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Germany Surfski

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OC Ostsee Cup, photo: Petr Smitka video

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The Paddler - German Surfskiing


Downwinds/Paddles

Marine

Baltic Sea (Ostsee)

(Locations from West to East - meistens, hoffen wir)

Wadden Sea (Wattenmeer)


Tide Races

About Safety

Wadden Sea (Wattenmeer)

  • Between Baltrum & Nordeney Islands sea kayak video about finding the tiderace (not for beginners)

Freshwater

Lake Constance (Bodensee) (Swiss/German/Austrian)

Lake Plön (Großen Plöner See)

Lake Steinhude (Steinhuder Meer)

  • windy lake, popular for windsports (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 video

Wesel-Datteln-Kanal


Großen Plöner See

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Conditions

Weather

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


Video


Clubs and Groups

German Canoe Federation


Rentals

  • 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

Online Coaches


Injury and Recovery


Dealers/Stores


Resources

  • SeeKajakForum not just seakayaks - downwinding and surfskis sometimes discussed

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The NK double is an excellent surfski built somewhat with medium to small size paddlers in mind. This video shows 2 large paddlers who are strong enough to crank the NK double up to high speeds and overcome their wet ride and occasional submarining.