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Workum (IJsselmeer)

Submitted by Stef de Jong on Thu, 2007/03/01 - 11:12pm.

Country:

IJsselmeer, Netherlands

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Workum is a spot in the IJsselmeer (Lake IJssel, spelling: Lake Yssel), a shallow lake of some 1250 km² in the central Netherlands.
You have 1 meter shallow water for more than 500m, good for beginners.
There's a camping site and kite/windsurfshop directly at the kitezone.


Nearest airport:

Schiphol

Nearest big city:

Sneek

Nearest town:

Stavoren

Trip from town:

short

Access:

long walk

Directions:

From Groningen: take the A7 and exit in Bolsward. Follow the B359 to Workum.
From Arnheim: on the A50 until Zwolle and then onto the B50 until Emmeloord, then A6, and take exit 17 "Lemmer" and on B359 to Workum.
In Workum follow the signs for "Camping It Soal". Pass the campsite until the end of the street. 20 meters before entering go to the right for the parking. Cross the parking, over the bridge park at the water.


Level required:

all

Best style:

freestyle

Watersports:

kitesurf
windsurf
other

Shore:

soft sand

Bottom:

flat rocks with sand

Water quality:

clean

Crowd:

crowded

Beach rules:

Don't come in the Natural protected area. Launch in the kitezone.

Hazards:

- totally safe

Facilities:

+ school
+ launch area
+ gear rental
+ toilets
+ showers
+ food
+ shop
+ camps
+ parking

Beach facing:

west

Dominant winds:

SW
W
NW

Respect to shore:

onshore
sideshore
side-offshore

Wind strenght (Bf):

2-3
3-4
4-5
5-6
6-7

Best direction:

Blowing at:

morning
afternoon

Spot type:

lake

Best tide:

Waves on big days:

choppy or rough

Consistency of big waves:

never

Details:

. Weather: northern europe

Temperatures: 0-15°C in Autumn-Winter, 15-30°C in Spring-Summer.
From September to April you'll need a wetsuit (water can get to 0°C in December-January).

Wind: Best wind is in Autumn-Spring. The spot depends on low pressure an thermical winds in July an August. Best kite sizes are 12-20 sqm. S-SW-W are best winds. E is usually gusty.

Medium season:
45-70% >= 4 bf

› June
› July
› August

Best season:
70% >= 4 bf

› March
› April
› May
› September
› October
› November


Day activities:

Night scene:

Nothing going on here, you need to move.


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