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 Where
to go surfing, especially as a learner, that is a good question. If you
look it up on the internet, places in Europe like France, Portugal or the Canary
islands, will be mentioned.
I
happened to be in Denmark at the time of learning, so I used the spots
there. I can see now that it was a good choice, but I was lucky with the
weather. It was a windy summer, and as you use the waves created by the
"local" weather systems, rather than swell, coming from thousands of
kilometres away, conditions were fine for me as a learner.
The places I went to were Loekken
Klitmoeller
Vorupoer and
Hvide Sande. ( the links are leading to a different section, use the
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I liked Loekken the best. It
was easy to walk out for the first lessons, and when the wind is strong
you can use the pier to get passed the breakers. There is a small surf
school there.
Klitmoeller is second on my list. The scene is better. It is a real surf
spot. Surfers come from abroad, especially Germany, to check out this
place. Tuition is possible and there is a surf shop.
Vorupoer has the best waves, but as a learner you do not need that yet.
It is besides the most crowded place.
Hvide sande is very quiet, talk about 3 surfers on the line up on a
average day.
The contra with Denmark is the colder weather, even if summer is not
that cold as you may think. The water calls for a 4/3 or 3/2 during the
summer and 8 with hood and gloves during winter. Klitmoeller is all year
activity as the conditions for wind surfing and wave jumping are very
good. The reason for this is the convenient driving distance from
Northern
Germany.
France is another
place to go, especially the coast of Aquitane .
Every coastal town there, is in some way or another connected with this
sport. September and October is considered the best time to go. However
as a learner, you may on purpose avoid these month at first.
You get here the North Atlantic swell coming in, and that calls for
caution.
In 2008 I made a 1
month trip to Cantabria on the Spain North Coast. I liked it there and
in the spring 2009 I place my caravan for the full year at Ayambre beach
camping "La Playa". I did 5 week trips there during the year, The
last trip during Octobre.
During autumn 2009 I
went 2 times to a surf camp in Sagres. Here I lived in a surf house.Nov
trip we were 2-3 persons in the house. During the Dec. visit, I was all
alone in the house. I book a private room and have the room for myself.
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