * **Bremen** * [[https://www.kanu-bremen.de/leistungssport/surfski.html|Landes Kanu Verband Bremen]] * **Chiemsee** * [[https://www.facebook.com/ChiemseeOutriggerCanoes|Chiemsee Outrigger Canoes]] (facebook) * **Frankfurt** * [[http://www.oronui-vaa.com/Home.html|Oro Nui Va'a Frankfurt]] * **Hamburg** * [[https://www.rde-hamburg.de/|Ring der Einzelpaddler]] (has a good size group of surfskiers) * **Herford** * [[https://www.facebook.com/fbhkkherford|Herforder Kanu Klub (facebook)]] * **Rerik** * [[https://www.hawaiiansportsfestival.com/|Hawaiian Sports Club]] (runs the Hawaiian Sports Festival) * [[https://www.facebook.com/HawaiianSportsClubev/|On Facebook]] * **Rostock (home for Gordan Harbrecht)** * [[https://www.google.com/search?q=rostock+kanu+clubs|Rostock Kanu Clubs]] * [[http://www.oc-sharks.de/|SV Breitling Ocean Sports (SVB Ocean Sharks)]] (the Breitling is a protected lagoon near the mouth of the Warnow) * **Schierstein** * [[https://www.wvschierstein.de/|Wassersport-Verein Schierstein]] * **Schleswig-Holstein** * [[https://www.kanu-sh.de/|Landes-Kanu-Verband Schleswig-Holstein e. V.]] (association of clubs in S-H) * [[https://www.kanu-sh.de/27-1-kanuvereine|Canoe Club List in State of Schleswig-Holstein]] * … ---- ===== Rentals ===== * [[https://kanuscheune.de/|Kanu Scheune]] (Bremen/Lilienthal) rental, lessons, tours. Open canoes, sit-on-top canoes, sea kayaks, SUP. No surfskis, but probably good source of information about inland paddling in their area. * … ---- ===== Coaching ===== ==== Local ==== **Surfski/Downwind** * [[https://www.kajaknord.de/surfski-training-center-vajda/|Kajak Nord/Vajda]] training camps, lessons * [[https://nordickayaks.eu/en/coaching-2/|Nordic Kayak Coaching/Lessons]] * … [[:coaches|Online Coaches]] ---- ===== Injury and Recovery ===== ---- ===== Dealers/Stores ===== * [[https://dietzpaddling.com/|Dietz Performance Paddling]] paddling accessories * [[https://www.ekue-sport.de/|Ecü Sport]] watersport accessories * [[https://www.kajaknord.de/|Kajak Nord]] Tornesch Vajda sales * [[https://kanu-connection.de/surfski|Kanu-Connection]] Surfskis (brands advertised vary - we have seen Epic & Carbonology Sport) * [[https://www.liteventure.de/|Lite Venture]] Stellar Surfskis * [[https://nalucanoes.com/|Nalu Canoes]] OC company using same construction methods as Nordic Kayak ([[http://nordickayaks.com|Nordic Kayaks]] is listed as a dealer for Nalu in Germany) * [[https://www.neumann-boats.de/Neumann-Boote/outrigger-surfski/|Neumann Boats]] Outrigger Canoes * [[https://nordickayaks.com|Nordic Kayaks ]]Rostock * [[https://www.sport-schroeer.de/|Sport Schröer]] watersport accessories * [[https://wetiz.eu/de/|Wetiz by Zacki Surf & Sport]] Fenn/Fennix Surfskis * [[:used_boats_equipment#germany|Used Equipment]] * … ---- ===== Resources ===== * [[https://www.seekajakforum.de/|SeeKajakForum]] not just seakayaks - downwinding and surfskis sometimes discussed * [[https://kanu-zum-fruehstueck.com/kategorie/surfski/|Kanu Zum Frühstück]] * … ----